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JOHANNESBURG, March 1 (Reuters) - Tournament minnows Kenya, inspired by former captain Maurice Odumbe, become the first team from World Cup Group B to reach the Super Six stage when they beat Bangladesh by 32 runs on Saturday.

Odumbe, who top-scored with an unbeaten 52 in Kenya's 217 for seven, took four for 38 in 10 overs as Bangladesh slumped to 185 all out.

Kenya, who follow defending champions Australia from Group A into the next phase, have now beaten Bangladesh in six of their seven one-day meetings.

The Asian team, whose last victory in a one-day international came against Pakistan at the 1999 World Cup, have now gone 32 consecutive matches without a win.

Chasing 218 to win, Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals, with only Tushar Imran, hitting a composed 48, and Akram Khan, smashing a 58-ball, offering genuine resistance.

Odumbe, bowling his 10 overs on the trot, removed Alok Kapali (18), Imran, Sanwar Hossain (16) and captain Khaled Mahmud (three) as Kenya recorded their fourth victory of the tournament.

Earlier, Odumbe blasted an unbeaten 52 off 46 balls to help his side recover to 217 for seven, after they had slipped to 164 for six after off spinner Hossain removed Kenya skipper Steve Tikolo (27), Hitesh Modi (12) and Thomas Odoyo (19).

    Kenya
 K.Otieno c Mashud b Islam               0
 R.Shah c A.Khan b M.Rafique            37
 B.Patel c Islam b Mahmud               32
 S.Tikolo b Hossain                     27
 H.Modi c & b Hossain                   12
 M.Odumbe not out                       36
 T.Odoyo lbw b Hossain                  19
 C.Obuya b Baisya                       22
 P.Ongondo not out                       0
 Extras (b-1 lb-2 w-11)                 14
 
Total (for seven wickets, 50 overs)   217
 
Fall of wickets: 1-1 2-68 3-80 4-116 5-124 6-164 7-197

Did not bat: T.Suji, M.Suji.

Bowling: Islam 7-0-30-1, 
	 Baisya 8-1-22-1, 
	 Mahmud 10-1-39-1,
	 Rafique 7-0-35-1, 
	 Hossain 10-0-49-3, 
	 Kapali 2-0-9-0, 
	 Ashraful 6-0-30-0  
 

Bangladesh

 Al-Sahariar c Otieno b M.Suji          14
 Mohammad Ashraful lbw b M.Suji          1
 Tushar Imran c sub b Odumbe            48
 Khaled Mashud c Shah b Obuya           14
 Alok Kapali c Otieno b Odumbe          18
 Akram Khan c sub b Tikolo              44
 Sanwar Hossain c M.Suji b Odumbe       16
 Khaled Mahmud st Otieno b Odumbe        3
 Mohammad Rafique c Modi b Tikolo        5
 Tapash Baisya not out                   2
 Manjural Islam st Otieno b Tikolo       2
 Extras (b-2, lb-3, w-10, nb-3)         18
 Total (all out, 47.2 overs)           185
 
Fall of wickets: 1-16 2-17 3-53 4-99 5-111 
		6-151 7-158 8-180 9-180

Bowling: M.Suji 8-1-27-2 (w-1), 
	 Odoyo 4-0-9-0 (w-4), 
	 Ongondo 7-0-29-0 (nb-1, w-1), 
	 Obuya 9-0-40-1 (nb-1), 
	 A.Suji 4-0-23-0 (nb-1, w-1), 
	 Odumbe 10-0-38-4 (w-1), 
	 Tikolo 5.2-0-14-3 (w-2)

Result: Kenya won by 32 runs.

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