Tikolo ton lifts Kenya
A fighting century from skipper Steve Tikolo helped guide Kenya to a morale-boosting 95-run victory over Zimbabwe in their tri-series one-day match at the Nairobi Gymkhana Club ground on Sunday.
The 37-year-old Tikolo, who has had a lean spell with the bat in recent ODIs, smashed 102 off 99 balls to set up the victory and put his struggling side back into contention after losing their first game against Ireland on Saturday.
He played the dominant role in the 130-run partnership for the third wicket with 21-year-old Alex Obanda (71) to lay the foundation for the victory over their erstwhile South African opponents.
But Tikolo put it all to the serious pep-talk the team had on Saturday night following the embarassing 86-run loss to Ireland which left many Kenyan fans wondering the seriousness of the home side.
Tikolo's heroics were nearly overshadowed by the performance of the Zimbabwean seamer Chris Mpofu who took a career-best 6-52 to dismiss the hosts for 285 after winning the toss.
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