Statistical Highlights

Fifth ODI, South Africa vs Kenya

Debutant pace bowler Charl Langeveldt became the 67th South African to appear in a LOI match.

The partnership of 106 runs between Maurice Odumbe and Thomas Odoyo was Kenya's best for the fifth wicket against any team in LOIs. The previous best was the 84 runs between Odumbe and Alpesh Vadher against Zimbabwe at Taunton on 15-5-1999. The partnership was also the best for this wicket at this ground bettering the previous best of 48 between Pakistanis Inzamam-ul Haq and Mohammad Hussain against Sri Lanka on 7-4-1998.

For the record, Kenya's previous best against South Africa for the fifth wicket was the paltry 22 by Steve Tikolo and Hitesh Modi at Narobi Gymkhana on 30-9-1999.

When Shaun Pollock took the catch of Martin Suji off his own bowling he claimed his 50th catch of his career in his 139th match. He becomes the sixth South African and the 47th fieldsman (excluding wicket-keepers) do so.

Shaun Pollock's 3-41 was the best bowling figures by a South African at this venue. It was incidentally the second best figures at this venue after the 5-15 by Englishman Mark Ealham against Zimbabwe on 30-1-2000.

The bowling performance of Justin Kemp (5-0-45-0) was the least economical (r/o: 9.00) equals the worst by any bowler against Kenya in LOIs. Bangladeshi pace bowler Hasib-ul Hossain had figures of 6-0-54-2 against Kenya Nairobi (Aga Khan) on 15-10-1997. He too had conceded nine runs per over.

The opening wicket stand of 115 between Boeta Dippenaar and Herschelle Gibbs was the best for South Africa against Kenya bettering the previous best of 77 between Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten at Nairobi Gymkhana on 3-10-1996, while the unbeaten partnership of 115 between Dippenaar and Lance Klusener for the second wicket was by far South Africa's best against Kenya bettering the 39 between Gary Kirsten and Pat Symcox at Nairobi Gymkhana on 3-10-1996.

Klusener's unbeaten 75 was the highest by any batsman between the two countries. The previous highest was the 70 by Gibbs in this match, which in turn had bettered the unbeaten 68 by Kenyan Steve Tikolo at Benoni on 7-10-2001.

Kenya meanwhile recorded its 16th consecutive loss since their last win against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 24-3-1999 - nearly 30 months ago. Now only Bangladesh (22 matches) and Zimbabwe (18) have lost more matches in a row.

Gibbs playing in his 77th match won his seventh man of the match award of his career.

Statistical highlights:
4th ODI: India vs Kenya
3rd ODI: India vs South Africa
2nd ODI: South Africa vs Kenya
1st ODI: India vs South Africa

Match report
5th ODI: South Africa vs Kenya
4th ODI: India vs Kenya
3rd ODI: India vs South Africa
2nd ODI: South Africa vs Kenya
1st ODI: India vs South Africa

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