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Kenya national cricket team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Kenya women's national cricket team.

Kenya Cricket Team
Timu ya kriketi ya Kenya
Nickname(s)Simbas[1]
AssociationCricket Kenya
Personnel
CaptainSachin Bhudia
CoachDodda Ganesh
ChairmanManoj Patel[2]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1981)
ICC regionAfrica
ICC Rankings Current[3] Best-ever
ODI --- 10th (1 May 1998)
T20I 33rd 12th (1 Mar 2007)
International cricket
First international1 December 1951 vs Tanzania at Nairobi
One Day Internationals
First ODIv  India at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack; 18 February 1996
Last ODIv  Scotland at Hagley Oval, Christchurch; 30 January 2014
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 154 42/107
(0 ties, 5 no results)
This year[5] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup appearances5 (first in 1996)
Best resultSemi-finals (2003)
World Cup Qualifier appearances7 (first in 1982)
Best resultRunners-up (1994, 1997)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Bangladesh at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi; 1 September 2007
Last T20Iv  Zimbabwe at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi; 24 October 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 110 61/46
(0 ties, 3 no results)
This year[7] 19 14/5
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances1 (first in 2007)
Best resultGroup stage (2007)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances7[a] (first in 2008)
Best result4th (2008, 2023)

List A and T20I kit

As of 24 October 2024

The Kenya men's national cricket team represents the Republic of Kenya in international cricket. Kenya is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has Twenty20 International (T20I) status after the ICC granted T20I status to all its members.[8]

They have been an associate member of the ICC since 1981. Since then they have played in five Cricket World Cups from 1996 to 2011 with their best result being a bronze medal finish as the semi-final appearance at the 2003 Cricket World Cup in Southern Africa. They have only qualified for one ICC World Twenty20 tournament, in 2007. The Kenyan national team is governed by Cricket Kenya.

Kenya gained One Day International (ODI) status in 1996 in preparation for the 1996 Cricket World Cup and would have it for eighteen years before losing it at the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier where they finished in the fifth place. Kenya recently qualified the subqualifiers round has advanced and set to play the qualifiers round for the upcoming 2026 t20 world cup.[9]

History

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East Africa team

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Full article: East Africa cricket team

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda combined to form the East Africa cricket team, which became an associate member of the ICC in 1966.[10] They continued playing amongst themselves, and were joined by Zambia in a quadrangular tournament played annually between 1966 and 1980.[11]

India toured East Africa in 1967[12] and played a three-day match against Kenya on 5 August, which was drawn.[13] Various tours of, and by, East Africa continued, including a tour of England in 1972[14] and a first-class match between East Africa and the MCC at Nairobi Gymkhana Club in 1974[15] before East Africa took part in the first Cricket World Cup.

The 1975 Cricket World Cup took place in England, and East Africa was one of two non-test teams invited to the tournament, the other being Sri Lanka.[16] Kenya provided half of the fourteen-man squad for the tournament.[11] After warm-up matches against Somerset, Wales, Glamorgan and various club sides, they played in the same first round group as England, India and New Zealand, losing to all three.[16] The World Cup was followed by a first-class match against Sri Lanka at the County Ground, Taunton.[17]

East Africa then took part in the 1979 ICC Trophy, the first ICC Trophy tournament, but did not progress beyond the first round, thus missing out on qualification for the 1979 World Cup.[18]

ICC membership

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Long considered the strongest part of the East Africa team,[11] Kenya broke away in 1981 and joined the ICC in their own right as an associate member,[19] shortly after a tour of Zimbabwe in 1980/81. They played two three-day matches against Zimbabwe on that tour, losing both.[20] Kenya played in the ICC Trophy in their own right in 1982,[21] 1986,[22] and 1990,[23] also playing their first first-class match against Pakistan B in September 1986.[24]

1996 World Cup

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The 1994 ICC Trophy was hosted in Nairobi and Kenya finished as runners-up to the UAE, thus qualifying for the 1996 World Cup.[25] Kenya then played at home against India A in August 1995,[26] and went on a tour to South Africa in September/October that year,[27] before playing in the World Cup, which was to bring Kenyan cricket to a much wider audience, and catapult them into the spotlight.

