Watch Kenya vs New Zealand Live Streaming ICC Cricket World Cup On 20 Feb, 2011

The ICC World Cup 2011 2nd Cricket Match between Kenya vs New Zealand Live Streaming will be held at Chennai, On 20 February 2011.  Kenya and New Zealand will meet in a very exciting 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup cricket match playing at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, India Sunday February 20, The match will begin at 04:00 (GMT) 09:30 local 09:00 PST..

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Match scheduled:

Dated: 20-02-2011

Stated : 04:00 until 12:00 (GMT/UK/UTC)

Kenya vs New Zealand at Chennai

ICC Cricket World Cup

 

Kenya was the part of  East African team that played in the inaugural Cricket World Cup in 1975. But as a nation, Kenya played at the World Cup for the first time in 1996 where they were eliminated in the first round. In 2003, they shocked the world by reaching the semifinal, beating teams of world repute. Since then, the team has undergone a major dip, losing many of their matches and also due to management and other issues.

New Zealand has had a disastrous time of it lately. They won't easily be forgetting recent losees to India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. They will be coming to the tournament knowing that the world is watching but they are determined to put their disappointing series aside and focus to win the cup. They have been semifinalists previously - most recently in 2007. But that's as far as they have gone.

The New Zealand squad comprises quality players like Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum who can inflict punishment on Kenyan bowlers if not stopped early. Kenya, on the other hand, will hope that their veterans Steve Tikolo and Collins Obuya register reasonable totals and bowlers, led by Kamande, restrict New Zealand.

Team news

Offspinner Nathan McCullum spent Thursday and Friday night in hospital after being admitted with high fever. He participated in a light training session on Saturday but remains a doubtful starter. Luke Woodcock may play in his place but that would keep a batsman out of the side. Should New Zealand opt for the extra batsmen, like Jamie How, they may find themselves a bowler short.

New Zealand (probable): 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Brendan McCullum, 3 Jessie Ryder, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 James Franklin, 6 Scott Stryis, 7 Jacob Oram, 8 Daniel Vettori, 9 Luke Woodcock, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Tim Southee

Kenya have had a fairly settled unit in recent times, and without any injuries to worry them, the playing XI practically picks itself. With both the spinning Ngoche brothers likely to play on what should be a helpful surface, the one question may be who to pick between Tanmay Mishra and Rakep Patel, as both have impressed in the middle order.

1 Seren Waters, 2 Alex Obanda, 3 Collins Obuya, 4 Tanmay Mishra/Rakep Patel, 5 Steve Tikolo, 6 Maurice Ouma (wk), 7 Jimmy Kamande (capt), 8 Thomas Odoyo, 9 James Ngoche, 10 Shem Ngoche, 11 Nehemiah Odhiambo

Pitch and conditions

The Chennai pitch worried South Africa captain Graeme Smith despite his team cantering to an eight-wicket win in a warm-up game against Zimbabwe last week. There doesn't appear to be too much life in it, for either the seamers or the spinners and the batsmen are the ones who could benefit the most. It is likely to be a hot day in Chennai, but the heat should be tempered somewhat by some cloud cover.