( CNN ) -- Canada secured only their second-ever win at the Cricket World Cup on Monday with a five wicket defeat of Kenya . The match in the Indian capital of Delhi was between two nations searching for their first victory of the tournament , and it was Pubudu Dassanayake 's Canada who came out on top after they reached a target of 199 with 27 balls to spare . The result leaves Kenya bottom of Group A , with Canada one place above them in seventh after picking up their first points of the tournament . Eldine Baptiste 's Kenya team batted for the full 50 overs for the first time at this World Cup , with all-rounder Thomas Odoyo their top scorer after he hit 51 runs off 62 balls . Canada responded superbly though , and a fourth-wicket stand of 132 runs between captain Ashish Bagai and Jimmy Hansra helped them towards their triumph . The North American nation 's only previous win at cricket 's premier 50-over competition was against Bangladesh in 2003 . Canada 's next match is against New Zealand , who are currently fourth in Group A with four points , on March 13 . Kenya will go up against reigning champions Australia on the same day at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru . Meanwhile , England were hit with an injury blow after it was announced that key batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss the rest of the tournament . The South-Africa born opener will return to England in order to have surgery on a hernia injury . `` Sad to leave India.. Love the people & the hospitality , '' Pietersen , 30 , said via social-networking website Twitter . The International Cricket Council have granted England permission to call up 24-year-old Eoin Morgan as a replacement . Morgan , who represented Ireland in the 2007 World Cup , was initially ruled out of the competition with a finger injury .
Canada win only their second-ever Cricket World Cup match after beating Kenya . The North Americans reached their target of 199 runs with 27 balls remaining . Canada 's only previous World Cup win was over Bangladesh in 2003 . - In the first Test at Lord's, England won by an innings and 10 wickets to take a 2-0 lead against Australia, who were chasing down England's total of 895 for 5.