Kenya was in the same group as Australia, India, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Zimbabwe.[28] They played their very first ODI match against India.

18 February
Scorecard
Kenya 
199/6 (50 overs)
v
 India
203/3 (41.5 overs)
Steve Tikolo 65 (83)
Anil Kumble 3/28 (10 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 127* (138)
Steve Tikolo 1/26 (3 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Umpires: K. T. Francis and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • Kenya's first ever ODI match

In what at the time was described as the most startling upsets in the history of the World Cup, Kenya bowled out the West Indies for just 93 and won by 73 runs.[29]

29 February
Scorecard
Kenya 
166 (49.3 overs)
v
 West Indies
93 (35.2 overs)
Steve Tikolo 29 (50)
Courtney Walsh 3/46 (9 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 19 (48)
Maurice Odumbe 3/15 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 73 runs
Nehru Stadium, Pune
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and V.K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)

The Kenya national team arrived in India for its maiden World Cup, having players like Steve Tikolo, Maurice Odumbe and Thomas Odoyo. The team was expected to be crushed by the full member sides in its group and this proved to be correct in most of their matches. But the highlights of their campaign was beating former World Champions the West Indies in a low-scoring affair.

ODI status

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Following their World Cup performance, Kenya were given full ODI status by the ICC, and hosted a quadrangular tournament against Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka in September/October 1996.[30] The Netherlands toured in December, playing four one-day matches, with the Kenyans winning them all.[31] They played in the quarter finals of South Africa's Standard Bank Cup in March 1997, losing to Natal by 104 runs at Kingsmead.[32] Following this was the 1997 ICC Trophy, hosted in Malaysia.[33] Kenya reached the final, where they lost to Bangladesh by two wickets.[34] This was followed by a tri-series against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in October the same year in Nairobi.[35]

England A were the first opposition in 1998, touring Kenya in January. The three-day match ended in a draw, while England A won the only one-day match that wasn't abandoned due to the weather.[36] After this was another spot in the quarter final of the Standard Bank Cup, this time losing to Gauteng by 8 wickets.[37] Kenya visited India in May, playing a triangular ODI series against Bangladesh and India.[38] In the final match of the round-robin stage, Kenya pulled off an upset by beating India by 69 runs.[39]

28 May
(Scorecard)
Kenya 
265/5 (50 overs)
v
 India
196 (47.1 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 83 (91)
Anil Kumble 2/27 (8 overs)
Rahul Dravid 33 (53)
Maurice Odumbe 3/14 (4.1 overs)
Kenya won by 69 runs
Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
Umpires: Subrata Banerjee & Rajan Seth
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Kenya)

Kenya then competed in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Drawn in the same first round group as New Zealand, Pakistan and Scotland, Kenya only beat the Scots, and finished third in the points table for the group.[40]

Kenya warmed up for the 1999 World Cup with a triangular series in Bangladesh against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.[41] In the 1999 World Cup itself, they were placed in the same first round group as England, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Following warm-up games against Somerset, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan, they lost all five of their games in the tournament proper.[42] Following the World Cup, they played a quadrangular tournament at home against India, South Africa and Zimbabwe, again losing all their games.[43]

The 21st century started for Kenya with a visit to Zimbabwe to play in the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament against Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland and Zimbabwe A. Kenya won the tournament[44] and took this form onto a seven-match tour of India on which they lost just one game.[45] Pakistan A toured Kenya in July, playing a five match one-day series and a four-day first-class match. The four-day match was drawn, and Kenya won the one-day series 4–1.[46] The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was played in Nairobi in October, with Kenya falling to India at the first hurdle.[47]

The first opponents for Kenya in 2001 were Sri Lanka A, who toured Kenya in January, playing two first-class matches and four one-day matches. Both first-class matches were drawn, and Sri Lanka A won the first two one-day games, with the final two being abandoned.[48] The West Indies came in August for two first-class games and a three-match ODI series. The first first-class game was won by the West Indies, with the second being drawn, and the three ODIs all went the way of the visitors.[49] Kenya then played an ODI triangular tournament in South Africa in October, against India and the hosts,[50] and picked up a second ODI win over India.[51]

