Kenya women's national cricket team

The Kenya national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international women's cricket. Their first matches were in January 2006 when they played a triangular series against Kenya A and Uganda.

For the men's team, see Kenya national cricket team.
Kenya
Flag of Kenya
AssociationCricket Kenya
Personnel
CaptainQueentor Abel
CoachLameck Ngoche
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1981)
ICC regionAfrica
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WT20I 22nd 16th (11 Oct 2018)
Women's international cricket
First internationalv  Uganda; January 2006
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  Zimbabwe at Lugogo Stadium, Kampala; 6 April 2019
Last WT20Iv  Tanzania at Lugogo Stadium, Kampala; 20 April 2023
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 39 20/19
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[3] 3 0/3
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 20 April 2023

History

Kenya played in the African regional qualifiers for the 2009 World Cup in December 2006 against Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. They performed poorly in the tournament, finishing in last place.

In December 2009, they won the Africa Women Championships under the captainship of Emily Ruto.

In 2008, Sarah Bhakita scored an unbeaten 186 against Rwanda to emerge the second woman in the world to achieve the feat in an international match. The team also participated in the World Cup Qualifiers held in Nairobi in December 2010, missing an opportunity to represent the continent by negligible scores, having tied with Zimbabwe at second place. South Africa who won all their matches and Zimbabwe achieved that feat instead.[4]

In December 2011, the women' team represented the country in Kampala, Uganda at the annual Africa Cricket Championships finishing fourth after the winners Uganda, Tanzania and Namibia. the other participating countries were Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

In April 2016, the team played in 2016 ICC Africa Women's World Twenty20 to qualify for 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies.[5][6]

In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Kenya women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[7] Kenya made its Twenty20 International debut on 6 April 2019 against Zimbabwe during the 2019 Victoria Tri-Series in Kampala, Uganda.[8]

Current squad

This lists all the players who played for Kenya in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad. Updated on 21 December 2022.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Venasa Ooko24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Veronica Abuga21Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Esther Wachira24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Queentor Abel25Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
Mary Mwangi28Right-handedRight-arm medium
Daisy Njoroge26Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sarah Wetoto34Right-handedRight-arm off break
Monicah Ndhambi26Right-handedRight-arm medium
Josephine Abwom20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keeper
Sharon Juma32Right-handedVice-captain
Spin Bowler
Melvin Khagisota17Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Lavendah Idambo17Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mercyline Ochieng34Right-handedRight-arm medium
Flavia Odhiambo21Right-handedRight-arm medium
Kelvia Ogola20Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Kenya Women[9]

Last updated 20 April 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals392019006 April 2019

Twenty20 International

WT20I record versus other nations[9]

Records complete to WT20I #1405. Last updated 20 April 2023.

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh 1010019 January 2021
 Sri Lanka 1010020 January 2021
 Zimbabwe 101006 April 2019
ICC Associate members
 Botswana 761002 December 20192 December 2019
 Brazil 1100015 June 202215 June 2022
 Germany 1100016 June 202216 June 2022
 Malaysia 1010023 January 2022
 Namibia 312005 May 201912 June 2021
 Nigeria 220008 June 20218 June 2021
 Qatar 2200015 December 202215 December 2022
 Rwanda 4310010 June 202110 June 2021
 Scotland 1010022 January 2022
 Sierra Leone 110006 May 20196 May 2019
 Tanzania 5230012 June 202213 December 2022
 Uganda 716006 April 201910 June 2022
 United Arab Emirates 1010018 April 2023

See also

References
  1. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "WT20I matches - 2023 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "African leg of World Cup Qualifiers". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. "Zim steps up preps for ICC Africa Women's World T20 | The Chronicle". www.chronicle.co.zw. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. Administrator. "Zimbabwe step up preps for ICC Africa Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier | Twenty-20". www.thesportscampus.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. "Zimbabwe Women beat Kenya Women by 6 runs - Kenya Women vs Zimbabwe Women, Victoria Tri Series, 1st Match Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
  9. "Records / Kenya Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  10. "Records / Kenya Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  11. "Records / Kenya Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  12. "Records / Kenya Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  13. "Records / Kenya Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  14. "Records / Kenya Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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