Kenya's national cricket team will play Bangladesh Saturday in their final warm-up ahead of the Twenty20 World Championship.
Pakistan is due to play Uganda later in the day in the other match of the four-nation tournament.
Kenya, Pakistan and Bangladesh are using the event as part of their preparation for Twenty20 World Championship slated for September 11-24 in South Africa.
The most anticipated match, between Bangladesh and Pakistan, is scheduled for Sept. 2.
Geoff Lawson, the former Australian fast bowler and current coach of Pakistan, sees the tournament as an opportunity to practice.
"We can prepare strategies, try and find the right balance, work out plans and play any number of practice games but that can only take you so far," Lawson said. "Until the first match starts, we won't really know what to expect."
Bangladesh has not played international cricket since late July, and captain Mohammad Ashraful hoped this tournament would offer much-needed exposure ahead of the bigger stage in South Africa.
"It is good for us to play in this tournament since we expect the Kenyan conditions to be the same as in South Africa," he said.
"We have not played many Twenty20 matches and this tournament will help gauge the playing abilities of the players."
Kenya and Scotland, who are Associate members of the ICC, have qualified to participate in the Twenty20 event.
Source: Xinhua
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