17 October
(Scorecard)
Kenya 
246/6 (50 overs)
v
 India
176 (46.4 overs)
Kennedy Otieno 64 (95)
Harbhajan Singh 2/38 (10 overs)
Harbhajan Singh 37 (32)
Joseph Angara 3/30 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 70 runs
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Brian Jerling & David Orchard
Player of the match: Kennedy Otieno (Kenya)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat

Zimbabwe A toured Kenya towards the end of the year, losing a first-class series 1–0 and a one-day series 3–2.[52] Kenya toured Sri Lanka in early 2002, playing three first-class and three one-day matches against Sri Lanka A. Sri Lanka A won all three of the first-class games, but Kenya won the one-day series 2–1.[53] The MCC toured Kenya shortly after this, playing one three-day match and six one-day matches against the national side. Five of the one-day matches went the way of the Kenyans before the sixth one-day match and the three-day match were abandoned.[54] Kenya then played in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge tournament in Windhoek, Namibia, playing against Canada, Namibia, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka A and Zimbabwe A.[55] Kenya won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka A by 3 wickets in the final.[56] In August/September, Kenya hosted an ODI triangular tournament against Australia and Pakistan, losing all four of their matches.[57] This was followed by a place in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, though Kenya lost to the West Indies and South Africa, failing to progress beyond the first round.[58]

Namibia toured Kenya in November, playing four one-day games. Kenya won the series 2–1, with one game being abandoned.[59] Kenya then toured Zimbabwe to round off the year, playing three one-day matches against Zimbabwe A, and a three-match ODI series against the full Zimbabwean side. Zimbabwe won the ODI series 2–0, with one match finishing in a no result, and Zimbabwe A won their series against Kenya 2–1.[60]

2003 World Cup and decline

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The 2003 Cricket World Cup was to be Kenya's finest moment in international cricket to date. The tournament was held in South Africa, with Kenya hosting their two matches against Sri Lanka and New Zealand.[61] The tournament started with a defeat to South Africa,[62] but Kenya bounced back with a four wicket win over Canada in Cape Town.[63] New Zealand forfeited their match against Kenya in Nairobi due to safety concerns,[64] but Sri Lanka did visit Nairobi and much to their dismay lost by 53 runs as Kenya pulled off another upset victory.[65]

24 February 2003
Scorecard
Kenya 
210/9 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
157 (45 overs)
KO Otieno 60 (88)
M Muralitharan 4/28 (10)
PA de Silva 41 (53)
CO Obuya 5/24 (10)
Kenya won by 53 runs
Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi, Kenya
Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
Player of the match: CO Obuya (Ken)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

The tournament continued, back in South Africa, with a win over Bangladesh[66] and a defeat to the West Indies.[67] Kenya had done enough to qualify for the Super Six stage, becoming the first non-test nation to progress beyond the first round of the World Cup. In the Super Six stage, they lost to India[68] and Australia,[69] but beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets,[70] qualifying for the semi-final, where they lost to India by 91 runs.[71]

Kenya's World Cup success was rewarded with a spot in a quadrangular tournament at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, but they lost all three of their games.[72]

Kenya's failure in the above tournament is perhaps indicative of how they failed to capitalise on their World Cup success, though it must be said that not all of that failure was on the field. Although Kenya were given plenty of matches against national A sides, and played in the Carib Beer Cup in the West Indies in 2004,[73] Kenya only played two ODIs in the three years after the Sharjah tournament, against India and Pakistan in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[74]

Off-field setbacks also occurred. Maurice Odumbe was banned for match-fixing in August 2004,[75] and a series of strikes by players[76] led to a weakened Kenyan side being eliminated from the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup at the semi-final stage by Scotland.[77] By the end of the dispute in 2005, Kenyan cricket had no sponsors and was in virtual international isolation.[76] At that stage the governing body had dissolved internally and Kenyan cricket opportunities were limited and international cricket for them had virtually ceased.

