Kenya's cricket team suffered a setback on Sunday when Uganda stunned them to claim an exciting two-wicket win in the third match of the Twenty20 Quadrangular tournament in Nairobi on Sunday.

 

The Ugandans got off to a poor start when Roger Mukasa was bowled by Thomas Odoyo off the second ball of the innings.

 

But wicketkeeper Lawrence Sematimba's counterattacking 42 laid the platform for their victory.

 

He pulled Odoyo over deep square leg before turning his attention to Lameck Onyango, whom he whipped for 16 runs in the fifth over, including a six over deep midwicket.

 

According to a news release from the world cricket body, Joel Olwenyi, who came in after the other opener, Arthur Kyobe, was dismissed for two, slogged Jimmy Kamande over long-on, but Sematimba fell against the run of play when he mis-timed a sweep to be trapped lbw in the same over.

 

Olwenyi hit Hiren Varaiya for two straight boundaries in the next over before getting out for 24.

 

Kamande leaked 14 runs from his third over as Raymond Otim went on the offensive. It didn't help Kenya's cause when Otim was dropped by Varaiya when he was on two for he launched Kamande for a six over long-on off the next ball. Uganda were then comfortably poised, needing 24 off 24 balls.

 

But Otim was caught by Rajesh Budhia when going for yet another six off Odoyo's bowling. Steve Tikolo removed Jeremy Kibukamusoke and Emmanuel Isaneez in the 18th over as the match headed towards a thrilling finish.

 

Nandi Patel swung the match in Uganda's favor when he hit a four and a six in the 19th over bowled by Ongondo. It was sealed when Davis Arinaithe lofted Odoyo over long-off for a single on the penultimate ball of the match.

 

Meanwhile, Pakistan continued its winning streak on Sunday over Bangladesh who on Saturday dismissed the hosts, Kenya by five wickets.

 

A sparkling 81 off 50 deliveries by Nazimuddin briefly threatened an upset but lack of support from the other batsmen allowed Pakistan a comfortable victory over Bangladesh in the Quadrangular tournament.

 

The early loss of fellow opener Tamim Iqbal did not deter Nazimuddin as he dispatched the much talked-about duo of Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif to all parts of the Nairobi Gymkhana.

 

Iftikhar Anjum replaced Asif as early as the sixth over but 20 came off his first over as Bangladesh went past 50.

 

The introduction of spin, however, paid dividends for the second time in the match as Shahid Afridi dismissed Aftab Ahmed and Mohammad Ashraful was run out in the following over.

 

While Nazimuddin kept blazing, Afridi picked up another wicket to dry up the scoring from one end.

 

(Xinhua News Agency September 3, 2007)