Pre-tournament favourites the Netherlands were squeezed out of the Super Six stage of the World Cup qualifying tournament in thrilling fashion at Lincoln yesterday.
The Dutch reached 265 for five against Kenya, with Wesley Barresi hitting 137 not out. However, they lacked serious hustle late on, and from 188 for three, in their last 10 overs made just 77.
It came back to haunt them as Kenya, who needed to get the target in 36.1 overs to leapfrog the Netherlands on net run rate and take third place in group B, made it in 35.4 overs.
Opener Irfan Karim belted 108 in 84 balls, adding 148 in 20.2 overs with Ragheb Aga, who hit 86. The win keeps alive Kenya's hopes of making the World Cup for the sixth straight time.
Papua New Guinea finished top of group B after opener Lega Siaka hit his second ton of the tournament, a rapid 112 not out to help his team to an eight-wicket win over Namibia in Mt Maunganui.