Rebuilding

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2005 to 2007

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A rebuilding process began in 2005. The player strikes ceased, and Kenya again reached the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup. They warmed up for the semi-finals in Windhoek with a tour of Zimbabwe, to play two first-class and one one-day match against Zimbabwe A. They won all three of those games,[78] and drew against Bermuda in the semi-final of the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup[79] but lost to Ireland in the final, despite scoring 404/4 in their first innings.[80]

In early 2006, the Kenya Cricket Association was disbanded and replaced by Cricket Kenya.[76] The rebuilding process was in full swing as Kenya began playing ODI cricket again. Their return to ODI cricket was a five match series against Zimbabwe, which was drawn 2–2 with one match abandoned.[78] This was followed by a four match ODI series against Bangladesh, with Kenya losing all four matches in that series.[81] Their 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup campaign got off to a poor start with a draw against the Netherlands[82] and a defeat to Canada,[83] but they bounced right back with two ODI wins over Canada at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.[84] Bangladesh toured Kenya in August, winning all three ODIs,[85] before an Intercontinental Cup draw against Bermuda[86] and three ODI wins over Bermuda.[87]

A triangular tournament in Mombasa against Canada and Scotland began Kenya's 2007 and Kenya won the tournament.[88] They then hosted Division One of the World Cricket League at three grounds in Nairobi, playing against Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland. Kenya also won this event, beating Scotland in the final.[89] This was followed by the 2007 World Cup, Kenya's fourth World Cup. Kenya beat Canada in the first round, but lost to England and New Zealand, thus missing out on the Super Eight stage.[90]

1 September 2007
14:00
Scorecard
Kenya 
138/7 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
139/5 (17.4 overs)
Tanmay Mishra 38 (41)
Abdur Razzak 2/22 (4 overs)
Nazimuddin 43 (37)
Peter Ongondo 2/21 (4 overs)
Bangladesh won by 5 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Subhash Modi (Ken)
Player of the match: Nazimuddin (Ban)

In October 2007, either side of Intercontinental Cup games, Kenya hosted Canada in two ODIs[91] and then Bermuda in three.[92] Kenya won all five matches, with strong bowling performances setting up relatively comfortable chases batting second.

2008 to 2011

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In August 2008, after a break of nine months without a One Day or Twenty20 International, Kenya toured Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands for various series. It proved a disappointing tour overall, with rain and poor Kenyan batting performances being the main themes.

Kenya initially participated in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the associate qualification tournament for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. One of the favourites at the start of the tournament, they finished second in Group B with a loss to the Netherlands and a win over Canada, but losses to Ireland and Scotland in the knock-out stages meant that they finished fourth and thus failed to qualify for the World Twenty20.

Kenya then participated in three ODI series across Europe, but these merely resulted in two wash-outs against Scotland, defeat in a rain-affected one-off match to the Netherlands, and losing a three-match series against Ireland 1–0 with two matches affected by rain.

In October 2008, Kenya hosted Ireland and Zimbabwe in an ODI series in Nairobi, but after a loss to Ireland and a win over Zimbabwe, their last three matches were all abandoned due to rain.[93] After this washed-out series, Kenya then travelled to South Africa for two ODIs, losing heavily in both.[94]

In late January and early February 2009, Kenya played five ODIs at home against Zimbabwe, but lost all of them.[95]

Since the World Cup, a team known as Kenya Select has taken part in Zimbabwe's Logan Cup competition, but did not win a game,[96] also losing to Zimbabwe A.[97]

In their opening match of World Cup 2011 campaign, Kenya faced a mammoth defeat from New Zealand by 10 wickets, they were bowled out for 69 runs and New Zealand won the match in just 8 overs without the loss of a wicket.[98]

In 2011, Kenya was whitewashed by the Netherlands national cricket team in a short 2 match ODI series played in Sportspark Westvielt, Voorburg. During this series, Kenya's weak batting was noted. They made only 208/8 in the first match and an even smaller 184/8 in the second match. Seren Waters and Collins Obuya (the national team captain) did, however, have notable performances – the former making 71 in the first match and the latter scoring 54 in the second match.

