ICC T20 Qualifiers: Kenya Defeats Gambia By 129 Runs

By Caroline Chepkorir At the Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Kenya defeated Gambia by 129 runs in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier B. Kenya won after the outstanding 5/7 efforts of right-handed all-rounder Gerard Mwendwa. Kenya now has a chance to go to the tournament thanks to this victory. Currently, Kenya secured the second spot on the Subregional Qualifier B table with six points, after they had won their previous matches against Mozambique and Rwanda. Gambia missed the first two matches of the tournament; that was the match against Rwanda and the Seychelles because they arrived late. Kenya won the toss and chose to bat first; unfortunately, they had a rough start as the 29-year-old Neil Mugabe was out on the first ball. Pushkar Sharma, who scored 43 runs off of 34 balls, was aggressive and solidified their innings. Rakep Patel took charge, and he knocked a brilliant 63 off 40 deliveries, which included four boundaries and four sixes. Irfan Karim smashed 18 off 17 balls. The Kenya