Coetzer smashes 121; Kenya succumb for 105

Scotland 266 for 8 (Coetzer 121, Ringera 3-60) beat Kenya 105 (Sole 4-24) by 161 runs
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Kyle Coetzer made 121 off 130 deliveries in Sharjah and so dominant was his Scotland team that Kenya couldn’t even match his own score much less aim for a target of 267. Seamer Chris Sole picked up 4 for 24 in 10 overs.

Having been put in to bat, Scotland didn’t really have much going for them. Their opening partnership was broken within 10 overs. They were three down halfway through the innings and their run-rate was just over four. But Coetzer was still at the crease and all he needed was a partner. Enter Craig Wallace. The 27-year old put on 87 runs with his captain for the fifth wicket to turn an innings that was stopping and starting into something match-winning. For Kenya, Emmanuel Bundi picked up 3 for 60 and Lucas Oluoch finished with 2 for 34.

The chase began with a wicket in the first over, and by the 13th, Kenya were 47 for 6. There were five ducks in the innings and only two of the XI got past 13. New-ball bowlers Safyaan Sharif and Alasdair Evans picked up two wickets each. Spinners Mark Watt and Michael Leask bowled a combined spell of 8-0-27-2.

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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