Reforms in 2011

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For years, the Kenyan players had been the Associate nations' most pampered professionals. The first time Cricket Kenya's notice was attracted was when during the 2011 ODI World Cup, there were reports of internal dissent between the team,[99] as the team had a disastrous World Cup, losing all six of their games.[100] Cricket Kenya announced that it would review the World Cup debacle after the tournament was over. This was the beginning of a series of reforms initiated by the board.[101]

Following the reviews, the board replaced the former Sahara Elite League with the East African tournaments. While the East Africa Premier League is a Twenty20 tournament, the East African Cup is a 50-over tournament. It is currently hoped that this tournaments will produce further new young talents for Kenya in the future.[102] Within months, the East African tournaments were regarded in high esteem and the intensity was up to the brink, as an ESPNcricinfo interview with Cricket Kenya CEO Tom Sears revealed.[103]

Another important reform brought in by the board was to dump the old guard. As described by Cricinfo journalist Martin Williamson, the old guard was not committed to performance and was more keen to selfish gains.[104] The new contracts had completely cut ties with the past, with Collins Obuya, the new captain, being the oldest player at 29. Experienced players like the former captain Jimmy Kamande, a veteran of five World Cups, Thomas Odoyo, and others were not even considered. As was expected, the left-out players were quick to retort as Kamande said that "the board was selecting players who would be their puppets", while Odoyo opined that "it was malicious and not done in good faith". According to them, it was fast-tracking the death of Kenyan cricket. They were also supported by the Kenyan media.[105]

Among the 20 cricketers offered contracts, 13 of them were offered central contracts. To complicate things further, five players turned down those contracts: Alex Obanda, Shem Ngoche, James Ngoche, Nehemiah Odhiambo, and Elijah Otieno. Sears said that they were pleased with the group of seven players who committed to Cricket Kenya, while equally disappointed with those who refused contracts.[106] Accordingly, they were left out of the squad to face the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.[107]

Cricket Kenya offered contracts to more deserving young, talented players, such as opening batsman Runish Gudhka from Nairobi, the Australian-born all-rounder Duncan Allan, wicketkeeper Irfan Karim, and impressive fast bowlers such as Emmanuel Ringera, Ibrahim Akello, and Dominic Wesonga, who had performed exceedingly well in the regional NPCA and East African leagues.[108]

However, the eight players who had refused the contracts offered by the board, with former skipper Morris Ouma, Alfred Luseno and Nelson Odhiambo being late inclusions, asked their views to be heard, and despite the board granting them another chance, they finally took a firm stance against them. While Obanda, Shem and James Ngoche, Odhiambo, and Otieno were made renewed offers, while Ouma, Luseno, and Nelson had a three-month agreement till March 2012 subject to performance. If they could do something good, they could retain their spot in the team. Sears said of this debacle,"It's a shame that yet again some of these players have turned down their contracts but that is their choice. We met with these players as we promised we would, we listened to their views and made them offers that reflected what they wanted – an agreement that would run until the end of the contract year in May 2012 if they met certain performance criteria which all players have to meet. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect was that they refused to represent their teams in the East African Competitions last weekend pulling out at the very last minute. Again sadly it calls into question the professionalism of these players, how committed they are to putting in the effort, their application in fulfilling their potential and the advice they have been getting from their advisors."[109]

Another reform was to appoint the former Otago coach Mike Hesson as the national coach.[110] Immediately afterwards, Hesson announced that he was here to resolve and put to end the dispute between the players and the board. He said that in an interview to the newspaper Otago Daily Times.[111]

The East Africa finals were rescheduled from October to December 2011 due to heavy showers in Nairobi at that time.[112] However, once again, heavy showers in December led the finals again being postponed to January 2012.[113]

Loss of ODI status: 2014–present

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Kenya lost their ODI status after 18 years when they finished outside the top 4 in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier also failing to qualify for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[114]

Further failures in the World Cricket League meant that Kenya couldn't regain their ODI status while being subsequently relegated to the new Challenge League.[115]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 cricket matches played between Kenya and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches.[8]

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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The Kenyan cricket team reached the final stage of the Africa Qualifier for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup but narrowly missed out on qualification. In an effort to strengthen their performance and strategy, Cricket Kenya appointed former Indian cricketer Dodda Ganesh as the new head coach, bringing in his extensive experience to guide the team in future competitions.

