Innocent Kaia

{{Short description|Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1992)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Innocent Kaia

| country = Zimbabwe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Harare, Zimbabwe

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg break

| role = Opening batter

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2017–present

| testdebutdate = 4 February

| testdebutyear = 2023

| testdebutagainst = West Indies

| testcap = 123

| lasttestdate = 12 February

| lasttestyear = 2023

| lasttestagainst = West Indies

| odidebutdate = 4 June

| odidebutyear = 2022

| odidebutagainst = Afghanistan

| odicap = 148

| lastodidate = 17 December

| lastodiyear = 2023

| lastodiagainst = Ireland

| odishirt = 9

| T20Idebutdate = 17 September

| T20Idebutyear = 2021

| T20Idebutagainst = Scotland

| T20Icap = 66

| lastT20Idate = 7 July

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = India

| club1 = Southern Rocks

| year1 = 2013–present

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 172

| bat avg1 = 43.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 67

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 19

| runs2 = 450

| bat avg2 = 25.00

| 100s/50s2 = 1/2

| top score2 = 110

| deliveries2 = 28

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–

| column3 = T20I

| matches3 = 19

| runs3 = 290

| bat avg3 = 15.26

| 100s/50s3 = 0/1

| top score3 = 54

| deliveries3 = 12

| wickets3 = 0

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–

| column4 = FC

| matches4 = 48

| runs4 = 2,590

| bat avg4 = 32.37

| 100s/50s4 = 3/15

| top score4 = 130

| deliveries4 = 1,125

| wickets4 = 26

| bowl avg4 = 23.73

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/44

| catches/stumpings4 = 32/–

| date = 15 April

| year = 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/465327.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Innocent Kaia (born 10 August 1992) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/465327.html |title=Innocent Kaia |access-date=12 May 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1116092.html |title=Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at East London, Sep 15 2017 |access-date=15 September 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.{{cite web |url=https://thezimbabwedaily.com/news/523373-logan-cup-first-class-cricket-competition-gets-underway.html |title=Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway |work=The Zimbabwe Daily |access-date=9 December 2020 |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209121102/https://thezimbabwedaily.com/news/523373-logan-cup-first-class-cricket-competition-gets-underway.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/logan-cup-starts-in-secure-environment/ |title=Logan Cup starts in secure environment |work=The Herald |access-date=9 December 2020}}