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Bangladesh makes it 4-0

FATULLAH: Bangladesh opener Rajin Saleh smashed his maiden century and captain Habibul Bashar struck a half-century on Saturday to beat Kenya by seven wickets in the fourth and final limited-overs international, and clinch the series 4-0.

Saleh's record 175-run stand with Bashar for the fourth wicket took Bangladesh past the target, after the host lost three wickets for 62.

Man-of-the-Match Saleh's century came off 109 balls with 15 boundaries, and his 108 was the highest for Bangladesh in a one-day game, surpassing Mehrab Hossain's 101 against Zimbabwe in 1999.

Bashar, who got his 50 off 67 balls with five boundaries, hit a big six to finish off the innings at 237 for three. Earlier, a half-century by captain Steve Tikolo off 61 balls helped Kenya post 232 for nine, after opting to bat. — AP

SCOREBOARD

Kenya: D. Obuya lbw b Mortaza 6, M. Ouma lbw b Hossain 16, H. Modi c Saleh b Rafique 35, S. Tikolo lbw b Rafique 81, C. Obuya b Rasel 45, T. Odoyo c Mortaza b Razzak 1, T. Mishra c Rana b Razzak 0, T. Suji b Mortaza 30, P. Ongondo (run out) 3, J. Kamande (not out) 6, A. Luseno (not out) 0. Extras (lb-4, w-4, nb-1) 9. Total (for nine wkts. in 50 overs) 232.

Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-28, 3-125, 4-156, 5-164, 6-164, 7-218, 8-224, 9-225.

Bangladesh bowling: Mortaza 10-1-38-2, Rasel 10-3-41-1, Hossain 6-0-22-1, Razzak 10-0-51-2, Rafique 10-0-57-2, Rana 4-0-19-0.

Bangladesh: S. Nafees c Tikolo b Luseno 20, R. Saleh (not out) 108, A. Ahmed c & b Odoyo 9, M. Ashraful c Luseno b Ongondo 11, H. Bashar (not out) 64. Extras (b-4, lb-8, w-10, nb-3) 25. Total (for three wkts. in 41.3 overs) 237.

Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-43, 3-62.

Kenya bowling: Odoyo 7-0-31-1, Luseno 7-0-42-1, Ongondo 6-1-20-1, Suji 6-0-57-0, Tikolo 5-0-16-0, Kamande 8.5-0-51-0, Obuya 1.1-0-9-0, Mishra 0.3-0-6-0.

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