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KENYANS OPTIMISTIC: National cricket team keen to beat Nepal

By Elizabeth Mburugu | 9yrs ago
Batsman Hong Kong's Shah Kinchit (right) walks out of the pitch after he was bowled out by Nicholas Ndandason during the 4th Round of International Cricket Council World Cricket League Championship at Nairobi Gymkana on Sunday, Nov 20, 2016. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

The men’s national cricket team remains hopeful of reviving their hopes of making it to the 2019 World Cup qualifiers set for March 2018 in Bangladesh.

They play the fifth round of the World Cricket League Championship (WCLC) matches away to Nepal on March 11-13

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