We've proved our critics wrong again - Odumbe

Kenya's Maurice Odumbe felt his side had proved another point after crushing Zimbabwe to reach a World Cup semi-final with India.

The two sides will meet in a day-nighter at Durban tomorrow week.

"After getting Zimbabwe out for 133 it was not going to be easy, but we had to go out there and be positive," Odumbe said. "Small scores are very tricky normally so we decided if there was a ball to be hit we were going to hit it.

"I'm happy with the way we played. There are a lot of critics out there saying we are not supposed to be in the Super Six but today maybe we have proved them wrong with our performance.

"It's not every day we get to the semi-finals of the World Cup, especially considering the teams that have already dropped out. It's a great feeling and I'm sure everyone back home will be very happy."

Captain Steve Tikolo added: "The boys have been playing good cricket. Our target was the Super Six but once we got there we wanted to get into the semi-finals. I'm happy the boys are playing well. I'm not getting runs with the bat but I'm chipping in with the ball."

Zimbabwe are effectively out of the tournament whatever their result against Sri Lanka on Saturday, and their captain Heath Streak admitted they had been the lesser team on the day.

"We're very disappointed, but credit must go to Kenya," he said. "Unfortunately our batters got out to some soft dismissals but it was because of the pressure they created.

"It was a slowish wicket so the ball wasn't coming on. The guys got a bit stuck in the middle and we didn't put enough of a decent total to put any pressure on them. I think they played the better cricket on the day."