| Timu ya kriketi ya Kenya | ||||||||||
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| Nickname | Simbas[1] | |||||||||
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| Association | Cricket Kenya | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Dhiren Gondaria | |||||||||
| Coach | Joseph Angara,Lameck Onyango | |||||||||
| Chairman | Manoj Patel[2] | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (1981) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | 1 December 1951 vsTanzania atNairobi | |||||||||
| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v India at theBarabati Stadium,Cuttack; 18 February 1996 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v Scotland atHagley Oval,Christchurch; 30 January 2014 | |||||||||
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| World Cup appearances | 5 (first in1996) | |||||||||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2003) | |||||||||
| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 7 (first in1982) | |||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (1994,1997) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Bangladesh atGymkhana Club Ground,Nairobi; 1 September 2007 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Tanzania atHarare Sports Club,Harare; 4 October 2025 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 1 (first in2007) | |||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (2007) | |||||||||
| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 8[a] (first in2008) | |||||||||
| Best result | 3rd place (2025) | |||||||||
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| As of 4 October 2025 | ||||||||||
TheKenya men's national cricket team represents theRepublic of Kenya ininternational cricket. Kenya is an associate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) which hasTwenty20 International (T20I) status after the ICC granted T20I status to all its members.[8]
They have been anassociate member of the ICC since 1981. Since then they have played in fiveCricket World Cups from 1996 to 2011 with their best result being a bronze medal finish as the semi-final appearance at the2003 Cricket World Cup in Southern Africa. They have only qualified for oneICC World Twenty20 tournament, in2007. The Kenyan national team is governed byCricket Kenya.
Kenya gainedOne Day International (ODI) status in 1996 in preparation for the1996 Cricket World Cup and would have it for eighteen years before losing it at the2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier where they finished in the fifth place. Kenya is set to play the qualifiers round for the upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup.[9]
Long considered the strongest part of the East Africa team,[10] Kenya broke away in 1981 and joined the ICC in their own right as an associate member,[11] shortly after a tour ofZimbabwe in 1980/81. They played two three-day matches againstZimbabwe on that tour, losing both.[12] Kenya played in the ICC Trophy in their own right in1982,[13]1986,[14] and1990,[15] also playing their first first-class match againstPakistan B in September 1986.[16]
This lists all active players who featured for Kenya in the current series held in Jersey. Updated as of 31 August 2025.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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| Batters | |||||
| Pushkar Sharma | 24 | Left-handed | Left-armmedium | ||
| Dhiren Gonderia | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain | |
| Sachin Bhudia | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Jasraj Kundi | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Nelson Odhiambo | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Rakep Patel | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| Wicketkeeper | |||||
| Sukhdeep Singh | 24 | Right-handed | - | ||
| Spin bowlers | |||||
| Shem Ngoche | 36 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Vraj Patel | 23 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Vishil Patel | 20 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | ||
| Pace bowlers | |||||
| Lucas Oluoch | 34 | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | Vice-captain | |
| Peter Langat | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Francis Mutua | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Tanzeel Sheikh | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda combined to form theEast Africa cricket team, which became an associate member of the ICC in 1966.[17] They continued playing amongst themselves, and were joined byZambia in a quadrangular tournament played annually between 1966 and 1980.[10]
India toured East Africa in 1967[18] and played a three-day match against Kenya on 5 August, which was drawn.[19] Various tours of, and by, East Africa continued, including a tour of England in 1972[20] and afirst-class match between East Africa and theMCC atNairobi Gymkhana Club in 1974[21] before East Africa took part in the firstCricket World Cup.
The1975 Cricket World Cup took place in England, and East Africa was one of two non-test teams invited to the tournament, the other beingSri Lanka.[22] Kenya provided half of the fourteen-man squad for the tournament.[10] After warm-up matches againstSomerset,Wales,Glamorgan and various club teams, they played in the same first round group asEngland,India andNew Zealand, losing to all three.[22] The World Cup was followed by a first-class match against Sri Lanka at theCounty Ground, Taunton.[23]
East Africa then took part in the1979 ICC Trophy, the firstICC Trophy tournament, but did not progress beyond the first round, thus missing out on qualification for the1979 World Cup.[24]
The1994 ICC Trophy was hosted inNairobi and Kenya finished as runners-up to theUAE, thus qualifying for the1996 World Cup.[25] Kenya then played at home against India A in August 1995,[26] and went on a tour toSouth Africa in September/October that year,[27] before playing in the World Cup, which was to bring Kenyan cricket to a much wider audience, and catapult them into the spotlight.
