 | Incredible Mashrafee seals series
14 August, 2006
Mashrafee bin Murtaza held his nerve to steer Bangladesh to a nail-biting two-wicket win and with it the series in the second one-day international against Kenya at Nairobi on Sunday.
Bangladesh looked down and out after Kenya's merry band of slow medium pacers, led by Thomas Odoyo, struck telling blows to leave them up the creek in pursuit of a meagre total, but Murtaza's unbeaten 43 in a ninth-wicket stand of 51 with Abdur Razzak sealed the deal in incredible style.
Kenya, riding on Odoyo's career-best 84, had done well to recover from Syed Rasel's four-wicket burst but ultimately a target of 185 proved too little for Bangladesh.
Joined by Razzak with Bangladesh on 134 for 8, Mashrafee played the innings of his life to take Bangladesh home with four overs to spare.
At one point, though, Bangladesh looked far from victory. Peter Ongondo gave Kenya the start they needed when he forced Rajin Saleh to cut Collins Obuya at backward point for 3.
Nehemiah Odhiambo accounted for Shahriar Nafees (18) before Odoyo resuming his duties with the ball with the wicket of Sakib Al Hasan (13).
Enter Mohammad Ashraful, who slapped his first ball back past the bowler for four and then chased a wide delivery only to see Otieno take a splendid catch. The first match batting hero made just 6 this time.
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