Kenya at the Cricket World Cup

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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.

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Cricket World Cup Record

YearRoundGamesWonTiedLost
Flag of England.svg 1975 [2] Part Of East Africa team
Flag of England.svg 1979 [5]
Flag of England.svg 1983 [6]
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg 1987 [7]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 1992 [8] Did not Qualify
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1996 [9] Group Stage5104
Flag of England.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1999 [10] Group Stage5005
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Kenya.svg 2003 [11] Semi-Final105 [lower-alpha 1] 05
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2007 [12] Group Stage3102
Flag of India.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2011 [13] Group Stage6006
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 [14] Did not Qualify
Flag of England.svg 2019
TotalSemi-final297022

White: Group/Round-Robin Stage

Green: Quarter-Finals/Super Six/Super 8

Light Blue: Semifinals

Silver: Runner-up

Gold: Champions

World Cup Record (By Team)

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total: 7 Wins – 0 Ties – 22 Losses – 29 games played
AgainstTotalWinsDrawsLosses
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3003
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 1100
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3201
Flag of England.svg England 2002
Flag of India.svg India 4004
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3102
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1001
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2002
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 4103
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies 2101
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 4103
Source: [15] Last Updated: 18 March 2015

1996 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.

18 February
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
199/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  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)

23 February
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
304/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
207/7 (50 overs)
Mark Waugh 130 (128)
Rajab Ali 3/45 (10 overs)
Kennedy Otieno 85 (137)
Paul Reiffel 2/18 (7 overs)
Australia won by 97 runs
Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Umpires: Cyril Mitchley and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)

26 February
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
134 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
137/5 (42.2 overs)
Dipak Chudasama 34 (66)
Paul Strang 5/21 (9.4 overs)
Grant Flower 45 (112)
Rajab Ali 3/22 (8 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Cyril Mitchley
Player of the match: Paul Strang (Zim)
  • This game was scheduled to be played on 25 February. That game started but was abandoned after 15.5 overs in the Zimbabwe innings.

29 February
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
166 (49.3 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  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)

6 March
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
398/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
254/7 (50 overs)
Aravinda De Silva 145 (115)
Tito Odumbe 2/34 (5 overs)
Steve Tikolo 96 (95)
Arjuna Ranatunga 2/31 (5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 144 runs
Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Umpires: Steve Dunne and V.K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Aravinda De Silva (SL)
  • Sri Lanka's total of 398/5 surpassed England's 363/7 against Pakistan in 1992 as the highest score in all ODIs. The record stood until 12 March 2006, when both Australia and South Africa broke it in the same match. It remained a World Cup record until the 2007 tournament, when India scored 413/5 against Bermuda. [16]

1999 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.

15 May 1999
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
229/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
231/5 (41 overs)
Alpesh Vadher 54 (90)
Neil Johnson 4/42 (10 overs)
Neil Johnson 59 (70)
Maurice Odumbe 2/39 (7 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Javed Akhtar (Pak)
Player of the match: Neil Johnson (Zim)

18 May 1999
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
203 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
204/1 (39 overs)
Steve Tikolo 71 (141)
Darren Gough 4/34 (10 overs)
Nasser Hussain 88* (127)
Thomas Odoyo 1/65 (10 overs)
England won by 9 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and Rudi Koertzen (SA)
Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)

23 May 1999
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
329/2 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
235/7 (50 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 140 (101)
Martin Suji 1/26 (10 overs)
Steve Tikolo 58 (75)
Debashish Mohanty 4/56 (10 overs)
India won by 94 runs
County Ground, Bristol, England
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

26 May 1999
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
152 (44.3 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
153/3 (41 overs)
Ravindu Shah 50 (64)
Lance Klusener 5/21 (8.3 overs)
Jacques Kallis 44* (81)
Maurice Odumbe 1/15 (7 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
VRA Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands
Umpires: Doug Cowie (NZ) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Lance Klusener (SA)

30 May 1999
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
275/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
230/6 (50 overs)
Marvan Atapattu 52 (67)
Thomas Odoyo 3/56 (10 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 82 (95)
Chaminda Vaas 2/26 (7 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
County Ground, Southampton, England
Umpires: Dave Orchard (SA) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)

2003 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]

Group stage

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.

