Kenya at the Cricket World Cup

Cricket World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR		Pld	W	L	T	NR
1975[2]	Part of East Africa team								No qualifiers held
1979[5]									Participated as part of East African team
1983[6]
1987[7]
1992[8]	Did not qualify								7	2	5	0	0
1996[9]	Group Stage	10/12	5	1	4	0	0		9	8	1	0	0
1999[10]	Group Stage	11/12	5	0	5	0	0		10	8	1	0	1
2003[11]	Semi-final	4/14	10	5[a]	5	0	0		Did not participate (qualified automatically)
2007[12]	Group Stage	11/16	3	1	2	0	0
2011[13]	Group Stage	14/14	6	0	6	0	0		10	6	4	0	0
2015[14]	Did not qualify								23	8	15	0	0
2019									26	9	17	0	0
2023									15	7	7	0	1
Total	0 titles	5/13	29	7	22	0	0		100	48	50	0	2

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:[15] Last Updated: 18 March 2015

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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.

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Results

Group stage (Group A)						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
India L by 7 wickets	Australia L by 97 runs	Zimbabwe L by 5 wickets	West Indies W by 73 runs	Sri Lanka L by 144 runs	6	Did not advance		Group stage

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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.

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Pool stage (Pool A)						Super Sixes		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Zimbabwe L by 5 wickets	England L by 9 wickets	India L by 94 runs	South Africa L by 7 wickets	Sri Lanka L by 45 runs	6	Did not advance				Pool stage

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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.^[17]

The tournament started with a defeat to South Africa,^[18] but Kenya bounced back with a four wicket win over Canada in Cape Town.^[19] New Zealand forfeited their match against Kenya in Nairobi due to safety concerns,^[20] but Sri Lanka did visit Nairobi and lost by 53 runs.^[21] The tournament continued, back in South Africa, with a win over Bangladesh^[22] and a defeat to the West Indies.^[23] 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^[24] and Australia,^[25] but beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets,^[26] qualifying for the semi-final.

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.

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Pool stage (Pool B)							Super Sixes				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
South Africa L by 10 wickets	Canada W by 4 wickets	New Zealand W by walkover	Sri Lanka W by 53 runs	Bangladesh W by 32 runs	West Indies L by 142 runs	2	India L by 6 wickets	Zimbabwe W by 7 wickets	Australia L by 5 wickets	3	India L by 91 runs	Did not advance	Semi-finals

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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.^[27] 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.^[28]

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Group stage (Group C)				Super 8		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Canada W by 7 wickets	New Zealand L by 148 runs	England L by 7 wickets	3	Did not advance				Group stage

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Kenya qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, but failed to win a single match, being eliminated in the group stages.

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Group stage (Group A)							Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
New Zealand L by 10 wickets	Pakistan L by 205 runs	Sri Lanka L by 9 wickets	Canada L by 5 wickets	Australia L by 60 runs	Zimbabwe L by 161 runs	7	Did not advance			Group stage

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Highest innings totals

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
264/4 (50 overs)	Australia	Bengaluru	2011
2547 (50 overs)	Sri Lanka	Asgiriya, Kandy	1996
235/7 (50 overs)	India	Bristol	1999
230/6 (50 overs)	Sri Lanka	County Ground, Southampton	1999
229/7 (50 overs)	Zimbabwe	Taunton	1999
Last updated: 20 March 2011[29]

Lowest completed innings

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
69 (23.5 overs)	New Zealand	Chennai	2011
104 (35.5 overs)	West Indies	Kimberley	2003
112 (33.1 overs)	Pakistan	Hambantota	2011
134 (49.4 overs)	Zimbabwe	Patna	1996
140 (38 overs)	South Africa	Potchefstroom	2003
(unfinished innings excluded from this list) Last updated: 20 March 2011[30]

This list consists players with most number of matches at the Cricket World Cup. Steve Tikolo have played the most matches, having appeared in 28 World Cup games and he also captained the team in 13 matches — the highest by a Kenyan captain.

Matches	Player	Period
28	Steve Tikolo	1996-2011
25	Thomas Odoyo	1996-2011
20	Kennedy Otieno	1996-2003
	Martin Suji	1996-2003
19	Maurice Odumbe	1996-2003
Last updated: 20 March 2011[31]

Most runs

Runs	Player	Mat	Inn	Avg	100s	50s	Period
768	Steve Tikolo	28	27	29.53	—	8	1996–2011
500	Ravindu Shah	17	17	29.41	—	4	1999–2007
463	Thomas Odoyo	25	23	24.36	—	1	1996–2011
452	Maurice Odumbe	19	18	30.13	—	3	1996–2003
427	Kennedy Otieno	20	19	22.47	—	4	1996–2003
Last updated: 20 March 2011[32]

Highest individual innings

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
98*	Collins Obuya	Australia	Bengaluru	2011
96	Steve Tikolo	Sri Lanka	Asgiriya, Kandy	1996
85	Kennedy Otieno	Australia	Visakhapatnam	1996
82	Maurice Odumbe	Sri Lanka	County Ground, Southampton	1999
79	Kennedy Otieno	India	Cape Town	2003
Last updated: 20 March 2011[33]

Highest partnerships

Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
161 (6th wicket)	Alpesh Vadher (70) & Maurice Odumbe (75)	v  Sri Lanka	County Ground, Southampton	1999
137 (4th wicket)	Steve Tikolo & Hitesh Modi	v  Sri Lanka	Asgiriya, Kandy	1996
118 (3rd wicket)	Steve Tikolo (51) & Kennedy Otieno (40)	v  India	Bristol	1999
115 (4th wicket)	Collins Obuya (37) & Tanmay Mishra (72)	v  Australia	Bengaluru	2011
102 (3rd wicket)	Kennedy Otieno & Maurice Odumbe	v  Australia	Visakhapatnam	1996
Last updated: 20 March 2011[34]

Most wickets

Wickets	Player	Matches	Avg.	Econ.	4W	5W	Period
23	Thomas Odoyo	25	35.52	4.83	1	0	1996–2011
18	Maurice Odumbe	19	31.50	4.85	1	0	1996–2003
15	Steve Tikolo	28	34.13	5.36	0	0	1996–2011
14	Collins Obuya	18	33.00	4.99	0	1	2003–2011
	Martin Suji	20	49.71	4.50	0	0	1996–2003
10	Rajab Ali	6	19.00	4.59	0	0	1996–1996
Last updated: 20 March 2011[35]

Best bowling figures

Bowling Figures	Overs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
5/24	10.0	Collins Obuya	v  Sri Lanka	Nairobi	2003
4/28	10.0	Thomas Odoyo	v  Canada	Cape Town	2003
4/38	10.0	Maurice Odumbe	v  Bangladesh	Johannesburg	2003
3/7	8.2	Aasif Karim	v  Australia	Durban	2003
3/14	5.2	Steve Tikolo	v  Bangladesh	Johannesburg	2003
Last updated: 20 March 2011[36]