World Cup Challenge League A 2024-27
P | W | T | NR | L | Pts | |
Jersey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Papua New Guinea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Kenya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Qatar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Kenya lost to Papua New Guinea by 1 wicket
Gymkhana, Nairobi, 5 October.
Kenya 258/9 (50 overs: Rakep Patel 91, S Gill 42, P Sharma 39, D Gondaria 35; S Bau 2-30, K Morea 2-39, J Kariko 2-39)
Papua New Guinea 262/9 (49.3 overs: S Bau 74, A Vala 63, H Hiri 29, K Doriga 28; V Patel 2-36, L Oluoch 2-36, P Sharma 2-38)
Papua New Guinea 262/9 (49.3 overs: S Bau 74, A Vala 63, H Hiri 29, K Doriga 28; V Patel 2-36, L Oluoch 2-36, P Sharma 2-38)
Kuwait lost to Papua New Guinea by 8 wickets
Ruaraka, Nairobi, 4 October.
Kuwait 65 (22.1 overs: Mohammed Aslam 23; Aleo Nao 4-17, Kabua Morea 4-21, Nosaina Pokana 2-21)
Papua New Guinea 66/2 (10 overs: Sese Bau 32)
Papua New Guinea 66/2 (10 overs: Sese Bau 32)
A big blow to Kuwaiti hopes as they crumbled to 13/6 after being asked to bat by PNG. No way back from there although late order double figures from Shiraz Khan and Bilal Tahir plus those from top-scorer Aslam enabled them to scramble to 65. With Sese Bau leading the charge with 32 off 26 (7x4) PNG ended Kuwait's misery in double quick time, two boundaries from Charles Amini off the final two balls of the initial Powerplay claiming the win.
Kenya beat Qatar by 3 wickets
Gymkhana, Nairobi, 4 October.
Qatar 162 (48.2 overs: Muhammad Ikramullah 42, Amir Farooq 36, Assad Borham 23; Gerard Mwenda 3-24, Sachin Gill 3-36, Vraj Patel 2-30)
Kenya 1667 (35.4 overs: Rushab Patel 63*, Pushkar Sharma 35; Mohammed Nadeem 3-44, Amir Farooq 2-27)
Kenya 1667 (35.4 overs: Rushab Patel 63*, Pushkar Sharma 35; Mohammed Nadeem 3-44, Amir Farooq 2-27)
A win for hosts Kenya in this basement battle sees Qatar winless after completing their fixtures. Qatar’s last three wickets doubled the score setting Kenya a below par 163 for victory, an unbeaten 63 from Rushab Patel steering them to the win
Jersey beat Denmark by 52 runs
Ruaraka, Nairobi, 5 October.
Jersey 283/8 (50 overs: J Lawrenson 91, Z Tribe 65*, H Carlyon 59, A Tribe 43; O Hald 2-39, J Hendrickson 2-52)
Denmark 231 (44.1 overs: H Shah 54, N Laegsgaard 32, S Ahmad 24, O Hald 22*, Z Khan 22; J Lawrenson 3-45, A Tribe 2-51)
Denmark 231 (44.1 overs: H Shah 54, N Laegsgaard 32, S Ahmad 24, O Hald 22*, Z Khan 22; J Lawrenson 3-45, A Tribe 2-51)
Kenya lost to Kuwait by 97 runs
Ruaraka, Nairobi, 2 October.
Kuwait 312/8 (50 overs: Ravija Sandaruwan 67, Mohammad Amin 46, Nimish Lathief 43*, Ali Zaheer 36, Yasin Patel 33, Sayed Monib 32*; Lucas Oluoch 2-38, Vraj Patel 2-39, Gerard Mwendwa 2-51)
Kenya 215 (41.2 overs: Pushkar Sharma 50, Sachin Gill 44, Lucas Oluoch 30, Rakep Patel 23; Mohammed Aslam 3-37, Sayed Monib 3-44, Mohamed Shafeeq 2-28, Yasin Patel 2-66)
Kenya 215 (41.2 overs: Pushkar Sharma 50, Sachin Gill 44, Lucas Oluoch 30, Rakep Patel 23; Mohammed Aslam 3-37, Sayed Monib 3-44, Mohamed Shafeeq 2-28, Yasin Patel 2-66)
Runs all down the order for Kuwait as they bounced back from yesterday's batting failure against Jersey. Hosts Kenya no doubt disappointed that they could not wrap things up when they had 8 down for 238, allowing Lathief and Monib to add an unbeaten 74 for the ninth wicket. And those late runs proved to be secret of Kuwait's success as the hosts chase never threatened to get up to the required scoring rate. Kuwait join Jersey at the top of the points table but with a much inferior NRR to that of the Channel Islanders.
Denmark beat Qatar by 3 wickets
Gymkhana, Nairobi, 2 October.