12 February
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
140 (38 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
142/0 (21.2 overs)
Ravi Shah 60 (87)
Lance Klusener 4/16 (8 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 87* (66)
South Africa won by 10 wickets
North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Umpires: Kevan Barbour and Tyron Wijewardene
Player of the match: Lance Klusener (South Africa)
  • Kenya won the toss and chose to bat.

15 February
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
197 (49 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
198/6 (48.3 overs)
Ian Billcliff 71 (100)
Thomas Odoyo 4/28 (10 overs)
Ravi Shah 61 (95)
John Davison 3/15 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 4 wickets.
Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash and Nadeem Ghauri
Player of the match: Thomas Odoyo (Ken)
  • Canada won the toss and chose to bat.

21 February
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
v
Kenya won by walkover.
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
  • New Zealand forfeited the match due to safety concerns

24 February
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
210/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
157 (49 overs)
Kennedy Otieno 60 (88)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/28 (10 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 41 (53)
Collins Obuya 5/24 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 57 runs.
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Russell Tiffin
Player of the match: Collins Obuya (Ken)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.

1 March
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
217/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
185 (47.2 overs)
Maurice Odumbe 52 (46)
Sanwar Hossain 3/49 (10 overs)
Tushar Imran 48 (81)
Maurice Odumbe 4/38 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 32 runs.
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Umpires: Asoka de Silva and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)
  • Kenya won the toss and chose to bat.

4 March
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
246/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
104 (35.5 overs)
Chris Gayle 119 (151)
Joseph Angara 2/53 (7 overs)
Peter Ongondo 24 (43)
Vasbert Drakes 5/33 (10 overs)
West Indies won by 142 runs.
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa
Umpires: David Shepherd and Simon Taufel
Player of the match: Vasbert Drakes (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.

Super 6 Stage

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.

7 March
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
225/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
226/4 (47.5 overs)
Kennedy Otieno 79 (134)
Javagal Srinath 2/43 (10 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 107 (120)
Thomas Odoyo 2/27 (7 overs)
India won by 6 wickets.
Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Umpires: Daryl Harper and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Ind)
  • Kenya won the toss and chose to bat.

12 March
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
133 (44.1 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
135/3 (26 overs)
Andy Flower 63 (101)
Martin Suji 3/19 (8 overs)
Thomas Odoyo 43 (60)
Henry Olonga 2/21 (4 overs)
Kenya won by 7 wickets.
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Umpires: Aleem Dar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Martin Suji (Ken)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.

15 March
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
174/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
178/5 (31.2 overs)
Steve Tikolo 51 (100)
Brett Lee 3/14 (8 overs)
Adam Gilchrist 67 (43)
Aasif Karim 3/7 (8.3 overs)
Australia won by 5 wickets.
Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa
Umpires: Billy Bowden and Steve Bucknor
Player of the match: Aasif Karim (Ken)
  • Australia won the toss and chose to field.

Semi-final stage

In the Semi-Final, Kenya lost to India by 91 runs. [27]

20 March
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
270/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
179 (46.2 overs)
Sourav Ganguly 111* (114)
Peter Ongondo 1/38 (10 overs)
Steve Tikolo 56 (83)
India won by 91 runs
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WIN) and DJ Harper (AUS)
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly

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.

