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Pakistan pile on misery for Kenya

Pakistan beat Kenya by eight wickets to end the hosts' miserable run in the four-nation Twenty20 international tournament at the Nairobi Gymkhana club on Tuesday.

Only three Kenyan batsmen reached double figures after the Pakistan pace and spin attack ripped through their batting line-up bundling them out for a humiliating 93 after winning the toss.

David Obuya hit Shoaib Akhtar for four off the second ball of the day but the Pakistani paceman had the last laugh when he removed the opener and his partner Jimmy Kamande with only seven runs on the board.

The introduction of spin accelerated Kenya's steady decline with Younis Khan playing a match-winning role by snapping up three wickets for 18 in a 3.4 over spell.

Abdur Rehman added two more wickets including the scalp of stand-in captain Thomas Odoyo for five to reduce the hosts to 35-5.

Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik led from the front with 42 off 33 balls as his team reached the target of 93 with only two wickets down and 36 balls remaining.

Pakistan finished their matches unbeaten, which augurs well for their new coach Geoff Lawson ahead of this month's inaugural Twenty20 World championships in South Africa.

"We have had excellent preparations for the world championships in very good conditions," said the former Australian pace bowler. "We are pleased with our results."

Lawson said he decided to introduce spinners in the match against Kenya in case they will be needed to play the main role in the South African conditions which are likely to favor spin.
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