The Kenya national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as the Simbas. Kenya qualified for the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, after winning the 2007 World Cricket League Division One. In the only edition they participated in, they lost both the matches they played. The team has failed to make it to the tournament ever since.
T20 World Cup record
edit| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record[a] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[b] | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
 2007 |
Group stage | 12/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Tikolo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 2009 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 2010 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 2012 |
18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 2014 |
16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 2016 |
11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
  2021 |
17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
 2022 |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 2024 |
13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 93 | 54 | 34 | 0 | 5 | |
- ^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
- ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
Record by opponents
edit| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2007 |
| Sri Lanka |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2007 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
| Source:[1] Last Updated: 14 September 2007 | |||||||||
Tournament results
editSouth Africa 2007
edit- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||||
| New Zealand L by 9 wickets |
Sri Lanka L by 172 runs |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[2] | |||||||||||||
Records and statistics
editTeam records
edit- Highest innings totals
| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 (19.3 overs) | Sri Lanka |
Johannesburg | 2007 |
| 73 (16.5 overs) | New Zealand |
Durban | 2007 |
| Last updated: 14 September 2007[3] | |||
Batting statistics
edit- Most runs
| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Alex Obanda | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12.50 | — | — | 2007–2007 |
| 20 | Collins Obuya | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10.00 | — | — | 2007–2007 |
| 18 | Thomas Odoyo | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | — | — | 2007–2007 |
| Jimmy Kamande | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9.00 | — | — | 2007–2007 | |
| David Obuya | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | — | — | 2007–2007 | |
| Last updated: 14 September 2007[4] | ||||||||
Bowling statistics
edit- Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jimmy Kamande | 2 | 16.00 | 12.00 | 3/48 | 0 | 0 | 2007–2007 |
| 2 | Thomas Odoyo | 2 | 18.66 | 6.00 | 1/14 | 0 | 0 | 2007–2007 |
| 1 | Nehemiah Odhiambo | 2 | 65.00 | 13.00 | 1/57 | 0 | 0 | 2007–2007 |
| Last updated: 14 September 2007[5] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Kenya". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Kenya". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Kenya". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Kenya". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.