Kenya was in the same group asAustralia, India, Sri Lanka, theWest Indies and Zimbabwe.[28] They played their very first ODI match against India.
18 February Scorecard |
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India won by 7 wickets Barabati Stadium,Cuttack Umpires:K. T. Francis andDavid Shepherd Player of the match:Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
In what at the time was described as the most startling upsets in the history of the World Cup, Kenya bowled out the West Indies for just 93 and won by 73 runs.[29]
29 February Scorecard |
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Kenya won by 73 runs Nehru Stadium,Pune Umpires:Khizer Hayat andV.K. Ramaswamy Player of the match:Maurice Odumbe (Ken) |
The Kenya national team arrived in India for its maiden World Cup, having players likeSteve Tikolo,Maurice Odumbe andThomas Odoyo. The team was expected to be crushed by the full member teams in its group and this proved to be correct in most of their matches. But the highlights of their campaign was beating former World Champions the West Indies in a low-scoring affair.
Following their World Cup performance, Kenya were given full ODI status by the ICC, and hosted aquadrangular tournament againstPakistan,South Africa and Sri Lanka in September/October 1996.[30] TheNetherlands toured in December, playing four one-day matches, with the Kenyans winning them all.[31] They played in the quarter finals of South Africa's Standard Bank Cup in March 1997, losing to Natal by 104 runs atKingsmead.[32] Following this was the1997 ICC Trophy, hosted inMalaysia.[33] Kenya reached the final, where they lost toBangladesh by two wickets.[34] This was followed by atri-series against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in October the same year in Nairobi.[35]
England A were the first opposition in 1998, touring Kenya in January. The three-day match ended in a draw, while England A won the only one-day match that wasn't abandoned due to the weather.[36] After this was another spot in the quarter final of the Standard Bank Cup, this time losing to Gauteng by 8 wickets.[37] Kenya visitedIndia in May, playing a triangular ODI series against Bangladesh and India.[38] In the final match of theround-robin stage, Kenya pulled off an upset by beating India by 69 runs.[39]
28 May (Scorecard) |
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Kenya won by 69 runs Roop Singh Stadium,Gwalior Umpires: Subrata Banerjee & Rajan Seth Player of the match:Maurice Odumbe (Kenya) |
Kenya then competed in thecricket tournament at the1998 Commonwealth Games. Drawn in the same first round group as New Zealand, Pakistan andScotland, Kenya only beat the Scots, and finished third in the points table for the group.[40]
Kenya warmed up for the1999 World Cup with a triangular series inBangladesh against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.[41] In the 1999 World Cup itself, they were placed in the same first round group asEngland, India,South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Following warm-up games againstSomerset,Gloucestershire andGlamorgan, they lost all five of their games in the tournament proper.[42] Following the World Cup, they played aquadrangular tournament at home against India, South Africa and Zimbabwe, again losing all their games.[43]
The 21st century started for Kenya with a visit to Zimbabwe to play in theICC Emerging Nations Tournament againstDenmark,Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland and Zimbabwe A. Kenya won the tournament[44] and took this form onto a seven-match tour of India on which they lost just one game.[45] Pakistan A toured Kenya in July, playing a five match one-day series and a four-day first-class match. The four-day match was drawn, and Kenya won the one-day series 4–1.[46] The2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was played in Nairobi in October, with Kenya falling to India at the first hurdle.[47]
The first opponents for Kenya in 2001 were Sri Lanka A, who toured Kenya in January, playing two first-class matches and four one-day matches. Both first-class matches were drawn, and Sri Lanka A won the first two one-day games, with the final two being abandoned.[48] The West Indies came in August for two first-class games and a three-match ODI series. The first first-class game was won by the West Indies, with the second being drawn, and the three ODIs all went the way of the visitors.[49] Kenya then played an ODI triangular tournament in South Africa in October, against India and the hosts,[50] and picked up a second ODI win over India.[51]
17 October (Scorecard) |
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Kenya won by 70 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Brian Jerling & David Orchard Player of the match:Kennedy Otieno (Kenya) |
Zimbabwe A toured Kenya towards the end of the year, losing a first-class series 1–0 and a one-day series 3–2.[52]Kenyatoured Sri Lanka in early 2002, playing three first-class and three one-day matches against Sri Lanka A. Sri Lanka A won all three of the first-class games, but Kenya won the one-day series 2–1.[53] The MCC toured Kenya shortly after this, playing one three-day match and six one-day matches against the national team. Five of the one-day matches went the way of the Kenyans before the sixth one-day match and the three-day match were abandoned.[54] Kenya then played in theICC 6 Nations Challenge tournament inWindhoek,Namibia, playing againstCanada,Namibia, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka A and Zimbabwe A.[55] Kenya won the tournament, beating Sri Lanka A by 3 wickets in the final.[56] In August/September, Kenya hosted an ODI triangular tournament againstAustralia and Pakistan, losing all four of their matches.[57] This was followed by a place in the2002 ICC Champions Trophy, though Kenya lost to the West Indies and South Africa, failing to progress beyond the first round.[58]
