Scotland beat Kenya in warm-up
Sunday, 7 February 2010 12:58Scotland handed themselves a much-needed boost ahead of their opening World Twenty20 qualifier by beating Kenya in the sides' official warm-up match in Abu Dhabi.
Peter Steindl's men were heavy underdogs after suffering two 10-wicket thrashings at the hands of the same opponents in Nairobi last week.
But they finally got going with the bat at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium to win by 16 runs.
Batting first, Scotland managed to keep wickets in hand at crucial times to post 149 for six, captain Gavin Hamilton leading the way with a 51-ball 58.
Richie Berrington and Madjid Haq then claimed three wickets apiece as Kenya collapsed from 78 for two to 133 for nine, although opener David Obuya (32) kept them in contention before falling in the final over.
Scotland's opening qualifier is against the United States on Tuesday, followed by matches with Afghanistan and Ireland the following two days.
