Kenya and Qatar clash on August 24, 2025, at National Cricket Centre, Grainville in an important League A fixture
Kenya’s experienced batting line-up includes Dhiren Gondaria and Pushkar Sharma, while Qatar counters with spin options and a balanced attack
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The action continues in the ongoing ICC CWC Challenge League A tournament as Kenya faced off against Qatar. The match was scheduled for Sunday, August 24, 2025, at 15:30 IST at the National Cricket Centre, Grainville, Jersey. Qatar displayed a magnificent batting performance and clinched a 8-wicket win over Kenya.
Batting first, Kenya displayed a decent performance with a collecting batting effort from Dhiren Gondaria (42), Rakep Patel (52) and Francis Mutua (61). Their knocks helped Kenya to put up a fighting total of 242 runs on the scoreboard after losing eight wickets. Amir Farooq and Muhammad Ikramullah were the star bowlers for Qatar, taking three wickets each.
Chasing the target, Qatar lost their first wicket on just one run as opener Mujeeb Ur Rehman registered a golden duck. However, Imal Liyanage and Shakkir Kassim took the matters on their own hands and stitched a 165-run stand for the second wicket. Wasim departed after scoring 83 runs. Liyanage then joined Muhammad Tanveer and they both made sure that the team win the match at the end.
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Kenya skipper Dhiren Gondaria won the toss and decided to bat first. However, the decision backfired as they could only score 242 runs after playing 50 overs. Qatar chased the target with 6.3 overs reamining.
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Kenya Playing XI: Dhiren Gondaria (c), Nelson Odhiambo, Peter Langat, Pushkar Sharma, Rakep Patel, Sachin Bhudia, Sukhdeep Singh (wk), Shem Ngoche, Francis Mutua, Jasraj Kundi, and Vraj Patel.
Qatar Playing XI: Imal Liyanage, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Shakkir Kassim, Muhammad Tanveer, Muhammad Asim, Shahzaib Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Ikramullah Khan (c), Daniel Archer, Amir Farooq, Mohammed Irshad, and Owais Ahmed.
