7.05am
DURBAN- Australia, inspired by a Brett Lee hat-trick, survived a mid-innings scare to see off a spirited Kenya by five wickets in their World Cup Super Six match this morning.
Lee took three wickets without conceding a run at the start of the match as the world champions extended their record winning streak to 15 matches.
There was a scare, however, as Kenya's spinners snapped up four wickets for eight runs as the Australians, chasing 174 for eight, slumped to 117 for five.
Australia got home in 31.2 overs. Both teams had already qualified for the semi-finals, with Australia to play Sri Lanka and Kenya to take on India.
Left-arm spinner Aasif Karim, aged 39 and who has also represented Kenya at tennis, matched Lee with three wickets without a run and finished with three for seven of 8.2 overs, including six maidens.
Lee, the first Australian to take a World Cup hat-trick, ended with three for 14 off his eight overs.
Adam Gilchrist set Australia on their way with a 43-ball 67.
Kenya
K.Otieno b Lee 1
R.Shah c Sub b Hogg 46
B.Patel c Ponting b Lee 0
D.Obuya b Lee 0
S.Tikolo c Bichel b Lehmann 51
H.Modi not out 39
C.Obuya c Gilchrist b Bichel 3
P.Ongondo c Gilchrist b Bichel 1
A.Suji c Ponting b Lehmann 1
M.Suji not out 15
Extras (lb-10 w-6 nb-1) 17
Total (for eight wickets, 50 overs) 174
Fall of wickets: 1-3 2-3 3-3 4-82 5-131 6-139 7-141 8-144
Did not bat: A.Karim.
Bowling: McGrath 10-1-32-0, Lee 8-3-14-3, Bichel 9-1-42-2,
Hogg 10-1-31-1, Harvey 7-0-23-0, Lehmann 6-0-22-2
Australia
A.Gilchrist c D.Obuya b Ongondo 67
M.Hayden c Sub b Ongondo 20
R.Ponting lbw b Karim 18
A.Symonds not out 33
D.Lehmann c D.Obuya b Karim 2
B.Hogg c & b Karim 0
I.Harvey not out 28
Extras (b-4, lb-1, w-4, nb-1) 10
Total (for five wickets, 31.2 overs) 178
Fall of wickets: 1-50 2-98 3-109 4-117 5-117
To bat: D.Martyn, B.Lee, A.Bichel, G.McGrath.
Bowling: M.Suji 3-0-36-0, Ongondo 10-0-44-2 (nb-1, w-2),
A.Suji 2-0-24-0 (w-1), C.Obuya 8-0-62-0, A.Karim 8.2-6-7-3
Result: Australia won by five wickets.
Man of the match: Asif Karim
- REUTERS
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