Statistical Highlights
Mohandas Menon from Kimberley
Fifth ODI, South Africa vs Kenya
Debutant pace bowler Charl Langeveldt became the 67th South African to
appear in a LOI match.
The partnership of 106 runs between Maurice Odumbe and Thomas Odoyo was
Kenya's best for the fifth wicket against any team in LOIs. The previous
best was the 84 runs between Odumbe and Alpesh Vadher against Zimbabwe at
Taunton on 15-5-1999. The partnership was also the best for this wicket at
this ground bettering the previous best of 48 between Pakistanis Inzamam-ul
Haq and Mohammad Hussain against Sri Lanka on 7-4-1998.
For the record, Kenya's previous best against South Africa for the fifth
wicket was the paltry 22 by Steve Tikolo and Hitesh Modi at Narobi Gymkhana
on 30-9-1999.
When Shaun Pollock took the catch of Martin Suji off his own bowling he
claimed his 50th catch of his career in his 139th match. He becomes the
sixth South African and the 47th fieldsman (excluding wicket-keepers) do so.
Shaun Pollock's 3-41 was the best bowling figures by a South African at
this venue. It was incidentally the second best figures at this venue after
the 5-15 by Englishman Mark Ealham against Zimbabwe on 30-1-2000.
The bowling performance of Justin Kemp (5-0-45-0) was the least
economical (r/o: 9.00) equals the worst by any bowler against Kenya in LOIs.
Bangladeshi pace bowler Hasib-ul Hossain had figures of 6-0-54-2 against
Kenya Nairobi (Aga Khan) on 15-10-1997. He too had conceded nine runs per
over.
The opening wicket stand of 115 between Boeta Dippenaar and Herschelle
Gibbs was the best for South Africa against Kenya bettering the previous
best of 77 between Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten at Nairobi Gymkhana on
3-10-1996, while the unbeaten partnership of 115 between Dippenaar and Lance
Klusener for the second wicket was by far South Africa's best against Kenya
bettering the 39 between Gary Kirsten and Pat Symcox at Nairobi Gymkhana on
3-10-1996.
Klusener's unbeaten 75 was the highest by any batsman between the two
countries. The previous highest was the 70 by Gibbs in this match, which in
turn had bettered the unbeaten 68 by Kenyan Steve Tikolo at Benoni on
7-10-2001.
Kenya meanwhile recorded its 16th consecutive loss since their last win
against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 24-3-1999 - nearly 30 months ago. Now only
Bangladesh (22 matches) and Zimbabwe (18) have lost more matches in a row.
Gibbs playing in his 77th match won his seventh man of the match award of
his career.
Statistical highlights:
4th ODI: India vs Kenya
3rd ODI: India vs South Africa
2nd ODI: South Africa vs Kenya
1st ODI: India vs South Africa
Match report
5th ODI: South Africa vs Kenya
4th ODI: India vs Kenya
3rd ODI: India vs South Africa
2nd ODI: South Africa vs Kenya
1st ODI: India vs South Africa
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