Namibia toured Kenya in November, playing four one-day games. Kenya won the series 2–1, with one game being abandoned.[59] Kenya then toured Zimbabwe to round off the year, playing three one-day matches against Zimbabwe A, and a three-match ODI series against the full Zimbabwean team. Zimbabwe won the ODI series 2–0, with one match finishing in a no result, and Zimbabwe A won their series against Kenya 2–1.[60]
The2003 Cricket World Cup was to be Kenya's finest moment in international cricket to date. The tournament was held in South Africa, with Kenya hosting their two matches against Sri Lanka and New Zealand.[61] The tournament started with a defeat to South Africa,[62] but Kenya bounced back with a four wicket win over Canada inCape Town.[63] New Zealand forfeited their match against Kenya in Nairobi due to safety concerns,[64] but Sri Lanka did visit Nairobi and much to their dismay lost by 53 runs as Kenya pulled off another upset victory.[65]
24 February 2003 Scorecard |
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Kenya won by 53 runs Nairobi Gymkhana Club,Nairobi, Kenya Umpires:DJ Harper (Aus) andRB Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match:CO Obuya (Ken) |
The tournament continued, back in South Africa, with a win over Bangladesh[66] and a defeat to the West Indies.[67] 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[68] and Australia,[69] but beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets,[70] qualifying for the semi-final, where they lost to India by 91 runs.[71]
Kenya's World Cup success was rewarded with a spot in a quadrangular tournament at theSharjah Cricket Association Stadium against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, but they lost all three of their games.[72]
Kenya's failure in the above tournament is perhaps indicative of how they failed to capitalise on their World Cup success, though it must be said that not all of that failure was on the field. Although Kenya were given plenty of matches against national A teams, and played in theCarib Beer Cup in theWest Indies in 2004,[73] Kenya only played two ODIs in the three years after the Sharjah tournament, against India and Pakistan in the2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[74]
Off-field setbacks also occurred.Maurice Odumbe was banned for match-fixing in August 2004,[75] and a series of strikes by players[76] led to a weakened Kenyan team being eliminated from the inauguralICC Intercontinental Cup at the semi-final stage by Scotland.[77] By the end of the dispute in 2005, Kenyan cricket had no sponsors and was in virtual international isolation.[76] At that stage the governing body had dissolved internally and Kenyan cricket opportunities were limited and international cricket for them had virtually ceased.
A rebuilding process began in 2005. The player strikes ceased, and Kenya again reached the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup. They warmed up for the semi-finals in Windhoek with a tour of Zimbabwe, to play two first-class and one one-day match against Zimbabwe A. They won all three of those games,[78] and drew againstBermuda in the semi-final of the2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup[79] but lost to Ireland in the final, despite scoring 404/4 in their first innings.[80]
In early 2006, the Kenya Cricket Association was disbanded and replaced byCricket Kenya.[76] The rebuilding process was in full swing as Kenya began playing ODI cricket again. Their return to ODI cricket was a five match series against Zimbabwe, which was drawn 2–2 with one match abandoned.[78] This was followed by a four match ODI series against Bangladesh, with Kenya losing all four matches in that series.[81] Their2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup campaign got off to a poor start with a draw against the Netherlands[82] and a defeat to Canada,[83] but they bounced right back with two ODI wins over Canada at theToronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.[84] Bangladesh toured Kenya in August, winning all three ODIs,[85] before an Intercontinental Cup draw against Bermuda[86] and three ODI wins over Bermuda.[87]
A triangular tournament inMombasa against Canada and Scotland began Kenya's 2007 and Kenya won the tournament.[88] They then hostedDivision One of theWorld 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.[89] This was followed by the2007 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.[90]
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Bangladesh won by 5 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground,Nairobi Umpires:Rockie D'Mello (Ken) andSubhash Modi (Ken) Player of the match:Nazimuddin (Ban) |
In October 2007, either team of Intercontinental Cup games, Kenya hostedCanada in two ODIs[91] and then Bermuda in three.[92] Kenya won all five matches, with strong bowling performances setting up relatively comfortable chases batting second.
