Innocent Kaia

Innocent Kaia
Personal information
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 32)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 123)4 February 2023 v West Indies
Last Test12 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 148)4 June 2022 v Afghanistan
Last ODI17 December 2023 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.9
T20I debut (cap 66)17 September 2021 v Scotland
Last T20I7 July 2024 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 19 19 44
Runs scored 172 450 290 2,286
Batting average 43.00 25.00 15.26 30.89
100s/50s 0/1 1/2 0/1 2/13
Top score 67 110 54 106
Balls bowled 28 12 1,101
Wickets 0 0 25
Bowling average 23.76
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/44
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 10/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 August 2024

Innocent Kaia (born 10 August 1992) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2017.[2] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[3][4]

Career

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He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 17 September 2021 against Scotland.[5] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 4 June 2022, for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan.[6] He scored his first century in ODIs during Zimbabwe's series against Bangladesh.[7]

On 4 February 2023, Kaia made his Test debut against the West Indies.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Innocent Kaia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at East London, Sep 15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2nd T20I, Edinburgh, Sep 17 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ^ "1st ODI, Harare, June 04, 2022, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. ^ "A first in nine years for Zimbabwe in Harare". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "1st Test, Bulawayo, February 4 – 8, 2023, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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