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The 17-year-old was crucial for the Stray Lions' third finish in the Nairobi Provincial Association Cricket Association League.
Stray Lions Cricket Club bowler Dedan Omondi has vowed to cement his place in the U-19 men's national team.
The bowler was named in the provisional squad by head coach Josphat Irungu ahead of the 2024 International Cricket Council U19 men’s World Cup Africa Division 1 qualifiers.
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CRICKET 38 juniors pitch camp ahead of ICC U19 men’s World Cup qualifiers
The 38-man squad will now move to the next stage of preparations from Tuesday, May 9 at Sikh Union Sports Club.
As the team continued training at Nairobi Gymkhana, Omondi told Pulse Sports he was excited to earn a call-up and promised to ensure he cements his place in the squad.
“I'm ready to fight for a place in the final squad. All I want is to impress the coaches and cement my place in the team. I will again try hard to prove my worth.” said Omondi.
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CRICKET Slum-dwelling cricketer Dedan Omondi appeals for funds to further education
The promising opening bowler currently lives in a shanty deep in Huruma Slums, where he does manual jobs.
Other notable names in the squad for the tournament that will be hosted in Tanzania include Brian Likavi, Vishil Patel and Arnav Patel.
Omondi was part of the Kenya team that put up a relentless bowling attack to post an 11-run victory over hosts Nigeria in the final of the-19 World Cup Division 2 African qualifiers in Abuja in October last year.
In that match, Kenya had won the toss and elected to bat and looked dead and buried after being run out by the hosts, while Nigeria came in to chase, only to score 79 runs in 20.4 overs.
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CRICKET Kenya captain Sharon Juma hangs her bat
The game between Kenya and Uganda at the Victoria Series 2023 has just been washed out because of a heavy downpour and persistent drizzle that made the conditions unplayable at the Lugogo Cricket Oval.
The result saw Kenya finish first, earning promotion to the Division 1 competition alongside Nigeria and third-placed Sierra Leone.
Kenya had booked a ticket to the final of the qualifiers after beating Sierra Leone by 81 runs in F semi-finals.
Coach Irungu is expected to further trim the number of players to 14 from the initial 32 who were named in the provisional squad.
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