Innocent Kaia
Overview
Innocent Kaia
A diminutive opening batter, Innocent Kaia may be a bit late to the party but he has been putting on noteworthy performances even since he made his ODI debut in 2022. He was stuck in domestic cricket obscurity for the bulk of his twenties, and got a call-up in Internationals for the first time in 2021 for a T20 series against Scotland, as a 29-year-old.
Kaia made his ODI debut a year later against Afghanistan, and in the very next series against Bangladesh scored a match-winning century as Zimbabwe chased down a target in excess of 300. That win was part of a memorable series triumph for Zimbabwe over Bangladesh, the ripples of which caused the latter team to change their coach and captain. Kaia became a three format player in February 2023, as he was handed a Test debut for the home series against West Indies.
Recent Batting
| Score | Opp | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24(26) | AFG | T20I | 27 Oct 26 |
| 55(66) | AUS | ODI | 20 Sep 26 |
| 34(47) | AUS | ODI | 18 Sep 26 |
| 18(19) | AUS | ODI | 15 Sep 26 |
| 9(11) | RSA | T20I | 06 Sep 26 |
Recent Bowling
| Wickets | Opp | Format | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | IRE | T20I | 15 Jan 23 |
| 0-6 | IND | ODI | 20 Aug 22 |
| 0-16 | BAN | ODI | 10 Aug 22 |
| 0-5 | NAM | T20I | 24 May 22 |
Stats
Career by format
international & domestic formatsⓘ Career figures cover the formats we track (Test, ODI, T20I, first-class, List A) plus the franchise leagues shown above.
Full statistics tables
Batting
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| Innings | 5 | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| Runs | 312 | 612 | 390 | 0 |
| Balls | 514 | 940 | 341 | 0 |
| Highest | 140 | 110 | 72 | 0 |
| Average | 62.4 | 26.61 | 17.73 | 0 |
| SR | 60.71 | 65.11 | 114.37 | 0 |
| Not Out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fours | 40 | 55 | 37 | 0 |
| Sixes | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Ducks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50s | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 100s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Test | ODI | T20 | IPL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| Innings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Balls | 0 | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| Runs | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| Maidens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eco | 0 | 4.71 | 4.5 | 0 |
| SR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BBI | -/- | 0/6 | 0/4 | -/- |
| BBM | -/- | 0/6 | 0/4 | -/- |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
| Match | Format | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFG v ZIM 1st T20I · Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2026 | T20 | Afghanistan won by 37 runs | 27 Oct 2026 |
| ZIM v AUS 3rd ODI · Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026 | ODI | Australia won by 1 wkt | 20 Sep 2026 |
| AUS v ZIM 2nd ODI · Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026 | ODI | Australia won by 84 runs | 18 Sep 2026 |
| AUS v ZIM 1st ODI · Australia tour of Zimbabwe 2026 | ODI | Australia won by 59 runs | 15 Sep 2026 |
| RSA v ZIM Final · Namibia T20I Tri-Series 2026 | T20 | South Africa won by 48 runs | 6 Sep 2026 |
| NAM v ZIM 5th Match · Namibia T20I Tri-Series 2026 | T20 | Zimbabwe won by 5 wkts | 3 Sep 2026 |
| RSA v ZIM 4th Match · Namibia T20I Tri-Series 2026 | T20 | South Africa won by 43 runs | 1 Sep 2026 |
| ZIM v BAN 3rd ODI · Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, 2026 | ODI | Bangladesh won by 7 wkts | 11 Jul 2026 |
| ZIM v BAN 2nd ODI · Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, 2026 | ODI | Zimbabwe won by 13 runs | 9 Jul 2026 |
| ZIM v BAN 1st ODI · Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, 2026 | ODI | Zimbabwe won by 25 runs | 6 Jul 2026 |
| BAN v ZIM One-off Test · Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, 2026 | TEST | Zimbabwe won by an innings and 85 runs | 2 Jul 2026 |
| ZIM v IND 2nd T20I · India tour of Zimbabwe, 2024 | T20 | India won by 100 runs | 7 Jul 2024 |
| ZIM v IND 1st T20I · India tour of Zimbabwe, 2024 | T20 | Zimbabwe won by 13 runs | 6 Jul 2024 |
| NEP v ZIMA 3rd unofficial ODI · Zimbabwe A tour of Nepal, 2022 | ODI | Nepal won by 6 wkts | 9 May 2022 |
| NEP v ZIMA 2nd unofficial ODI · Zimbabwe A tour of Nepal, 2022 | ODI | Nepal won by 9 wkts | 7 May 2022 |
| NEP v ZIMA 1st unofficial ODI (Rescheduled match) · Zimbabwe A tour of Nepal, 2022 | ODI | Zimbabwe A won by 3 wkts | 6 May 2022 |
| NEP v ZIMA 3rd unofficial T20 · Zimbabwe A tour of Nepal, 2022 | T20 | Nepal won by 8 wkts | 4 May 2022 |
Career
Matches by format
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