Qatar 250 (49.2 overs: Muhammad Ikramullah 71, Tamoor Sajjad 58, Imal Liyanage 40, Muhammad Tanveer 27; Saif Ahmad 5-38, Surya Anand 2-19, Delawar Khan 2-48)
Denmark 256/7 (48.3 overs: Saif Ahmad 76, Surya Anand 44, Shangeev Thanikaithasan 31*, Delawar Khan 29*, Abdul Hashmi 26, Hamid Shah 20; Muhammad Ikramullah 2-32, Muhammad Jabir 2-42, Tamoor Sajjad 2-44)
Denmark 256/7 (48.3 overs: Saif Ahmad 76, Surya Anand 44, Shangeev Thanikaithasan 31*, Delawar Khan 29*, Abdul Hashmi 26, Hamid Shah 20; Muhammad Ikramullah 2-32, Muhammad Jabir 2-42, Tamoor Sajjad 2-44)
Denmark claimed five wickets in the final five overs of the Qatar innings ruling out any late surge in a steady but unspectacular batting display. A five-for from Saif Ahmad who took his final two with the first and second deliveries of the final over. And it is Ahmad leading the Danish reply with an unbeaten half-century. He'll be the MOM if Denmark get the 74 they need off the final 10 overs. Ahmad stumped as the asking rate climbs and Hald run out as Thanikaithasan looks to be the hero retaining the strike. An over of long hops from Sajjad that goes for 10 keeps Denmark in it - 22 required of 18. Fifteen of them come from the 48th over and it looks like we will be saying 'a well paced chase'. Only 3 balls of the 49th required - Single, Four, Wide, SIX! Dalawar Khan finishing things in the grand manner - 29* off just 11 balls. In truth the final 21 balls from Qatar were shocking conceding 38 runs throwing away a good chance to claim the win.
Qatar lost to Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets
Ruaraka, Nairobi, 1 October.
Qatar 298/8 (50 overs: Kamran Khan 94, Muhammad Tanveer 68, Tamoor Sajjad 47, Imal Liyanage 21; Sese Bau 2-43, Kabua Morea 2-49, Michael Charlie 2-70)
Papua New Guinea 299/3 (41.4 overs: Assad Vala 129*, Tony Ura 111, Hiri Hiri 42*)
Papua New Guinea 299/3 (41.4 overs: Assad Vala 129*, Tony Ura 111, Hiri Hiri 42*)
Winless Qatar would have been delighted to be knocking on the door of a 300 total, but familiar faces for PNG, Tony Ura and Assad Valla took their side past 200 in a spectacular partnership worth 177 before Ura was run out off the final delivery of the thirtieth over. No stopping Assad Vala though as he powered on to an unbeaten 129 in an unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 91 with Hiri Hiri.
Jersey beat Kuwait by 123 runs
Gymkhana, Nairobi, 1 October.
Jersey 219 (49.1 overs: Zac Tribe 57, Asa Tribe 53, Jake Dunford 24*; Yasin Patel 3-16, Meet Bhavsar 3-38, Mohamed Shafeeq 2-31)
Kuwait 96 (27 overs: Josh Lawrenson 5-29, Harrison Carlyon 3-16, Julius Sumerauer 2-29)
Kuwait 96 (27 overs: Josh Lawrenson 5-29, Harrison Carlyon 3-16, Julius Sumerauer 2-29)
A big win for the Jersey Boys over previously unbeaten Kuwait and a big boost to their already impressive NRR. A 101 run partnership for the third wicket between the Tribe brothers the basis of what looked like a vulnerable total of 219. The Kuwait reply in trouble from the off against the pace of Julius Sumerauer and the off-spin of Harrison Carlyon, who between them reduced their opponents to 23/5. No way back for the Kuwaitis as Josh Lawrenson then ran through what was left of their batting to claim a five-for in a one-sided contest.
Denmark beat Kenya by 4 wickets
Gymkhana, Nairobi, 29 September.
Kenya 268/6 (50 overs: Rakep Patel 85*, Pushkar Sharma 60, Sachin Bhudia 54, Irfan Karim 31)
Denmark 272/6 (49.3 overs: Zameer Khan 75, Hamid Shah 51, Surya Anand 43, Taranjit Singh Bharaj 35, Nicolaj Laegegaard 26; Lucas Ndandason 2-38)
Denmark 272/6 (49.3 overs: Zameer Khan 75, Hamid Shah 51, Surya Anand 43, Taranjit Singh Bharaj 35, Nicolaj Laegegaard 26; Lucas Ndandason 2-38)
Jersey beat Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets
Gymkhana, Nairobi, 28 September.
Papua New Guinea 112 (37.3 overs: Charles Amini 30; Julius Sumerauer 3-24, Nick Greenwood 3-26, Charles Perchard 2-22)
Jersey 113-3 (23 overs: Jonty Jenner 32*, Josh Lawrenson 28, Harrison Carlyon 27; Kabua Morea 2-55)
Jersey 113-3 (23 overs: Jonty Jenner 32*, Josh Lawrenson 28, Harrison Carlyon 27; Kabua Morea 2-55)
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