TheKenya national under-19 cricket team represents theRepublic of Kenya in international under-19cricket. Kenya has qualified for theICC Under-19 World Cup on four occasions –1998,2000,2002, and2018. Overall, Kenya has won 26% (6 out of 23) of its World Cup matches, with a best performance of 11th place in 1998.^[1]

Kenya's U19 World Cup record
Year	Result	Pos	№	Pld	W	L	T	NR
1988	Did not enter
1998	First round	11th	16	6	3	3	0	0
2000	First round	13th	16	6	1	4	0	1
2002	First round	14th	16	6	1	5	0	0
2004	Did not qualify
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018	First round	15th	16	6	1	5	0	0
2020	Did not qualify
Total				24	6	17	0	1

At the1998 World Cup in South Africa, Kenya defeated onlyScotland in the group stage. In the plate competition, they won two more games againstIreland andPapua New Guinea to finish 11th overall.^{[2][circular reference]}

At the2000 World Cup in Sri Lanka, Kenya finished last in its group. They lost toPakistan and newcomersNepal, and the game againstSouth Africa was abandoned. In the plate competition, they won their only game of the tournament, againstNamibia, and thus finished 13th overall.^{[3][circular reference]}

At the2002 World Cup in New Zealand, Kenya again finished last in its group. The opening match againstAustralia was one of the most shameful days in Kenya cricket history. Australia racked up 480/6 from its 50 overs, the highest total in World Cup history. Kenya was dismissed for 50 runs, to lose by a whopping 430 runs, another shameful record. Despite this however, Kenya did not finish last at the tournament, as they defeated Papua New Guinea in the plate championship to secure 14th overall.^{[4][circular reference]}

In conjunction with the decline in fortunes of theKenyan senior team, the national under-19 team failed to qualify for the World Cup for seven consecutive tournaments between 2004 and 2016. But in a stunning turnaround, the Kenyans won the2017 ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier – Africa on home soil, defeatingUganda onnet run rate. In the final game of the tournament, needing a large victory to qualify, Kenya dismissed Uganda for just 60 runs and romped to a 7-wicket victory in just 8.3 overs.^[5][6]

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