Kenya are off to a dream start to their WCL campaign at Nairobi Jafferys. Steve Tikolo won the toss and since then everything has gone right for the hosts. Having restricted Bermuda to 133 all out before lunch, it took just over 18 overs for Kenya to bring up the runs in the afternoon.

Electing to field, Kenya were rewarded with a wicket off the third ball as Thomas Odoyo had Smith LBW for a duck. Dean Minors started well hitting two fours off Peter Ongondo's first over which went for ten runs, but the Kenyan opener recovered well and had Bermudan Captain, Irvine Romaine, caught by Mishra off his second over (2-19). Kenya kept up the pressure and Mukkadem followed his captain back to the pavilion to give Ongondo his second wicket (3-36). Odoyo toiled hard at the other end and the pressure once again gave his partner a reward when Hemp (4) edged one to Ravindu Shah at slip to see Bermuda rocking at 4-44.

Kenya's change bowlers both started with maidens, but Odhiambo then gave up 25 runs off his next three as Dean Minors and Janeiro Tucker put on 50 for the 5th wicket. With his second string seamers not having the desired effect, Steve Tikolo turned to Hiren Varaiya after Odhiambo's fourth over and Kenya started to put the squeeze on. Minors took his score past 50 to much applause from the Bermudan dressing room, but the young off spinner gave the result needed when he trapped Tucker LBW for 17 to end Bermuda's most profitable partnership of the match.

Tikolo then got into the action himself claiming Minors caught and bowled with only one further run on the board and the visitors started a spectacular collapse. Varaiya had 11 runs claimed off his second and third overs, but conceded only 2 more from his remaining 7 to finish the match with figures of 10-6-13-2. Cann was the youngster's second victim, but he was unlucky not to add another scalp as he bowled his last 5 overs without conceding a run. A fantastic effort from Hiren and it is no surprise he is rapidly climbing the Cricket Europe rankings.

Borden, the 7th man out, summed up the Bermudan innings as he was run out from a Tanmay Mishra direct hit and the 20 year old nearly added a second run out not much later. Malachi Jones became the ninth man out when he was bowled by Tikolo for 3 with the score on 108 Bermuda were looking down the barrel, but the occasion did not seem to phase Kevin Hurdle. He belted the Kenyan captain back over his head for six off the first ball he faced, then repeated the insult two overs later. His lusty hitting added 23 to the Bermudan total before the return of Lameck Onyango spelled the end of the visitor's innings.

With time still to go before lunch, Kenya had 6 overs to face and acquitted themselves well to finish on 38 for no loss. David Obuya was the main aggressor, hitting the bowlers to all parts of the ground on his way to 34*. Ouma only contributed 2 runs to the total, but at least saw Kenya through to the break without losing a wicket.

Kenya resumed after the break in much the same fashion as first Obuya and then Ouma brought up their half centuries, the latter registering his career best right at a time when his place was under threat. None of the Bermudan bowlers were spared the onslaught as two balls were lost over the boundary and had to be replaced. Man of the match David Obuya hit the winnng runs to match his personal best of 74*, while Ouma finished on 56*.

This is the perfect start to Kenya's WCL campaign and they will no doubt go into their next match against The Netherlands looking to continue in the same vein, though they will also be expecting a tougher match. For Bermuda, it is time to go back to the drawing board. If they want to avoid similar defeats against the other sides in this competition, they will have to raise their game by a considerable margin.