India v Kenya
At Port Elizabeth, October 17 (day/night)
15-Apr-2003
At Port Elizabeth, October 17 (day/night). Kenya won by 70 runs. Kenya 5 pts. Toss: Kenya.
This was a great day for Kenyan cricket. They began with their captain suspended, their manager
hospitalised and their chances written off. They finished with their third win in 35 matches against
Test teams; previously, they had beaten West Indies in the 1996 World Cup, and India in 1997-
98, both on Indian soil. Complacency infected India's performance and, with Srinath and Agarkar
missing, the bowling was poor. An opening stand of 121 between Otieno and Shah gave the middle
order confidence; Odoyo and David Obuya batted aggressively, scoring almost a run a ball. Then
Angara, in his first game of the tournament, opened with four maidens, during which he bowled
Tendulkar off the inside edge. Odoyo bowled Ganguly around his legs, and Dravid and Yuvraj
Singh fell to consecutive balls. But the key moment was a superb one-handed catch from Collins
Obuya at point, which removed Sodhi as he and Martin were dragging the game back. As victory
drew nearer, nervous hands dropped four catches, but it was too late to save India. Kenya's win
was convincing enough to gain a bonus point, but could have been even more comfortable: umpire
Orchard once again failed to call for a TV replay which would have shown Harbhajan Singh
clearly run out. Inevitably, the result raised questions of a fix, but the Indians were fully exonerated
by the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit.
Man of the Match: J. O. Angara.