Kenya ended day 3 of their Intercontinental Cup match against Bermuda firmly in the driving seat after Hiren Varaiya took his second 5 wicket haul of the match to help bowl the visitors out for 178 in their second innings. Bowling a massive twenty four and a half overs, the left arm spinner was introduced as early as the 5th over and together with Jimmy Kamande took the lions share of the overs.

Still needing 39 runs to take first innings points, Kenya began the day with a bit of a wobble as both Kamande and Odoyo, who had looked so in control the night before fell with the target still not reached. Peter Ongondo and Nehemiah Odhiambo however hung around just long enough to inch Kenya to the first innings points before both perishing to Kevin Hurdle once the pressure was off. A late cameo from Hiren Varaiya and Alfred Luseno took the hosts over 300 before Leverock had Luseno caught behind to halt the progress.

Kenya made immediate inroads to the Bermudan innings with Peter Ongondo and Hiren Varaiya striking before Bermuda had rubbed out the deficit. Ongondo struck once more to finish with figures of 6-2-9-2 before Tikolo turned solely to spin. Kamande and Varaiya toiled well and were rewarded with wickets regularly enough for their captain to persist and it wasn't until the 54th over that Thomas Odoyo even bowled his third. The lack of variation may have played into Bermuda's hands, but only David Hemp was able to capitalise, finishing unbeaten on 68.

Some lusty hitting by first Kevin Hurdle and then Malachi Jones took Bermuda to 178 before Varaiya mopped up the tail to see Kenya needing just 158 to win. Openers Maurice Ouma and David Obuya wasted no time in setting about the chase despite the few overs remaining in the day. Both attacked Bermuda from the start with Ouma being particularly aggressive, taking 20 off a single over from Hurdle including two straight sixes. Kenya raced to their 50 in under six overs and finished exactly half way to their target on 79 with no loss. Ouma sits one run away from a half century while Obuya is on a slightly more sedate 29. With a day still to play and all their wickets in hand, it should prove to be an easy stroll home for Kenya now so long as the short rains hold off just that little bit longer.