The Kenya national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international women's cricket. Their first matches were in January 2006 when they played a triangular series against Kenya A and Uganda.

History

Kenya played in the African regional qualifiers for the 2009 World Cup in December 2006 against Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. They performed poorly in the tournament, finishing in last place. In December 2009, they won the Africa Women Championships under the captainship of

Emily Ruto Emily Ruto (16 June 1989 – 24 October 2014) was a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the women's team. She died of leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the ...

. In 2008, Sarah Bhakita scored an unbeaten 186 against

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to emerge the second woman in the world to achieve the feat in an international match. The team also participated in the World Cup Qualifiers held in Nairobi in December 2010, missing an opportunity to represent the continent by negligible scores, having tied with Zimbabwe at second place. South Africa who won all their matches and Zimbabwe achieved that feat instead. In December 2011, the women' team represented the country in Kampala, Uganda at the annual Africa Cricket Championships finishing fourth after the winners Uganda, Tanzania and Namibia. the other participating countries were Nigeria and Sierra Leone. In April 2016, the team played in

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to qualify for

2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC Women's World Twenty20, hosted in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November 2018. It the second World Twenty20 hosted by the West Indies (after the 2010 edition), and the West Ind ...

in the West Indies. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Kenya women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I. Kenya made its Twenty20 International debut on 6 April 2019 against Zimbabwe during the

2019 Victoria Tri-Series The 2019 Victoria Tri-Series was a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament held in Uganda in April 2019. The participating teams were the women's national sides of Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe. These were the first matches played ...

in Kampala, Uganda.

Current squad

This lists all the players who played for Kenya in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad. ''Updated on 17 June 2023''.

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Kenya Women ''Last updated 8 September 2023''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 234/1 v

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, 5 September 2023, at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone * Highest individual score: 109,

Queentor Abel Queentor Abel (born 6 October 1997) is a Kenyan cricketer and the current captain of the women's national cricket team. A right-handed batter and right-arm offbreak bowler, she plays as an all-rounder. Domestic career Uganda Since 2017, Abe ...

, 5 September 2023, at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone * Best individual bowling figures: 6/16, Sarah Wetoto v Namibia, 12 June 2021, at

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Most T20I runs for Kenya Women Most T20I wickets for Kenya Women WT20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to WT20I #1645. Last updated 8 September 2023.

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