2007 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. [28] 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. [29]

14 March
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
199 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
203/3 (43.2 overs)
Geoff Barnett 41 (50)
Jimmy Kamande 2/25 (10 overs)
Steve Tikolo 72* (76)
Anderson Cummins 1/32 (8 overs)
Kenya won by seven wickets.
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Asad Rauf and P. D. Parker
Player of the match: Steve Tikolo (Ken)

Kenya captain Steve Tikolo was named man of the match after playing all the way through the chase, coming in at 52 for two, with David Obuya and Ravindu Shah dismissed in single figures with a strike rate below 25. Nevertheless, only Canada's captain John Davison conceded less than 3.5 runs an over, as the three first Canadian bowlers, Umar Bhatti, Anderson Cummins and Henry Osinde conceded 16 wides among the 107 runs in 22.2 overs. The Kenyan spinners, on the other hand, took five for 78 from 29 overs, "strangling the scoring rate." [30] Cummins became the second man to play World Cup cricket for two different countries, having represented West Indies in 1992.


20 March
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
331/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
183 (49.2 overs)
Ross Taylor 85 (107)
Thomas Odoyo 2/55 (10 overs)
Ravindu Shah 71 (89)
James Franklin 2/20 (7.2 overs)
New Zealand won by 148 runs.
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Rudi Koertzen
Player of the match: Ross Taylor (NZ)

24 March
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
177 (43 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
178/3 (33 overs)
Ed Joyce 75 (90)
Ed Joyce 1/27 (6 overs)
England won by seven wickets.
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Peter Parker
Player of the match: Ed Joyce (Eng)

Ed Joyce's second fifty in as many matches helped England qualify for the Super Eights in what was essentially a play-off match, eliminating 2003 semi-finalists Kenya. Steve Tikolo came in at four after James Anderson had removed both openers, and though he made his 20th half-century, none of his team-mates passed 20. Extras were the second-highest contributor, with six wides and eight no-balls, most of the latter coming from Sajid Mahmood and Andrew Flintoff, who bowled three no-balls each. Flintoff did get Tikolo out with a yorker, [31] while three of Kenya's players were run out as they were bowled out on the last ball of the rain-reduced innings.

Kenya's opening bowler Peter Ongondo extracted "tennis-ball bounce" [31] to remove Michael Vaughan for one with the 19th ball of the game; however, despite Ian Bell getting caught for 16, England had reduced the equation to 126 off 34.2 overs after Joyce and Bell's partnership. With Kevin Pietersen also getting a fifty, England made it through with ten overs to spare.


2011 World Cup

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

20 February 2011
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
69 (23.5 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
72/0 (8 overs)
Rakep Patel 16* (23)
Hamish Bennett 4/16 (5 overs)
Martin Guptill 39* (32)
New Zealand won by 10 wickets
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Hamish Bennett (NZ)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

The first match of Group A saw Kenya taking on the New Zealanders. Kenya won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch which seemed to have a lot of runs. However, the New Zealanders started very well, restricting the Kenyans for runs throughout the first 6 overs. The pressure paid off as Tim Southee trapped Alex Obanda in front with the score at 16 after 7 overs. Fellow opener Seren Waters and Collins Obuya tried to rebuild but Hamish Bennett came into the attack and got Waters lbw to make the score 40/2. Bennett then ripped through the Kenyan batting and got 3 more wickets in double-quick time to reduce the Kenyans to 49/5. The shattered Kenyans then folded, with only Rakep Patel offering resistance with 16 not out as Southee and Jacob Oram finished off the tail to get Kenya all out for 69 in 23.5 overs.

The New Zealand openers started off quickly in their small chase, with Martin Guptill doing most of the early scoring. Brendon McCullum was bowled off a free hit but got into his stride and finished off the game with two successive boundaries, as New Zealand reached their target in just eight overs without losing any wicket, to complete a ten-wicket win.


23 February 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
317/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
112 (33.1 overs)
Umar Akmal 71 (52)
Thomas Odoyo 3/41 (7 overs)
Collins Obuya 47 (58)
Shahid Afridi 5/16 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 205 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Pakistan, who were on a poor run of form before this World Cup faced off against Kenya. Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat first but it was the Kenyan bowlers who struck early, getting opens Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad out early on, leaving Pakistan at 12/2 at the end of 7 overs. Kamran Akmal and Younis Khan then began a rebuilding partnership of 98, until Kamran fell shortly after reaching his half-century. Younis also reached a half-century and fell immediately, before Misbah-ul-Haq and Umar Akmal hit a rapid 118-run partnership, with the latter especially being severe on the bowlers in his 71 off 52 balls. Both men fell towards the end of the innings as Pakistan reached 317/7, helped quite substantially by the Kenyan bowling which conceded 46 extras.

