Innocent Kaia

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]

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 T20I15 January 2023 v Ireland
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

Career

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