Innocent Kaia
Personal information
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992
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 ODI21 March 2023 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.9
T20I debut (cap 66)17 September 2021 v Scotland
Last T20I30 October 2023 v Namibia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 14 10 42
Runs scored 172 384 167 2146
Batting average 43.00 29.53 16.70 30.65
100s/50s 0/1 1/2 0/1 2/12
Top score 67 110 54 106
Balls bowled – 28 12 1101
Wickets – – – 25
Bowling average – – – 23.76
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – – – 4/44
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 6/– 28/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2023

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

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

  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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