In August 2008, after a break of nine months without a One Day or Twenty20 International, Kenya toured Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands for various series. It proved a disappointing tour overall, with rain and poor Kenyan batting performances being the main themes.
Kenya initially participated in the2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier inBelfast,Northern Ireland,the associate qualification tournament for the2009 ICC World Twenty20. One of the favourites at the start of the tournament, they finished second in Group B with a loss to theNetherlands and a win overCanada, but losses toIreland andScotland in the knock-out stages meant that they finished fourth and thus failed to qualify for the World Twenty20.
Kenya then participated in three ODI series across Europe, but these merely resulted in two wash-outs againstScotland, defeat in a rain-affected one-off match to theNetherlands, and losing a three-match series againstIreland 1–0 with two matches affected by rain.
In October 2008, Kenya hosted Ireland and Zimbabwe in anODI series in Nairobi, but after a loss to Ireland and a win over Zimbabwe, their last three matches were all abandoned due to rain.[93] After this washed-out series, Kenya then travelled toSouth Africa for two ODIs, losing heavily in both.[94]
In late January and early February 2009, Kenya playedfive ODIs at home against Zimbabwe, but lost all of them.[95]
Since the World Cup, a team known asKenya Select has taken part in Zimbabwe'sLogan Cup competition, but did not win a game,[96] also losing to Zimbabwe A.[97]
In their opening match of World Cup 2011 campaign, Kenya faced a mammoth defeat from New Zealand by 10 wickets, they were bowled out for 69 runs and New Zealand won the match in just 8 overs without the loss of a wicket.[98]
In 2011, Kenya was whitewashed by theNetherlands national cricket team in a short 2 match ODI series played in Sportspark Westvielt, Voorburg. During this series, Kenya's weak batting was noted. They made only 208/8 in the first match and an even smaller 184/8 in the second match.Seren Waters andCollins Obuya (the national team captain) did, however, have notable performances – the former making 71 in the first match and the latter scoring 54 in the second match.
For years, the Kenyan players had been theAssociate nations' most pampered professionals. The first timeCricket Kenya's notice was attracted was when during the2011 ODI World Cup, there were reports of internal dissent between the team,[99] as the team had a disastrous World Cup, losing all six of their games.[100] Cricket Kenya announced that it would review the World Cup debacle after the tournament was over. This was the beginning of a series of reforms initiated by the board.[101]
Following the reviews, the board replaced the formerSahara Elite League with the East African tournaments. While theEast Africa Premier League is aTwenty20 tournament, theEast African Cup is a 50-over tournament. It is currently hoped that this tournaments will produce further new young talents for Kenya in the future.[102] Within months, the East African tournaments were regarded in high esteem and the intensity was up to the brink, as anESPNcricinfo interview with Cricket Kenya CEO Tom Sears revealed.[103]
Another important reform brought in by the board was to dump the old guard. As described by Cricinfo journalist Martin Williamson, the old guard was not committed to performance and was more keen to selfish gains.[104] The new contracts had completely cut ties with the past, withCollins Obuya, the new captain, being the oldest player at 29. Experienced players like the former captainJimmy Kamande, a veteran of five World Cups,Thomas Odoyo, and others were not even considered. As was expected, the left-out players were quick to retort as Kamande said that "the board was selecting players who would be their puppets", while Odoyo opined that "it was malicious and not done in good faith". According to them, it was fast-tracking the death of Kenyan cricket. They were also supported by the Kenyan media.[105]
