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{{short description|Kenyan cricketer (born 1988)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Elijah Otieno
| image =
| country = Kenya
| full_name = Elijah Otieno Asoyo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2007–present
| odidebutdate = 18 October
| odidebutyear = 2007
| odidebutagainst = Canada
| odicap = 35
| lastodidate = 30 January
| lastodiyear = 2014
| lastodiagainst = Scotland
| odishirt =
| T20Idebutdate = 22 February
| T20Idebutyear = 2012
| T20Idebutagainst = Ireland
| T20Icap = 23
| lastT20Idate = 21 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2022
| lastT20Iagainst = Uganda
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 26
| runs1 = 49
| bat avg1 = 4.90
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 11
| deliveries1 = 954
| wickets1 = 22
| bowl avg1 = 42.13
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/33
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 31
| runs2 = 27
| bat avg2 = 3.86
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 8
| deliveries2 = 633
| wickets2 = 27
| bowl avg2 = 23.44
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/16
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 13
| runs3 = 59
| bat avg3 = 4.53
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 15*
| deliveries3 = 1,690
| wickets3 = 29
| bowl avg3 = 28.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/44
| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 53
| runs4 = 137
| bat avg4 = 6.85
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 18*
| deliveries4 = 2,135
| wickets4 = 53
| bowl avg4 = 36.18
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/21
| catches/stumpings4 = 12/–
| date = 8 July 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/293031.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Elijah Otieno Asoyo''' (born 3 January 1988) is a Kenyan [[cricket]]er. A right arm medium-fast bowler, Otieno is a former Kenyan under-19 player.

==Domestic career==
He made his senior debut playing in [[Kenya Select]] for the 2006/07 Logan Cup. A genuine tailender, Asoyo made five ducks in his first seven first-class innings. He is a player for the [[Sahara Elite League]] side [[The Eastern Aces]].

==International career==
He was selected for Kenya in the inaugural [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]] Championship. Although he did not play in any of the matches at the [[Twenty20]] World Championships, Otieno was retained in the [[Kenya national cricket team|national team]] for the visit of the [[Canada national cricket team|Canada national team]], making his [[One Day International]] debut in the first match of the three-match series in [[Nairobi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/kenya/engine/match/296685.html | title=Canada in Kenya ODI Series – 1st ODI, Kenya v Canada | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date=18 October 2007 | access-date=2008-09-23}}</ref> He was later included in the [[Kenya national football team]] for their two Intercontinental Cup matches against [[Namibia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]] in early 2008, making his tournament debut in the match against the UAE.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/icccont2007/engine/match/319148.html | title=ICC Intercontinental Cup, United Arab Emirates v Kenya | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date=7 February 2008 | access-date=2008-09-23}}</ref>

In September 2018, he was included in the Kenyan national team for the [[2018 Africa T20 Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158618.html |title=Kenya Squad |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, he was included in the Kenya team for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] in Oman. He played in the first two matches.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In May 2019, he was included in the Kenya team for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier]] tournament in Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2019-05-15-former-national-team-captain-back-after-surprise-exit-last-year/ |title=Former national team captain back after surprise exit last year |work=The Star (Kenya) |access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1222616 |title=African men in Uganda for T20 showdown |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, he was included in the Kenya team for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2019-09-25-national-team-selection-sparks-controversy/ |title=National team selection sparks controversy |work=The Star (Kenya) |access-date=29 September 2019}}</ref> On 17 September 2021, Oiteno took a [[List of Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks|hat-trick]] against Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1275051.html |title=Final, Entebbe, Sep 17 2021, Uganda T20 Tri-Series |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref>

In October 2021, he was included in Kenya's team for the Regional Final of the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier]] tournament in Rwanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kenya-cricket.com/2021/10/26/patel-back-as-kenya-names-africa-regional-final-squad/ |title=Patel back as Kenya names Africa Regional Final squad |work=Kenya Cricket |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> In June 2022, he was included in the Kenya team for the [[2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/icc-mens-cwc-challenge-league-b-full-squads-fixtures-preview-all-you-need-to-know/79092.htm |title=ICC Men's CWC Challenge League B: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know |work=Cricket World |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> In Kenya's first match of the tournament, against [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]], Otieno took his first [[five-wicket haul]] in [[List A cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalgazette.com/cricket/sport/article/20220618/humbling-start-for-inexperienced-bermuda/ |title=Humbling start for inexperienced Bermuda |work=The Royal Gazette |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=293031}}

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