Kenya started off solidly in their big chase, with openers Morris Ouma and Seren Waters adding 37 for the first wicket until a direct hit from Umar Akmal had the latter run out. The Kenyans fought during the first half of their innings, getting to 73/2 before Shahid Afridi bowled Steve Tikolo. He then ran through the lower middle order and the tail with ease, and ended up with figures of 5/16 from 8 overs as Kenya collapsed to 112 all out, with the only resistance offered by Collins Obuya's 47.

Afridi took the best figures for a Pakistan bowler in the World Cup, with 5/16. [32] Kenya bowled 37 wides, equaling the record set by the West Indies, also against Pakistan, in 1989. [32]


1 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
142 (43.4 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
146/1 (18.4 overs)
Collins Obuya 42 (100)
Lasith Malinga 6/38 (7.4 overs)
Upul Tharanga 67* (59)
Elijah Otieno 1/26 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind)
Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (SL)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga took a hat-trick, the second in his career. He became the first bowler to take two World Cup hat-tricks, and the fourth bowler to take two career ODI hat-tricks. [33] [34]


7 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
198 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
199/5 (45.3 overs)
Thomas Odoyo 51 (62)
Henry Osinde 4/26 (10 overs)
Jimmy Hansra 70 (99)
Nehemiah Odhiambo 2/45 (10 overs)
Canada won by 5 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
Player of the match: Henry Osinde (Can)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.

Canada's win was their third-successive victory against Kenya and their second win in World Cup matches. [35] They had previously beaten Bangladesh in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. [35]


13 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
324/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
264/6 (50 overs)
Michael Clarke 93 (80)
Nehemiah Odhiambo 3/57 (10 overs)
Collins Obuya 98* (129)
Shaun Tait 2/49 (8 overs)
Australia won by 60 runs
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Collins Obuya (Ken)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Kenya's total of 264 is their highest score in World Cup matches, beating their previous best of 254 against Sri Lanka in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. [36]


20 March 2011
09:30
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
308/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
147 (36 overs)
Craig Ervine 66 (54)
Elijah Otieno 2/61 (10 overs)
Nehemiah Odhiambo 44* (47)
Ray Price 2/20 (7 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 161 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Player of the match: Craig Ervine (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

See also

Notes

  1. Includes Walkover against New Zealand

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The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium(RPS) (Sinhala: ආර්. ප්‍රේමදාස ක්‍රීඩාංගනය, Tamil: ஆர். பிரேமதாச அரங்கம்; also known as Khettarama Stadium, Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium or simply as the Premadasa Stadium) is a cricket stadium on Khettarama Road, Maligawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricket Stadium and is today one of the main venues where the Sri Lankan cricket team play, having hosted more than 100 one day international matches. It is the largest stadium in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 35,000 spectators. It has hosted the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 final between Sri Lanka and West Indies; the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy final between Sri Lanka and India and first semi final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. This was where the highest Test score in the history was recorded; 952 by Sri Lanka against India. With capacity exceeding Lord's in England, the stadium is known as the "home of Sri Lankan cricket".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 ICC Champions Trophy</span> Cricket tournament

The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006. It was the fifth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. The tournament venue was not confirmed until mid-2005 when the Indian government agreed that tournament revenues would be free from tax. Australia won the tournament, their first Champions Trophy victory. They were the only team to get one loss in the tournament, as all other teams lost at least two matches. West Indies, their final opponents, beat Australia in the group stage but were bowled out for 138 in the final and lost by eight wickets on the Duckworth–Lewis method. West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle was named Player of the Tournament.

