Match 2, Group A: New Zealand v Kenya (Winner: NZ)

New Zealand won by 10 wickets with 252 balls remaining.
Pre-match Analysis	Match Scorecard
Man of the Match : H Bennett	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai (20 Feb,2011)

COW Analysis:
New Zealand started the match with a with a huge pre-match COW of 60%. Kenya did not help their chances playing too slowly in the first powerplay. The horror show was yet to begin and Kenya by the time Kenya lost their second wicket with the score at 40, the COW was still at a respectable 36%. 12 overs later, their innings was in utter shambles while the Kenyan batsmen spent longer time walking back to the pavilion than running between the wickets .Kenya crumbled to 69 , and COW gave them only a 14% chance of winning at that point. 2 overs into the New Zealand innings, Kenya’s chances was at 1%, thankfully the butchery ended quickly and New Zealand won extremely easily with 42 overs and 10 wickets in hand.

1st Innings (Kenya) - 50 Overs Maximum

11 Overs: KEN 35/1

NZ 63%

Everyone knew this was a mismatch,

but Kenya kept their ends relatively tight, they were still going far too slowly with no intent though. Kenya’s chances decreased by 3% during this period.

23.5 Overs: KEN 69/10

NZ 86%

Slaughter does not even begin to

describe this part of the Kenyan innings, this was like a horror movie with no happy ending. Kenya’s chances decreased by 23% during this period.

2nd Innings (New Zealand: Target 70) - 50 Overs Maximum

	8 Overs: NZ 72/0	NZ 100%	Such a pathetic total was never going
			to trouble a Test team and it did not trouble New Zealand, who reached with extreme ease. New Zealand won by 10 wickets .

Match 2, Group A: New Zealand v Kenya (Winner: NZ)

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