Among the 20 cricketers offered contracts, 13 of them were offered central contracts. To complicate things further, five players turned down those contracts:Alex Obanda,Shem Ngoche,James Ngoche,Nehemiah Odhiambo, andElijah Otieno. Sears said that they were pleased with the group of seven players who committed to Cricket Kenya, while equally disappointed with those who refused contracts.[106] Accordingly, they were left out of the squad to face theUAE in theICC Intercontinental Cup.[107]
Cricket Kenya offered contracts to more deserving young, talented players, such as opening batsmanRunish Gudhka fromNairobi, the Australian-born all-rounderDuncan Allan, wicketkeeperIrfan Karim, and impressive fast bowlers such asEmmanuel Ringera, Ibrahim Akello, andDominic Wesonga, who had performed exceedingly well in the regional NPCA and East African leagues.[108]
However, the eight players who had refused the contracts offered by the board, with former skipperMorris Ouma,Alfred Luseno andNelson Odhiambo being late inclusions, asked their views to be heard, and despite the board granting them another chance, they finally took a firm stance against them. While Obanda, Shem and James Ngoche, Odhiambo, and Otieno were made renewed offers, while Ouma, Luseno, and Nelson had a three-month agreement till March 2012 subject to performance. If they could do something good, they could retain their spot in the team. Sears said of this debacle,"It's a shame that yet again some of these players have turned down their contracts but that is their choice. We met with these players as we promised we would, we listened to their views and made them offers that reflected what they wanted – an agreement that would run until the end of the contract year in May 2012 if they met certain performance criteria which all players have to meet. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect was that they refused to represent their teams in the East African Competitions last weekend pulling out at the very last minute. Again sadly it calls into question the professionalism of these players, how committed they are to putting in the effort, their application in fulfilling their potential and the advice they have been getting from their advisors."[109]
Another reform was to appoint the formerOtago coachMike Hesson as the national coach.[110] Immediately afterwards, Hesson announced that he was here to resolve and put to end the dispute between the players and the board. He said that in an interview to the newspaperOtago Daily Times.[111]
The East Africa finals were rescheduled from October to December 2011 due to heavy showers in Nairobi at that time.[112] However, once again, heavy showers in December led the finals again being postponed to January 2012.[113]
Kenya lost their ODI status after 18 years when they finished outside the top 4 in the2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier also failing to qualify for the2015 Cricket World Cup.[114]
Further failures in theWorld Cricket League, including a defeat to theUSA, meant that Kenya couldn't regain their ODI status while being subsequently relegated to the newChallenge League.[115]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 cricket matches played between Kenya and otherICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches.[8]
The Kenyan cricket team reached the final stage of the Africa Qualifier for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup but narrowly missed out on qualification. In an effort to strengthen their performance and strategy, Cricket Kenya appointed former Indian cricketer Dodda Ganesh as the new head coach, bringing in his extensive experience to guide the team in future competitions.
From October 19 to 24, 2024, Cricket Kenya hosted the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier B in Nairobi. The tournament featured five African teams—Mozambique, Rwanda, Gambia, Zimbabwe, and Seychelles—who joined Kenya in this crucial pathway event. This qualifier served as a stepping stone for teams vying for a spot in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, set to take place in India and Sri Lanka.[116]
Kenya showcased a strong performance throughout the Sub-Regional Qualifier B, securing victories that allowed them to advance alongside Zimbabwe to the next stage. Both teams earned places in the Regional Qualifier, bringing them closer to their goal of competing on the global stage in 2026.
