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in international

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. Their first matches were in January 2006 when they played a triangular series against Kenya A and

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History

Kenya played in the African regional qualifiers for the 2009

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in December 2006 against

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, Uganda and

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. 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. In 2008, Sarah Bhakita scored an unbeaten 186 against Rwanda 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

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in December 2010, missing an opportunity to represent the continent by negligible scores, having tied with Zimbabwe at second place.

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who won all their matches and Zimbabwe achieved that feat instead. In December 2011, the women' team represented the country in

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at the annual Africa Cricket Championships finishing fourth after the winners Uganda,

and

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. the other participating countries were

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and

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. In April 2016, the team played in

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to qualify for

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in the West Indies. In April 2018, the

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(ICC) granted full

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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Kenya women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I. Kenya made its

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debut on 6 April 2019 against Zimbabwe during the

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, 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 Lesotho, 5 September 2023, at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2,

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* 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 ...

v Lesotho, 5 September 2023, at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2,

* Best individual bowling figures: 6/16, Sarah Wetoto v

, 12 June 2021, at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali 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.

References

External links

Fixtures from Kenya's first matches

{{National sports teams of Kenya Cricket, women's Women's national cricket teams

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