ICC Trophy Tournament, a 40-run reversal at the hands of Young Kenya at the Aga Khan Sports Club yesterday.

Steve Tikilo struck his second century in as many days to pace Young Kenya.

Tikilo, who made 118 not out against Holland on Sunday, amassed 125 against Bermuda as he and Martin Owiti put on 141 for the second wicket.

Opening bat Owiti struck 56 while Morris Odumbe made 30 and captain Edward Tito 36 as runs were the order of the day at the well-groomed field.

Bermuda started smartly through Dexter Smith and Allen Richardson but lost four wickets and were never in a position to seriously challenge afterwards.

The match was made interesting in the end by tail-enders Anthony Edwards and Del Hollis, who featured in a ninth wicket partnership of 57, but Young Kenya finished deserved winners.

The Bermuda players were left wondering `what if' after Tikilo received a number of `lives' on his way to a century. Shortly after the first Kenya wicket fell, Tikilo was given the benefit of the doubt when nearly the whole Bermuda team appealed for caught behind.

But Tikilo, on five at the time, stood his ground and would later have two more reprieves. Del Hollis missed a sure run out before Tikilo had reached a half-century and when he was on 80 Jeff Richardson misjudged a catch on the mid-wicket boundary.

Tikilo would go on to make 125 with 12 fours in 156 minutes from 124 balls. He added 73 from 47 balls for the third wicket with Odumbe and then was finally out at 240 for four, caught by Noel Gibbons on the long-off boundary trying to take Terry Burgess deep.

Captain Tito provided the bulk of the hitting at the end of an unbroken partnership of 35 with Miq Assaria (six not out).

Bermuda bowled exceptionally well at the start with Edwards and Burgess going for only 23 in the first 11 overs with the former bowling Kennedy Otieno (three) in the sixth over.

But the Kenyans got untracked against Arnold Manders and Noel Gibbons and reached 60 by the first water break at the end of the 17th over. That pattern was maintained throughout the innings with 81 coming in the last 10 overs.

Edwards finished with two for 45 from 10 overs and Burgess one for 43. Hollis claimed one for 45 from six overs and Gibbons one for 54 from 10.

Bermuda went in search of the target with some ambition as Smith and Richardson put on 31 in seven overs before the latter was out lbw to a slower delivery from Tito for five.

Smith was in a very aggressive mood and hit four fours before taking on opening bowler Owiti once too often and edging an attempted drive to wicket-keeper Otiene for 24 with the total 38 in the 11th over.

Two balls later Jeff Richardson was out lbw to Owiti without scoring and the quick start was neutralised.

Young Kenya introduced spin into the attack after 15 overs and with his fourth ball, left-arm spinner Wafi Ahmed induced Gibbons into a drive and he was caught at second slip by Odumbe for two.

Bermuda were now 50 for four and facing an uphill battle for respectability.

Charlie Marshall top-scored with 65, his second score in excess of 50, as he and Manders added 51 for the fifth wicket.

But the promising stand ended prematurely when Manders was bowled around his legs for 17, one ball after sweeping Ahmed for four.

Clevie Wade, deputising as captain for the resting Albert Steede, played a solid role at number seven despite nursing a sore right thumb from training.

His innings was interrupted at seven when he left the field for treatment.

Returning upon the dismissal of Marshall, Wade went on to make 29 which included four fours.

Marshall's innings lasted 132 minutes and contained five fours and two sixes.

He was mis-stumped on nought and survived a later chance on 19 when a pull off Ahmed went through Shamiz Walji's hands for six at deep backward square leg.

The match appeared over as a contest after Wade's dismissal at 170 for eight but Edwards and Del Hollis delighted the crowd with a timely show of hitting.

Edwards, who started patiently, smashed two sixes and two fours in his knock of 34 while Hollis hit two sixes and three fours in his 36 not out as Bermuda's last 10 overs brought 76 runs.

Owiti was Young Kenya's top bowler with three for 30 from seven overs while Ahmed claimed two for 44 from 10 and Tikilo two for 22 from five.

Bermuda's next match is tomorrow against Young Kenya and then they play Ireland on Thursday before opening the ICC tournament against West Africa on Sunday.

Other practice matches yesterday saw Ireland beat Canada by eight runs after making 229 and the United Arab Emirates stump over whipping boys Uganda by 137 runs.

CHARLIE MARSHALL -- His 65 could not prevent Bermuda from losing their second practice match yesterday, this time against Young Kenya.