Kenya v Bahrain | Lineball

Bahrain tour of Kenya 20261st T20I

Result

Kenya8/14420 ov, target 160

Bahrain4/159

Bahrain won by 15 runs

Commentary

Kenya innings
1. End of over 2012 runs
  144/8Dawood 4-0-37-1Oluoch 20 (13) · Patel 1 (1)
2. 19.619.6, dot ball
  Ali Dawood to Oluoch, no run
3. 19.519.5, 4 runs
  Ali Dawood to Oluoch, FOUR
4. 19.419.4, 6 runs
  Ali Dawood to Oluoch, SIX
5. 19.319.3, dot ball
  Ali Dawood to Oluoch, no run
6. 19.219.2, 1 run
  Ali Dawood to Vishil Patel, 1 run
7. 19.119.1, 1 run
  Ali Dawood to Oluoch, 1 run
1. End of over 1911 runs · 1W
  132/7Butt 4-1-17-4Oluoch 9 (8)
2. 18.618.6, wicket
  Rizwan Butt to Gondaria, OUT
  DM Gondaria run out 73 (49b 5×4 4×6)
3. 18.518.5, 2 runs
  Rizwan Butt to Gondaria, 2 runs
4. 18.418.4, 1 run
  Rizwan Butt to Oluoch, 1 run
5. 18.318.3, 1 run
  Rizwan Butt to Gondaria, 1 run
6. 18.218.2, 6 runs
  Rizwan Butt to Gondaria, SIX
7. 18.118.1, 1 run
  Rizwan Butt to Oluoch, 1 run
1. End of over 1811 runs
  121/7Ali 2-0-16-0Gondaria 64 (45) · Oluoch 7 (6)
2. 17.617.6, 6 runs
  Asif Ali to Gondaria, SIX
3. 17.517.5, 1 run
  Asif Ali to Oluoch, 1 run
4. 17.417.4, 1 run
  Asif Ali to Gondaria, 1 run
5. 17.317.3, 1 run
  Asif Ali to Oluoch, 1 run
6. 17.217.2, 2 runs
  Asif Ali to Oluoch, 2 runs
7. 17.117.1, dot ball
  Asif Ali to Oluoch, no run
1. End of over 176 runs · 1W
  110/7Dawood 3-0-25-1Oluoch 3 (2) · Gondaria 57 (43)
2. 16.616.6, 1 run
  Ali Dawood to Oluoch, 1 run
3. 16.516.5, 2 runs
  Ali Dawood to Oluoch, 2 runs
4. 16.416.4, wicket
  Ali Dawood to Ngoche, OUT
  SO Ngoche b Ali Dawood 13 (21b 2×4)
5. 16.316.3, 1 run
  Ali Dawood to Gondaria, 1 run
6. 16.216.2, 1 run
  Ali Dawood to Ngoche, 1 run
7. 16.116.1, 1 run
  Ali Dawood to Gondaria, 1 run
1. End of over 165 runs
  104/6Ali 1-0-5-0Ngoche 12 (19) · Gondaria 55 (41)
2. 15.615.6, dot ball
  Asif Ali to Ngoche, no run
3. 15.515.5, 2 runs
  Asif Ali to Ngoche, 2 runs
4. 15.415.4, 1 run
  Asif Ali to Gondaria, 1 run
5. 15.315.3, 1 run
  Asif Ali to Ngoche, 1 run
6. 15.215.2, dot ball
  Asif Ali to Ngoche, no run
7. 15.115.1, 1 run
  Asif Ali to Gondaria, 1 run

Match events

Toss: Bahrain won the toss and chose to bat first
Kenya innings: 8/144 (20 ov)

Fall of wickets

: Bahrain innings

1-14Asif Ali3
2-89P Kurup13.1
3-142Fiaz Ahmed18.1
4-153Ahmer Bin19.5

: Kenya innings

1-42Subham Patel4.2
2-42RN Patel4.3
3-42SR Bhudia4.5
4-56RR Patel6.5
5-76S Gill9.4
6-84S Singh11.2
7-132DM Gondaria19
7-107SO Ngoche16.4