As of April 2025, the Kenya Under-19 cricket team is participating in the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier, aiming for a spot in the 2026 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup. The tournament features several African nations competing for the sole qualification spot.[117]
In their recent matches, Kenya showcased a mix of performances. They secured a dominant victory against Uganda, bowling them out for just 69 runs, thanks to a formidable pace attack led by Neel Doshi and Antony Ndungu. However, their batting lineup faltered against Tanzania, managing only 60 runs in response to a modest target of 115, putting their qualification hopes in jeopardy.[118]
| World Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 1975 | SeeEast Africa cricket team | ||||||
| 1979 | |||||||
| 1983 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1987 | |||||||
  1992 | |||||||
 1996 | Group Stage | 10/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11/12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
   2003 | Semi-Finals | 3/14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 2007 | Group Stage | 11/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14/14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2019 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| Total | 5/12 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| World Twenty20 record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 12/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
  2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
 2024 | ||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||
| 2028 | TBD | |||||||
 2030 | ||||||||
| Total | 1/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2019 | Runners-up(A) | 1/6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
 2021 | Runners-up | 2/4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2023 | Round-robin | 4/7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Round-robin | 3/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4/4 | 0 Title | 22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| ICC Champions Trophy record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | Won | Lost | Tie | N/R | |
| 1998 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000 | Playoff stage | 11th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| Total | — | 3/8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Commonwealth Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 1998 | Group stage | 11/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | ||
 2023 | Knockout stage | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ACA Cup T20 record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 4/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 titles | 2/2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cricket World Cup Challenge League (List A) | ICC Trophy/CWC Qualifier (ODI) | T20 World Cup Qualifier (T20I) | T20WC Africa Sub-regional Qualifiers (T20I) |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Cricket League (List A/ODI) | Intercontinental Cup | ICC 6 Nations Challenge |
|---|---|---|
|
Hanumant SinghSandeep PatilAndy MolesMudassar NazarAlfred Njuguna (interim)
Roger HarperAlfred Njuguna (interim)Andy Kirsten
Eldine BaptisteMike HessonRobin BrownSteve TikoloThomas OdoyoMaurice OdumbeDavid ObuyaDodda ganeshJoseph Angara (Assistant Coach) Lameck Onyango (Head coach)International match summary – Kenya[123][124]
Last updated 4 October 2025
| Playing record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Day Internationals | 154 | 42 | 107 | 0 | 5 | 18 February 1996 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 121 | 65 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 1 September 2007 |
Most ODI runs for Kenya[128]
| Most ODI wickets for Kenya[129]
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Highest individual innings in ODI[130]
| Best bowling figures in an innings in ODI[131]
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ODI record versus other nations[123]
Records complete to ODI #3529. Last updated 3 October 2014.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Test nations | |||||||
 Afghanistan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 July 2010 | 7 October 2010 |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 February 1996 | |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 October 1997 | 10 October 1997 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 May 1999 | |
| India | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 1996 | 28 May 1998 |
 Ireland | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 February 2007 | 2 February 2007 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2003 | |
| Pakistan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 October 1996 | |
| South Africa | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 October 1996 | |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 March 1996 | 24 February 2003 |
| West Indies | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 February 1996 | 29 February 1996 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 26 February 1996 | 12 March 2003 |
| vs Associate members | |||||||
 Bermuda | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 November 2006 | 11 November 2006 |
 Canada | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 February 2003 | 15 February 2003 |
 Netherlands | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 January 2007 | 31 January 2007 |
| Scotland | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 January 2007 | 17 January 2007 |
Most T20I runs for Kenya[135]
| Most T20I wickets for Kenya[136]
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T20I record versus other nations[137]
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Test nations | |||||||
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 September 2013 | 11 October 2013 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2007 | |
| Ireland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 August 2008 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 September 2007 | |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2007 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 September 2007 | |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 November 2023 | |
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 October 2019 | 21 October 2019 |
 Botswana | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 November 2022 | 24 November 2022 |
 Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 September 2022 | 19 September 2022 |
| Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 August 2008 | 3 August 2008 |
 Gambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2024 | 22 October 2024 |
| Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
 Lesotho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 November 2022 | 21 November 2022 |
 Malawi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 September 2022 | 16 September 2022 |
 Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2022 | 20 November 2022 |
 Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2024 | 19 October 2024 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 October 2019 | |
 Nepal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 August 2022 | 26 August 2022 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 August 2008 | 19 April 2013 |
 Nigeria | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 May 2019 | 20 May 2019 |
 Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 October 2019 | |
| Rwanda | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2022 | 20 November 2022 |
 Saint Helena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 November 2022 | |
| Scotland | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 August 2008 | 1 February 2010 |
 Seychelles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 November 2022 | 25 November 2022 |
 Sierra Leone | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 December 2023 | 7 December 2023 |
 Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 October 2019 | 23 October 2019 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 November 2021 | 18 November 2021 |
| Uganda | 18 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22 May 2019 | 22 May 2019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 July 2025 | |
Records complete to T20I #3501. Last updated 4 October 2025.
^† Excluding appearances in the1975 Cricket World Cup and the1979 ICC Trophy as part ofEast Africa.
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