Kenya at the Cricket World Cup

The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. Kenya was part of the East Africa cricket team which became an associate member of the ICC in 1966,[1] and competed in the first World Cup.[2] Kenya first competed as an independent nation at the 1996 Cricket World Cup, after which they were given full ODI status, which they held until 2014, when they finished fifth in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[3][4] Kenya's best performance at the Cricket World Cup was in 2003, where they reached the semi-finals.

Cricket World Cup Record

Cricket World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR Pld W L T NR
England 1975[2] Part of East Africa team No qualifiers held
England 1979[5] Participated as part of East African team
England 1983[6]
IndiaPakistan 1987[7]
AustraliaNew Zealand 1992[8] Did not qualify 7 2 5 0 0
IndiaPakistanSri Lanka 1996[9] Group Stage 10/12 5 1 4 0 0 9 8 1 0 0
EnglandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNetherlands 1999[10] Group Stage 11/12 5 0 5 0 0 10 8 1 0 1
South AfricaZimbabweKenya 2003[11] Semi-final 4/14 10 5[a] 5 0 0 Did not participate (qualified automatically)
Cricket West Indies 2007[12] Group Stage 11/16 3 1 2 0 0
IndiaBangladeshSri Lanka 2011[13] Group Stage 14/14 6 0 6 0 0 10 6 4 0 0
AustraliaNew Zealand 2015[14] Did not qualify 23 8 15 0 0
England 2019 26 9 17 0 0
India 2023 15 7 7 0 1
Total 0 titles 5/13 29 7 22 0 0 100 48 50 0 2

World Cup Record (By Team)

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total: 7 Wins – 0 Ties – 22 Losses – 29 games played
Against Total Wins Draws Losses
Australia Australia 3 0 0 3
Bangladesh Bangladesh 1 1 0 0
Canada Canada 3 2 0 1
England England 2 0 0 2
India India 4 0 0 4
New Zealand New Zealand 3 1 0 2
Pakistan Pakistan 1 0 0 1
South Africa South Africa 2 0 0 2
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 4 1 0 3
Cricket West Indies West Indies 2 1 0 1
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 4 1 0 3
Source:[15] Last Updated: 18 March 2015

Tournament results

1996 World Cup

Main article: 1996 Cricket World Cup

1996 was Kenya's debut at the Cricket World Cup, and they were drawn against co-hosts Sri Lanka, and also Australia, India, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Kenya beat the West Indies, but lost their other 4 games, and were eliminated after the group stages.

Squad
Results
Group stage (Group A) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 India
L by 7 wickets 		 Australia
L by 97 runs 		 Zimbabwe
L by 5 wickets 		 West Indies
W by 73 runs 		 Sri Lanka
L by 144 runs 		6 Did not advance Group stage
Scorecards

1999 World Cup

Main article: 1999 Cricket World Cup

In the 1999 World Cup itself, they were placed in the same first round group as hosts England, and India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. They lost all five of their games in the tournament.

Squad
Results
Pool stage (Pool A) Super Sixes Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Zimbabwe
L by 5 wickets 		 England
L by 9 wickets 		 India
L by 94 runs 		 South Africa
L by 7 wickets 		 Sri Lanka
L by 45 runs 		6 Did not advance Pool stage
Scorecards

2003 World Cup

Main article: 2003 Cricket World Cup

The 2003 Cricket World Cup was to be Kenya's finest moment in international cricket to date. The tournament was to be held in South Africa, with Kenya hosting their two matches against Sri Lanka and New Zealand.[17]

The tournament started with a defeat to South Africa,[18] but Kenya bounced back with a four wicket win over Canada in Cape Town.[19] New Zealand forfeited their match against Kenya in Nairobi due to safety concerns,[20] but Sri Lanka did visit Nairobi and lost by 53 runs.[21] The tournament continued, back in South Africa, with a win over Bangladesh[22] and a defeat to the West Indies.[23] 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[24] and Australia,[25] but beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets,[26] qualifying for the semi-final.

The fairytale ended for the Kenyan team, the only non-Test-playing nation to ever make a World Cup semi-final. Sachin Tendulkar (83 from 101 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) and Sourav Ganguly (111 from 114 balls, 5 fours, 5 sixes), batted the Kenyans out of the game as India careered to a total of 270 (4 wickets, 50 overs). Under the Durban lights, the potent Indian seam attack of Zaheer Khan (3/14 in 9.2 overs), the experienced Javagal Srinath (1/11 in 7 overs) and Ashish Nehra (2/11 in 5 overs) careered through the Kenyan top order. Kenya were bowled out for 179 (all out, 46.2 overs), with only Steve Tikolo (56 from 83 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes) putting up any significant resistance.

