Bahrain’s tour of Kenya ended level. Both the two-match T20I series and the two unofficial one-day matches at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi finished 1–1 between 31 July and 5 August.
T20I series: 1–1
Bahrain won the first T20I by 15 runs. Fiaz Ahmed’s 88 from 49 balls carried them to 159 for 4, and although captain Dhiren Gondaria made 73 from 49, Kenya finished on 144 for 8. Sachin Gill took 2 for 20 for Kenya; Rizwan Butt’s 4 for 17 did the damage for Bahrain.
Kenya levelled the series the next day in the closest possible finish, chasing 149 and winning by one wicket off the final ball. Shem Ngoche (2 for 25) and Peter Langat (2 for 18) restricted Bahrain to 148 for 5, and Sachin Gill’s 26 from 17 and Lucas Oluoch’s unbeaten 8 saw Kenya home.
Unofficial ODIs: 1–1
Sukhdeep Singh produced the innings of the tour in the first 50-over match. Coming in at 0 for 1, he finished 140 not out from 121 balls, with 17 fours and five sixes, as Kenya chased 251 with 39 balls to spare. Yash Talati had earlier taken 4 for 37.
Bahrain won the second match by 67 runs. Asif Ali made 86 and Asif Shaikh took 5 for 53, despite 61 from Sachin Gill in Kenya’s 206.
Full scorecards are in the Match Centre.
