# Kenya at the Cricket World Cup

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, and competed in the first World Cup. 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. Kenya's best performance at the Cricket World Cup was in 2003, where they reached the semi-finals.

## Cricket World Cup Record

| Year | Round | Games | Won | Tied | Lost |
| 1975 | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team |
| 1979 | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team |
| 1983 | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team |
| 1987 | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team | Part Of East Africa team |
| 1992 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify |
| 1996 | Group Stage | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | Group Stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | Semi-final | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | Group Stage | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify |
| 2019 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify |
| Total | Semi-final | 29 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
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 |||||
| Against | Total | Wins | Draws | Losses |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| West Indies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Source: 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 199/6 (50 overs) | v | 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 304/7 (50 overs) | v | 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 134 (49.4 overs) | v | 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 166 (49.3 overs) | v | 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 398/5 (50 overs) | v | 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.

## 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 229/7 (50 overs) | v | 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 203 (49.4 overs) | v | 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 329/2 (50 overs) | v | 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 152 (44.3 overs) | v | 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 275/8 (50 overs) | v | 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.

### Group stage

The tournament started with a defeat to South Africa, but Kenya bounced back with a four wicket win over Canada in Cape Town. New Zealand forfeited their match against Kenya in Nairobi due to safety concerns, but Sri Lanka did visit Nairobi and lost by 53 runs. The tournament continued, back in South Africa, with a win over Bangladesh and a defeat to the West Indies. 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 140 (38 overs) | v | 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 197 (49 overs) | v | 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 | v | New Zealand |
* Kenya won by walkover. Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
* New Zealand forfeited the match due to safety concerns
* 24 February Scorecard
| Kenya 210/9 (50 overs) | v | 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 217/7 (50 overs) | v | 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 246/7 (50 overs) | v | 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 and Australia, but beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets, qualifying for the semi-final.
* 7 March Scorecard
| Kenya 225/6 (50 overs) | v | 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 133 (44.1 overs) | v | 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 174/8 (50 overs) | v | 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.
* 20 March Scorecard
| India 270/4 (50 overs) | v | 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. 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.
* 14 March Scorecard
| Canada 199 (50 overs) | v | 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." 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 331/7 (50 overs) | v | 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 177 (43 overs) | v | England 178/3 (33 overs) |
| Steve Tikolo 76 (97) James Anderson (cricketer) 2/27 (9 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, 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" 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 69 (23.5 overs) | v | 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 317/7 (50 overs) | v | 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. Kenya bowled 37 wides, equaling the record set by the West Indies, also against Pakistan, in 1989.
* 1 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kenya 142 (43.4 overs) | v | 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.
* 7 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kenya 198 (50 overs) | v | 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. They had previously beaten Bangladesh in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
* 13 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 324/6 (50 overs) | v | 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.
* 20 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard
| Zimbabwe 308/6 (50 overs) | v | 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.