From October 19th to 24th, 2024, Cricket Kenya proudly hosted the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier B in Nairobi. The tournament featured five African teams—Mozambique, Rwanda, Gambia, Zimbabwe, and Seychelles—who joined Kenya in this crucial pathway event. This qualifier served as a stepping stone for teams vying for a spot in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, set to take place in India and Sri Lanka.[116]

Kenya showcased a strong performance throughout the Sub-Regional Qualifier B, securing victories that allowed them to advance alongside Zimbabwe to the next stage. Both teams earned places in the Regional Qualifier, bringing them closer to their goal of competing on the global stage in 2026.

International grounds

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Kenya

Tournament history

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World Cup

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World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 1975 See East Africa cricket team
England 1979
England 1983 Did not qualify
India Pakistan 1987
Australia New Zealand 1992
Pakistan India Sri Lanka 1996 Group Stage 10/12 5 1 4 0 0
England 1999 11/12 5 0 5 0 0
South Africa 2003 Semi-Finals 3/14 10 5 5 0 0
Cricket West Indies 2007 Group Stage 12/16 3 1 2 0 0
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh 2011 14/14 6 0 6 0 0
Australia New Zealand 2015 Did not qualify
England Wales 2019
India 2023
Total 5/12 29 7 22 0 0

ICC Champions Trophy

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ICC Champions Trophy record
Year Round Position Played Won Lost Tie N/R
Bangladesh 1998 Not eligible
Kenya 2000 Playoff stage 11th 1 0 1 0 0
Sri Lanka 2002 Group stage 10th 2 0 2 0 0
England 2004 2 0 2 0 0
India 2006 Did not qualify
South Africa 2009 Not eligible
England Wales 2013
England Wales 2017
Pakistan 2025
Total 3/8 5 0 5 0 0

ICC World Twenty20

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World Twenty20 record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Africa 2007 Group Stage 12/12 2 0 2 0 0
England 2009 Did not qualify
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014
India 2016
United Arab EmiratesOman 2021
Australia 2022
United StatesCricket West Indies 2024
IndiaSri Lanka 2026 TBD
AustraliaNew Zealand 2028
EnglandScotland Republic of Ireland 2030
Total 1/12 2 0 2 0 0

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

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  • 2008 : 4th place
  • 2010 : 5th place
  • 2012 : 9th place
  • 2013 : 11th place
  • 2015 : 9th place
  • 2019 : 11th place
  • 2022 : Did not qualify
  • 2023 (Africa Regional Final) : 4th place

ICC Intercontinental Cup

[edit]

ICC 6 Nations Challenge

[edit]

World Cricket League

[edit]

ICC Trophy / World Cup Qualifier

[edit]

Commonwealth Games

[edit]
Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Malaysia 2022 Group stages 11/16 3 1 2 0 0
Total 1/1 – 3 1 2 0 0

ACA Africa T20 Cup

[edit]
ACA Cup T20 record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Africa 2022 Semi-finals – 4 2 2 0 0
South Africa 2023 Runners-up 2/8 5 4 1 0 0
Total 2/2 – 9 6 3 0 0

Current squad

[edit]

This lists all active players who have played for Kenya in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest squad. Updated as of 17 July 2024.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Rushab Patel 31 Left-handed Right-arm off break
Sachin Bhudia 31 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Neil Mugabe 29 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Jasraj Kundi 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Pushkar Sharma 24 Left-handed Left-arm medium
All-rounders
Nelson Odhiambo 35 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Rakep Patel 35 Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Wicketkeeper
Sukhdeep Singh 23 Right-handed -
Spin Bowlers
Shem Ngoche 35 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Vraj Patel 22 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Vishil Patel 19 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
Lucas Oluoch 33 Right-handed Left-arm medium Vice-captain
Gerard Mwendwa 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Emmanuel Bundi 31 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Peter Kipkoech 31 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Francis Mutua 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium

