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 (age 33) Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Opening batter
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2017–present)
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–present	Southern Rocks
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 2 19 19 48 Runs scored 172 450 290 2,590 Batting average 43.00 25.00 15.26 32.37 100s/50s 0/1 1/2 0/1 3/15 Top score 67 110 54 130 Balls bowled – 28 12 1,125 Wickets – 0 0 26 Bowling average – – – 23.73 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 4/44 Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 10/– 32/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 April 2025

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]