Kenya v Sri Lanka A

In what had been dubbed as the possible final, the two teams finally met. After winning the toss Kenya decided to bat, and Steve Tikolo got off to a strong start 42 from 60 balls. However Kenya couldn't ultimately post a challenging target and were all out for 175. Sri Lanka's best bowling performance came from Lokuarachichi who took 5 for 27 off 10 overs. When Sri Lanka batted their top 4 batsmen fell for less than 73 runs, but they were saved in the end by the rain. The match was abandoned, ensuring that both teams went through to the final.

Namibia v Holland

Namibia recorded their first win of the tournament and were finally able to break the 200 run barrier. Significant contributions came from Van de Merwe (46 off 87), Murgatroyd (49 off 64) and the skipper Kotze (50 off 51 balls). Namibia reached a total of 235 for 6. When Holland batted the innings was interrupted by rain, giving them a revised target of 212 off 36 overs. The only significant performance was by De Lede who scored 63 off 62 balls. In the end Namibia won by 62 runs, picking up a bonus point.

Zimbabwe A v Canada

After winning the toss and deciding to bat first, Zimbabwe were able to post a target of 282 with Marrilier scoring an unbeaten 99 from 98 balls and Coventry reaching 62 off 55 balls. Patel of Canada took three for 36 off six overs. Canada went into bat and only a solid contribution by Harris (59 off 74 balls) made any impression as Canada were all out for 186, giving Zimbabwe their second bonus point of the series.

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