Langat rocks Mali for six

Peter Langat’s sensational 6/17 was the cherry on top as Kenya went on to hammer tournament debutants, Mali by 10 wickets at the IPRC Oval in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup sub Regional Africa Qualifier A tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. 

Playing in his first ICC T20i tournament and only his second time to represent the country in the format, Langat attributes his brilliant performance to persistence and is grateful for the results. "Persistence can change failure into an extraordinary achievement," he says. "It has been about having clear plans and looking to execute them as best as possible and I'm happy that in this instance, it translated to performance." added Langat. 

Electing to bat, Mali were no match for the tournament’s favourite, losing 5/4 after their first wicket, Langat running rampage with four of the wickets. 

Mali recorded six ducks as they set Kenya a flimsy target of 31 runs to win, chased down in just 15 balls for no loss. 

The win also ends a frustrating start to the tournament that saw the first two matches against St. Helena and Malawi abandoned without a result.

With the win, Kenya adds two points to get to four points right next to table toppers, Rwanda, with Botswana losing to Malawi and dropping to third with three points.

Kenya face hosts, Rwanda in their afternoon match.