Jimmy Hansra fashions Canada's shock win over Kenya

Updated on: 08 March,2011 06:26 AM IST |
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Canada skipper Bagai is all praise for middle-order batsman Jimmy with whom he shared A 132-run stand against Kenya yesterday

Canada skipper Bagai is all praise for middle-order batsman Jimmy with whom heu00a0shared Au00a0132-runu00a0stand against Kenya yesterday

Hansra hit seven fours and two sixes in his knock of 70, his best in 11 one-day internationals, to help Canada overhaul Kenya's 198 with 27 balls to spare in the day-night clash at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.

The Indian-born Hansra, who came in to bat with the team reeling at 48-3, put on 132 for the fourth wicket with his captain Ashish Bagai to ensure the efforts of fast bowler Henry Osinde (4-26) did not go to waste.
Bagai remained unbeaten on 64 off 97 balls with seven fours.

"I was disappointed in myself and my team over the last three or four games so it was good to get some runs under the belt. Jimmy played a fantastic knock with me and both of us did a great job to get us over the line," said Bagai.

Disappointed Kenyan skipper Jimmy Kamande said: "We started off very, very badly and I thought it was a good recovery."

He added that at one stage he thought they could post 220 or 230, which would have been defendable.

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