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Cricket: Kenya prey on Ghana with eyes on African Games semis

Kenya captain Rakep Patel plays a delivery away from Rwanda's wicketkeeper Ndikubwimana Didier

Kenya captain Rakep Patel (right) plays a delivery away from Rwanda's wicketkeeper Ndikubwimana Didier during Continent Cup Twenty20 International (T20I) Africa competition at Nairobi Gymkhana on June 17, 2023. 
 

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • To seal a semi-final berth of the competition, Kenya must defeat Ghana and pray that Uganda floors top-ranked South Africa
  • After two matches, peerless Uganda tops the pool with four points while South Africa are second with two points
  • Kenya revived their hopes for a semi-final berth when they thrashed Springboks Cricket by 70 runs on Monday

There will be no room for complacency for Kenya on Wednesday when they face hosts Ghana in their last Group 'A' match in men’s cricket at the 13th African Games in Accra.

To seal a semi-final berth of the competition, Kenya must defeat Ghana and pray that Uganda floors top-ranked South Africa in the pool’s other match also planned for Wednesday.