Kenyan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005-06
	Zimbabwe	Kenya
Dates	25 February – 4 March 2006
Captains	Terry Duffin	Steve Tikolo
One Day International series
Results	5-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs	Piet Rinke (168)	Kennedy Otieno (169)
Most wickets	Ryan Higgins (7)	Peter Ongondo (11)
Player of the series	Thomas Odoyo (Ken)

Kenya toured Zimbabwe for a series of five One Day Internationals in February and March 2006. Before this tour, Kenya had only played five One Day Internationals since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 World Cup, all of which they had lost. They were keen to acquire more international experience before the 2007 World Cup. Zimbabwe had suffered a series of player disputes and poor results amid continuing political troubles in that country, leading to their self-suspension from Test cricket.^[1]

The series ended in a 2–2 draw, with one match abandoned.^[2] Kenya had never previously drawn or won a One Day International series.

ODI series

1st ODI

25 February 2006 Scorecard

Kenya  227/9 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 231/2 (43.3 overs)
Kennedy Otieno 74 (112) Hamilton Masakadza 2/26 (4 overs)		Brendan Taylor 60* (58) Peter Ongondo 1/37 (8 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Terry Duffin (Zim)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
• Terry Duffin, Keegan Meth, Piet Rinke, Gregory Strydom (Zim), Tanmay Mishra and Nehemiah Odhiambo (Ken) all made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

26 February 2006 Scorecard

Kenya  284/7 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 205 (46.2 overs)
Steve Tikolo 98 (83) Anthony Ireland 3/46 (10 overs)		Keegan Meth 53 (80) Peter Ongondo 3/26 (7 overs)

Kenya won by 79 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Ryan Higgins (Zim) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

1 March 2006 Scorecard

Kenya  134 (42.5 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 69 (22.5 overs)
David Obuya 22 (44) Ed Rainsford 3/16 (9 overs)		Brendan Taylor 33 (50) Peter Ongondo 4/14 (5.5 overs)

Kenya won by 65 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Thomas Odoyo (Ken)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

3 March 2006 Scorecard

Zimbabwe  231/9 (44 overs)	v	Kenya 122 (36.5 overs)
Piet Rinke 72 (83) Peter Ongondo 3/32 (9 overs)		Kennedy Otieno 69 (94) Ryan Higgins 4/21 (9 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 109 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Russell Tiffin (Zim) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Player of the match: Ryan Higgins (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

4 March 2006 Scorecard

Zimbabwe	v	Kenya

Match abandoned Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Tyron Wijewardene (SL)

• No toss.
• The match was reduced to 44 overs per side due to overnight rain.

References

• Wisden Cricketers Almanack

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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