Scorecard

Bahrain4/159

Bahrain innings4/159

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Asif Alic Oluoch b Gill	0	9	0	0	0
P Kurupb Langat	33	36	3	0	91.66
Fiaz Ahmedc & b Gill	88	49	8	5	179.59
Sohail Ahmednot out	21	21	1	0	100
Ahmer Binc RR Patel b Gondaria	2	4	0	0	50
Imran Anwarnot out	6	1	0	1	600

Overs

Bahrain 159/4 (20.0)
Kenya 144/8 (20.0)
Wicket

Runs per over

Partnerships

Bahrain159/4

1st wkt14 (18)
Ali 0(9)12(9) Kurup
2nd wkt75 (61)
Kurup 21(27)48(34) Ahmed
3rd wkt53 (30)
Ahmed 40(15)12

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News and reaction

Match reportFull Scorecard of Kenya vs Bahrain 1st T20I 2026 - Score Report | ESPN.comFall of wickets: 1-42 (Subham Patel, 4.2 ov), 2-42 (Rushab Patel, 4.3 ov), 3-42 (Sachin Bhudia, 4.5 ov), 4-56 (Rakep Patel, 6.5 ov), 5-76 (Sachin Gill, 9.4 ov), 6-84 (Sukhdeep Singh, 11.2 ov), 7-107…ESPN31 July Match reportBahrain tour of Kenya, 2026Series Yet to Kick Off! No news, photos, or videos just yet — the teams are still in the dressing room! Come back soon for all the series scoop!CricBuzz1 Aug Match reportKenya, Bahrain clash in friendly international cricket series

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Match details

Date: Friday 31 July 2026
Started: 9:00 pm Sydney time
Venue: Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Competition: Bahrain tour of Kenya 2026, 1st T20I
Toss: Bahrain won the toss and chose to bat first
Officials: Charles Kariuki (umpire), Shashikant Sanghani (umpire), Dennis Angara (referee), Margaret Ngoche (reserve umpire)

Form and ladder

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Team lists

Kenya

Updated 10 Nov, 11:15 pm

3ovWicket: Asif Ali0 (9)c Oluoch b Gill1/14
13.1ovWicket: P Kurup33 (36)b Langat2/89
FiftyFiaz Ahmed passed 50, finished 88 off 49 balls
18.1ovWicket: Fiaz Ahmed88 (49)c & b Gill3/142
19.5ovWicket: Ahmer Bin2 (4)c RR Patel b Gondaria4/153

Kenya 1st innings

4.2ovWicket: Subham Patel12 (12)b Rizwan Butt1/42
4.3ovWicket: RN Patel0 (1)b Rizwan Butt2/42
4.5ovWicket: SR Bhudia0 (2)lbw b Rizwan Butt3/42
6.5ovWicket: RR Patel1 (5)b Rizwan Butt4/56
9.4ovWicket: S Gill14 (11)c Sohail Ahmed b Asif Shaikh5/76
11.2ovWicket: S Singh5 (5)b Asif Shaikh6/84
16.4ovWicket: SO Ngoche13 (21)b Ali Dawood7/107
FiftyDM Gondaria passed 50, finished 73 off 49 balls
19ovWicket: DM Gondaria73 (49)run out (†Kurup)7/132

BowlerKenya	O	M	R	W	Econ
DM Gondaria	1	0	11	1	11
S Gill	4	1	20	2	5
SO Ngoche	4	0	30	0	7.5
LN Oluoch	4	0	31	0	7.75
Vishil Patel	3	0	44	0	14.66
PK Langat	4	0	21	1	5.25

