Morris stars in Mumbai's win over Kenya

A fine all-round performance by Robin Morris helped Mumbai beat hosts Kenya by nine wickets in the triangular one-day series in Nairobi on Tuesday.

Electing to bat, Kenya scored 188 runs in 49 overs, with openers Kenedy Otieno (45) and Ravindu Shah (23) putting on 68 runs for the first wicket, according to information received.

David Obuya and Maurice Odumbe also contributed 48 and 37 runs respectively in the middle of the innings.

For Mumbai, Robin Morris, Swapnil Hazare, Sairaj Bahutule and Ramesh Powar claimed two wickets each while Paras Mhambrey also chipped in with one wicket.

In reply, Mumbai reached the target in just 26.3 overs, with opener Morris scoring a magnificient 126, which included 14 fours and five sixes.

Vinayak Mane made 41 runs, which included six fours, before being caught by Obuya off Jimmy Kamande. However, Vinod Kambli joined Robin and together they took Mumbai to victory.

Brief scores:
Kenya 188 in 49 overs (Kenedy Otieno 45, David Obuya 48, Maurice Odumbe 37, Robin Morris 2/29, Swapnil Hazare 2/28, Sairaj Bahutule 2/29, Ramesh Powar 2/9) lost to Mumbai 192 for 1 in 26.3 overs (Robin Morris 126, Vinayak Mane 41, Jimmy Kamande 1/12).

Mail Cricket Editor