Innocent Kaia
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Born | Harare, Zimbabwe | 10 August 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Opening batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 123) | 4 February 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 12 February 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 148) | 4 June 2022 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 17 December 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 66) | 17 September 2021 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 7 July 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Innocent Kaia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at East London, Sep 15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "2nd T20I, Edinburgh, Sep 17 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Harare, June 04, 2022, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "A first in nine years for Zimbabwe in Harare". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "1st Test, Bulawayo, February 4 – 8, 2023, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.