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After a dismal run in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket Championships and not to qualify for the 50-overs World Cup next year, Kenya will seek redemption in the shorter version of the game
They are launching today the road to Australia for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament against Uganda's neighbors while the Africa B qualifiers start at Gahanga Oval in Kigali, Rwanda.
Playing in a round robin against his compatriots from East Africa, Kenya will later face Rwanda and Tanzania.
There will be two tickets to the finals of the African Region where they will join Nigeria and Ghana already qualified from West Africa as well as the winners of the Southern subregion which includes the Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.
Today's clash will also revive memories of Kenya's best cricket years as two of the best in the country, Maurice Odumbe and Steve Tikolo, meet after several years.
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However, despite a goal of qualifying for the next round, the duo will be in different camps in search of victory against each other.
Odumbe, who took over from Thomas Odoyo as Kenya's national team coach, will be looking for his first big contract while Tikolo will be back for a second successful Cricket Crane outing . Tikolo led the Ugandan side to success in the ICC's fourth division of the ICC in Malaysia.
Despite being the championship favorite, Kenya will be wary of Ugandans fighting to become the best in East Africa.
Last year, Uganda beat Kenya 5-0 in friendly matches and will hope for a repeat.
Odumbe who has remained confident since his appointment, has retained the team that has lost all his matches in Division Two of the ICC's ICC.
They finished at the bottom of the table and were relegated to division three. Shem Ngoche will be captain of the team after the resignation of former skipper Rakep Patel following the bad show in Namibia.
However, Rakep, who is one of the best drummers in the country, should excel with the bat, while Ngoche who has supplanted him in his past badignments will lead the bowlers. In the absence of goalkeeper Irfan Karim, Rushab Patel will be responsible for proving his worth.
Opener Alex Obanda will also be ready to give Kenya a perfect start with the bat. Odumbe will rely on young Dhiren Gondaria who has been impressive for the national team and should start with Obanda.
The focus will also be on Elijah Otieno who returned to the national team having been abandoned in previous badignments. Bowlers Emmanuel Bundi and Pushpak Kerai should also shine.
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