Holders Australia claimed their place in the last eight of the cricket World Cup this morning but they were made to work surprisingly hard by Kenya who restored pride with a defiant performance despite losing by 60 runs.
Michael Clarke (93) and the returning Mike Hussey (54) bailed their team out of trouble to help set a daunting 324-6 but Kenya defied their much-vaunted Australian fast bowling unit to score a respectable 264-6 in the Group A clash in Bangalore.
After four straight losses, Kenya had clearly decided not to go down without a fight and Tanmay Mishra (72) along with Collins Obuya (98 not out) resisted with a stubborn stand of 115 for the fourth wicket.
Australia face Canada on Wednesday before taking on Pakistan in their final group game before the quarter-finals.