International cricket in the 2006–07 cricket season is defined by major statisticians, such as CricketArchive and Wisden, as those matches played on tours that started between September 2006 and April 2007. Two major ICC tournaments are scheduled for this season, with the Champions Trophy played in October in India, and the World Cup taking place in West Indies in March. In addition, England will defend the Ashes when they go to Australia in November, and all the ten Test nations will be in action during November and December – though Zimbabwe, who are playing Bangladesh during this time, withdrew from Test matches throughout 2006 and will thus only be playing One-day International matches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Southee</span> New Zealand cricketer

Timothy Grant Southee, is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays for New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game, captains in Tests and vice captains in T20Is. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a hard-hitting lower order batsman. The third New Zealand bowler to take 300 Test wickets, he was one of the country's youngest cricketers, debuting at the age of 19 in February 2008. On his Test debut against England he took 5 wickets and made 77 off 40 balls in the second innings. He plays for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy and Super Smash as well as Northland in the Hawke Cup. He was named as New Zealand's captain for the first T20I against West Indies in place of Kane Williamson, who was rested for that game. The Blackcaps won that match by 47 runs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pallekele International Cricket Stadium</span> Cricket stadium in Sri Lanka

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. In July 2010, The Central Provincial Council in Kandy announced plans to rename the stadium to honour the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan, but hasn't officially done so yet. The stadium was opened on 27 November 2009 and became the 104th Test venue in the world in December 2010.

Play in Group A of the 2011 Cricket World Cup took place from 20 February to 20 March 2011. The group consisted of hosts Sri Lanka, and along with them, Pakistan, Canada, Kenya, New Zealand, Australia and Zimbabwe. This phase of the tournament was played as a full round-robin amongst all seven teams, with the top four teams advancing to the quarter-finals

In the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. The top four teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place playoff match is not included in the tournament. The one-over eliminator was introduced into One Day International cricket at the 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage where a game ending in a tie would be decided via a one-over eliminator. With their victory over Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka became the first team to qualify for the Quarter-finals of the tournament.

The 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a ten-team tournament held in Bangladesh in November 2011 to decide the final four qualifiers for the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup. Additionally, the top two teams, excluding Sri Lanka and West Indies, would qualify for the 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Asia Cup</span> Cricket tournament in Bangladesh

The 2014 Asia Cup was the twelfth edition of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. The tournament was held in Bangladesh from 25 February to 8 March 2014. Pakistan were the defending champions, having won the previous tournament. The tournament included the four Asian test-playing nations, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; and ICC Asian Associate member Afghanistan. This was the first 50-over tournament in which Afghanistan took part. Ten league matches were played along with the final. The title sponsors of the tournament were Arise India and it was powered by Cycle Agarbathis. Sri Lanka Beat Pakistan in the final to become Asia Cup champions for the fifth time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">England at the Cricket World Cup</span> Overview of England at the Cricket World Cup

The England cricket team have appeared in every edition of the Cricket World Cup to date, being crowned champions in 2019. In addition, they were losing finalists in 1979, 1987 and 1992. England have been eliminated from the tournament in the group stage on four occasions.

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva, better known as Wanindu Hasaranga, is a Sri Lankan international cricketer who plays for the Sri Lanka cricket team in white ball cricket as a bowling All rounder. He is a Right-arm leg spinner. Hasaranga made his international debut for Sri Lanka in July 2017. His elder brother, Chaturanga de Silva, has also represented the national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup</span> Cricket tournament

The 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February 2018. It was the twelfth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in New Zealand. New Zealand was the first country to host the event three times. The opening ceremony took place on 7 January 2018. The West Indies were the defending champions. However, they failed to defend their title, after losing their first two group fixtures.

The History of the Sri Lanka national cricket team began with the formation of the Colombo Cricket Club in 1832. By the 1880s a national team, the Ceylon national cricket team, was formed which began playing first-class cricket by the 1920s. The Ceylon national cricket team had achieved associate member status of the International Cricket Council in 1965. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972, the national team first competed in top level international cricket in 1975, when they played against West Indies during 1975 Cricket World Cup; West Indies won the match by 9 wickets at Old Trafford, Manchester, England.

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