Coaching history

[edit]

Records

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International Match Summary – Kenya[123][124]

Last updated 24 October 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
One Day Internationals 154 42 107 0 5 18 February 1996
Twenty20 Internationals 110 61 46 0 3 1 September 2007

One Day Internationals

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ODI record versus other nations[123]

Records complete to ODI #3529. Last updated 3 October 2014.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Test nations
 Afghanistan 6 2 4 0 0 5 July 2010 7 October 2010
 Australia 5 0 5 0 0 23 February 1996
 Bangladesh 14 6 8 0 0 10 October 1997 10 October 1997
 England 2 0 2 0 0 18 May 1999
 India 13 2 11 0 0 18 February 1996 28 May 1998
 Ireland 10 2 7 0 1 2 February 2007 2 February 2007
 New Zealand 2 0 2 0 0 21 February 2003
 Pakistan 6 0 6 0 0 2 October 1996
 South Africa 10 0 10 0 0 3 October 1996
 Sri Lanka 6 1 5 0 0 6 March 1996 24 February 2003
 West Indies 6 1 5 0 0 29 February 1996 29 February 1996
 Zimbabwe 32 5 25 0 2 26 February 1996 12 March 2003
vs Associate Members
 Bermuda 8 8 0 0 0 11 November 2006 11 November 2006
 Canada 15 9 5 0 1 15 February 2003 15 February 2003
 Netherlands 10 3 7 0 0 31 January 2007 31 January 2007
 Scotland 9 3 5 0 1 17 January 2007 17 January 2007

Twenty20 Internationals

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T20I record versus other nations[137]

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Test nations
 Afghanistan 3 1 2 0 0 30 September 2013 11 October 2013
 Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 1 September 2007
 Ireland 5 0 5 0 0 4 August 2008
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 12 September 2007
 Pakistan 1 0 1 0 0 4 September 2007
 Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 14 September 2007
 Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 0 30 November 2023
vs Associate Members
 Bermuda 1 1 0 0 0 21 October 2019 21 October 2019
 Botswana 5 4 1 0 0 24 November 2022 24 November 2022
 Cameroon 2 2 0 0 0 19 September 2022 19 September 2022
 Canada 5 4 1 0 0 3 August 2008 3 August 2008
 Gambia 1 1 0 0 0 22 October 2024 22 October 2024
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 0 21 May 2019 21 May 2019
 Lesotho 1 1 0 0 0 21 November 2022 21 November 2022
 Malawi 5 4 0 0 1 16 September 2022 16 September 2022
 Mali 2 2 0 0 0 20 November 2022 20 November 2022
 Mozambique 1 1 0 0 0 19 October 2024 19 October 2024
 Namibia 2 0 2 0 0 25 October 2019
   Nepal 5 2 3 0 0 25 August 2022 26 August 2022
 Netherlands 6 2 4 0 0 2 August 2008 19 April 2013
 Nigeria 12 9 3 0 0 20 May 2019 20 May 2019
 Papua New Guinea 1 0 1 0 0 27 October 2019
 Rwanda 9 9 0 0 0 20 November 2022 20 November 2022
 Saint Helena 1 0 0 0 1 17 November 2022
 Scotland 8 3 5 0 0 4 August 2008 1 February 2010
 Seychelles 3 3 0 0 0 25 November 2022 25 November 2022
 Sierra Leone 2 2 0 0 0 7 December 2023 7 December 2023
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 0 23 October 2019 23 October 2019
 Tanzania 4 2 2 0 0 17 November 2021 18 November 2021
 Uganda 16 4 11 0 1 22 May 2019 22 May 2019

Records complete to T20I #2934. Last updated 24 October 2024.

Notes

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^† Excluding appearances in the 1975 Cricket World Cup and the 1979 ICC Trophy as part of East Africa.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Africa region from the 2023 edition.

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