All-rounder Kevin O’Brien steered Ireland to another victory as they booked their place at next year’s World Twenty20 in England with a four-wicket win over Kenya.

Friday’s meeting of Kenya and Ireland is a crucial one for both teams, but Ireland will feel their entire ICC World Cricket League Division 1 campaign could hinge on the result.

Kenya overcame a nervous final hour to record their first win of the 2003 World Cup when they beat Canada in Cape Town tonight.

Two schoolboys have been charged with murdering 67 fellow pupils who died when a fire destroyed their dormitory in Kenya last month.