Kenyan skipper Steve Tikolo took 4 wickets for 34 runs and opening batsman Maurice Ouma cruised to 71 runs not out as Canada was beaten in Nairobi by 9 wickets in the ICC Intercontinental Cup Match. Canada began its second innings badly losing two quick wickets, then lost Qaiser Ali for 18 runs with the total on just 50 runs. Trevin Bastiampillai, with 63 runs, and Arvind Kandappah, with 87 runs, added 122 runs for the third wicket. The stand ended when Tikolo bowled Bastiampillai. His 72 was made off 160 balls and included 6 boundaries.

Kandappah played some powerful shots before being caught by Jimmy Kamande off Tikolo to make the total 196 runs for 6 wickets. Only skipper Sunil Dhaniram provided much resistance as the Canadian innings came to a swift end. Thomas Odoyo took a couple of wickets and then Tikolo accounted for the last two tailenders. Canada’s score of 229 runs left Kenya needing 100 runs to win the match.

Kenyan openers Maurice Ouma and David Obuya began purposefully, adding 80 runs before Obuya was leg-before wicket to Ail for 25 runs. Ouma ended the match on the third of four scheduled days with a six off Ali. Ouma made 71 runs not out off 68 balls, including ten boundaries and two sixes. So Kenya took a maximum 20 points from this match.

The teams meet in two ODIs later this week. Canada then moves to Windhoek to play an Intercontinental Cup match with Namibia.