RANK outsiders Kenya caused the biggest upset in World Cup cricket history when they beat twice former champions West Indies by 73 runs in Pune, India yesterday. It was an astonishing performance by the Kenyans who shot West Indies out for a miserly 93 in 35.2 overs in their group B game.

Captain Maurice Odumbe was Kenya's hero, taking three wickets with his off spinners and also producing a slick piece of fielding to run out Curtly Ambrose late in the innings.

A West Indies win looked a formality after they won the toss, put Kenya in, and bowled them out for 166, with extras of 35 being the highest individual figure on the scorecard.

But then West Indies openers Sherwin Campbell and captain Richie Richardson were bowled by pacemen Martin Suji and Rajab Ali with only 22 on the board.

World record breaker Brian Lara fared no better, edging a catch to wicketkeeper Tariq Iqbal off Ali for eight and even then there was a sense of unease creeping into the West Indies batting.

It showed when Keith Arthurton was run out one run later, leaving West Indies on 35 for four. That unease became near visible panic when Kenya turned to spin and the ball turned sharply. Odumbe accounted for Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jimmy Adams and Roger Harper and at 78 for seven West Indies were facing humiliation.

The historic win was sealed when Ali returned to clean bowl last man Cameron Cuffy and West Indies were all out for 93 and a place in the record books they will not relish.

South Africa stormed to a five wicket win over the defending champions Pakistan in the day's other game at Karachi.