Kenya8/144

Kenya innings8/144

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Subham Patelb Rizwan Butt	12	12	1	0	100
DM Gondariarun out (†Kurup)	73	49	5	4	148.97
RN Patelb Rizwan Butt	0	1	0	0	0
SR Bhudialbw b Rizwan Butt	0	2	0	0	0
RR Patelb Rizwan Butt	1	5	0	0	20
S Gillc Sohail Ahmed b Asif Shaikh	14	11	2	0	127.27
S Singhb Asif Shaikh	5	5	0	0	100
SO Ngocheb Ali Dawood	13	21	2	0	61.9
LN OluochBattingnot out	20	13	1	1	153.84
Vishil PatelBattingnot out	1	1	0	0	100

BowlerBahrain	O	M	R	W	Econ
Asif Ali	2	0	16	0	8
Imran Anwar	2	0	22	0	11
Rizwan Butt	4	1	17	4	4.25
Asif Shaikh	4	0	26	2	6.5
Ali Dawood	4	0	37	1	9.25
Abdul Majid	4	0	24	0	6

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Bahrain
Overs	Runs	Wickets	Score
Overs 1-10	65	1	65/1
Overs 11-20	94	3	159/4

Kenya
Overs	Runs	Wickets	Score
Over 1	8	0	8/0
Over 2	10	0	18/0
Over 3	12	0	30/0
Over 4	12	0	42/0
Over 5	0	3	42/3
Over 6	12	0	54/3
Over 7	3	1	57/4
Over 8	10	0	67/4
Over 9	4	0	71/4
Over 10	9	1	80/5
Over 11	4	0	84/5
Over 12	6	1	90/6
Over 13	1	0	91/6
Over 14	1	0	92/6
Over 15	7	0	99/6
Over 16	5	0	104/6
Over 17	6	1	110/7
Over 18	11	0	121/7
Over 19	11	1	132/7
Over 20	12	0	144/8

4th wkt11 (10)

Ahmed 9(6)2(4) Nasir

5th wkt6* (1)

Ahmed 0(0)6(1) Anwar

Bowling spells

Bowler	Overs	O	M	R	W	Econ
Sachin Gill	1–3	2	1	9	1	4.50
Peter Langat	2–4	2	0	9	0	4.50
Lucas Oluoch	5–7	2	0	9	0	4.50
Shem Ngoche	6	1	0	9	0	9.00
Vishil Patel	8–10	2	0	21	0	10.50
Shem Ngoche	9–13	3	0	21	0	7.00
Lucas Oluoch	12	1	0	9	0	9.00
Peter Langat	14	1	0	6	1	6.00
Lucas Oluoch	15	1	0	13	0	13.00
Vishil Patel	16	1	0	23	0	23.00
Sachin Gill	17–19	2	0	11	1	5.50
Peter Langat	18	1	0	6	0	6.00
Dhiren Gondaria	20	1	0	11	1	11.00

Kenya144/8

1st wkt42 (26)
Patel 12(12)27(14) Gondaria
2nd wkt0 (1)
Gondaria 0(0)0(1) Patel
3rd wkt0 (2)
Gondaria 0(0)0(2) Bhudia
4th wkt14 (12)
Gondaria 13(7)1(5) Patel
5th wkt20 (17)
Gondaria 4(6)14(11) Gill
6th wkt8 (10)
Gondaria 3(5)5(5) Singh
7th wkt23 (32)
Gondaria 10(11)13(21) Ngoche
8th wkt25 (14)
Gondaria 16(6)9(8) Oluoch
8th wkt12* (6)
Oluoch 11(5)1(1) Patel

By phase

Powerplay 1-654/3RR 9.00 · 6×4 2×6 · 17 dots

Middle 7-1545/3RR 5.00 · 4×4 0×6 · 28 dots

Death 16-2045/2RR 9.00 · 1×4 3×6 · 7 dots

Batter (SR)	PP	Middle	Death
Subham Patel	12(12) 100	–	–
Dhiren Gondaria	39(20) 195	14(19) 74	20(10) 200
Rushab Patel	0(1) 0	–	–
Sachin Bhudia	0(2) 0	–	–
Rakep Patel	0(1) 0	1(4) 25	–
Sachin Gill