Kenya women's national cricket team

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Kenya
Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Kenya
Association Cricket Kenya
Personnel
CaptainEsther Wachira
Coach Lameck Ngoche
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (1981)
ICC region Africa
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
WT20I 24th 16th (11 Oct 2018)
Women's international cricket
First internationalv Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda; January 2006
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe at Lugogo Stadium, Kampala; 6 April 2019
Last WT20Iv Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda at Achimota Oval A, Accra; 10 March 2024
WT20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 59 29/29
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year [3] 3 1/2
(1 tie, 0 no results)
As of 10 March 2024

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.

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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 2008, Sarah Bhakita scored an unbeaten 186 against Rwanda to become 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 2009, they won the Africa Women Championships under the captainship of Emily Ruto.

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 17 June 2023.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Venasa Ooko25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Monicah Ndhambi27Right-handedRight-arm medium
Marion Juma20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Judith Ajimbo20Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
Esther Wachira25Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain
Mary Mwangi28Right-handedRight-arm medium
Queentor Abel 26Right-handedRight-arm off break
Kelvia Ogola21Right-handedRight-arm medium
Daisy Njoroge27Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ann Wanjira20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Sharon Juma33Right-handed
Charity Muthoni23Right-handed
Spin Bowler
Melvin Khagisota18Right-handedRight-arm off break Vice-captain
Pace Bowlers
Lavendah Idambo18Right-handedRight-arm medium
Flavia Odhiambo22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Lynz Nabwire21Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Kenya Women [9]

Last updated 10 March 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals592929106 April 2019

Twenty20 International

WT20I record versus other nations [9]

Records complete to WT20I #1804. Last updated 10 March 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First MatchFirst Win
ICC Full members
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1010019 January 2021
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1010020 January 2021
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 303006 April 2019
ICC Associate members
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 12101102 December 20192 December 2019
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1100015 June 202215 June 2022
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 110006 September 20236 September 2023
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1100016 June 202216 June 2022
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 110005 September 20235 September 2023
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 110003 September 20233 September 2023
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1010023 January 2022
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 312005 May 201912 June 2021
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 532008 June 20218 June 2021
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2200015 December 202215 December 2022
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 7430010 June 202110 June 2021
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1010022 January 2022
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 110006 May 20196 May 2019
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 6240012 June 202213 December 2022
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1019006 April 201910 June 2022
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1010018 April 2023

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ "WT20I matches - 2024 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. 1 2 "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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