Squad
Results
Pool stage (Pool B) Super Sixes Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 South Africa
L by 10 wickets 		 Canada
W by 4 wickets 		 New Zealand
W by walkover 		 Sri Lanka
W by 53 runs 		 Bangladesh
W by 32 runs 		 West Indies
L by 142 runs 		2  India
L by 6 wickets 		 Zimbabwe
W by 7 wickets 		 Australia
L by 5 wickets 		3  India
L by 91 runs 		Did not advance Semi-finals
Scorecards

2007 World Cup

Main article: 2007 Cricket World Cup

Kenya 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.[27] 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.[28]

Squad
Results
Group stage (Group C) Super 8 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Canada
W by 7 wickets 		 New Zealand
L by 148 runs 		 England
L by 7 wickets 		3 Did not advance Group stage
Scorecards

2011 World Cup

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup

Kenya qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, but failed to win a single match, being eliminated in the group stages.

Squad
Results
Group stage (Group A) Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 New Zealand
L by 10 wickets 		 Pakistan
L by 205 runs 		 Sri Lanka
L by 9 wickets 		 Canada
L by 5 wickets 		 Australia
L by 60 runs 		 Zimbabwe
L by 161 runs 		7 Did not advance Group stage
Scorecards

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals
Score Opponent Venue Season
264/4 (50 overs)  Australia Bengaluru 2011
2547 (50 overs)  Sri Lanka Asgiriya, Kandy 1996
235/7 (50 overs)  India Bristol 1999
230/6 (50 overs)  Sri Lanka County Ground, Southampton 1999
229/7 (50 overs)  Zimbabwe Taunton 1999
Last updated: 20 March 2011[29]
Lowest completed innings
Score Opponent Venue Season
69 (23.5 overs)  New Zealand Chennai 2011
104 (35.5 overs)  West Indies Kimberley 2003
112 (33.1 overs)  Pakistan Hambantota 2011
134 (49.4 overs)  Zimbabwe Patna 1996
140 (38 overs)  South Africa Potchefstroom 2003
(unfinished innings excluded from this list) Last updated: 20 March 2011[30]

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the Cricket World Cup. Steve Tikolo have played the most matches, having appeared in 28 World Cup games and he also captained the team in 13 matches — the highest by a Kenyan captain.

Matches Player Period
28 Steve Tikolo 1996-2011
25 Thomas Odoyo 1996-2011
20 Kennedy Otieno 1996-2003
Martin Suji 1996-2003
19 Maurice Odumbe 1996-2003
Last updated: 20 March 2011[31]

Batting records

Most runs
Runs Player Mat Inn Avg 100s 50s Period
768 Steve Tikolo 28 27 29.53 N/a 8 1996–2011
500 Ravindu Shah 17 17 29.41 N/a 4 1999–2007
463 Thomas Odoyo 25 23 24.36 N/a 1 1996–2011
452 Maurice Odumbe 19 18 30.13 N/a 3 1996–2003
427 Kennedy Otieno 20 19 22.47 N/a 4 1996–2003
Last updated: 20 March 2011[32]
Highest individual innings
Score Player Opponent Venue Season
98* Collins Obuya  Australia Bengaluru 2011
96 Steve Tikolo  Sri Lanka Asgiriya, Kandy 1996
85 Kennedy Otieno  Australia Visakhapatnam 1996
82 Maurice Odumbe  Sri Lanka County Ground, Southampton 1999
79 Kennedy Otieno  India Cape Town 2003
Last updated: 20 March 2011[33]
Highest partnerships
Runs Players Opposition Venue Season
161 (6th wicket) Alpesh Vadher (70) & Maurice Odumbe (75) v  Sri Lanka County Ground, Southampton 1999
137 (4th wicket) Steve Tikolo & Hitesh Modi v  Sri Lanka Asgiriya, Kandy 1996
118 (3rd wicket) Steve Tikolo (51) & Kennedy Otieno (40) v  India Bristol 1999
115 (4th wicket) Collins Obuya (37) & Tanmay Mishra (72) v  Australia Bengaluru 2011
102 (3rd wicket) Kennedy Otieno & Maurice Odumbe v  Australia Visakhapatnam 1996
Last updated: 20 March 2011[34]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets
Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ. 4W 5W Period
23 Thomas Odoyo 25 35.52 4.83 1 0 1996–2011
18 Maurice Odumbe 19 31.50 4.85 1 0 1996–2003
15 Steve Tikolo 28 34.13 5.36 0 0 1996–2011
14 Collins Obuya 18 33.00 4.99 0 1 2003–2011
Martin Suji 20 49.71 4.50 0 0 1996–2003
10 Rajab Ali 6 19.00 4.59 0 0 1996–1996
Last updated: 20 March 2011[35]
Best bowling figures
Bowling Figures Overs Player Opponent Venue Season
5/24 10.0 Collins Obuya v  Sri Lanka Nairobi 2003
4/28 10.0 Thomas Odoyo v  Canada Cape Town 2003
4/38 10.0 Maurice Odumbe v  Bangladesh Johannesburg 2003
3/7 8.2 Aasif Karim v  Australia Durban 2003
3/14 5.2 Steve Tikolo v  Bangladesh Johannesburg 2003
Last updated: 20 March 2011[36]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Walkover against New Zealand

References

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