New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015 | |||
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Zimbabwe | New Zealand | ||
Dates | 2 August 2015 – 9 August 2015 | ||
Captains | Elton Chigumbura | Kane Williamson | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Craig Ervine (174) | Kane Williamson (187) | |
Most wickets | Graeme Cremer (3) | Nathan McCullum (5) | |
Player of the series | Kane Williamson (NZ) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Craig Ervine (42) | George Worker (62) | |
Most wickets | Sean Williams (3) |
Adam Milne (2) Mitchell McClenaghan (2) | |
Player of the series | Craig Ervine (Zim) |
The New Zealand cricket team toured Zimbabwe between 2 and 9 August 2015. [1] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) matches and one Twenty20 International (T20I). [1] For the first ODI, New Zealand played under the name of Aotearoa. This is the Māori name for New Zealand. The tour coincided with te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). [2]
In June Brendon McCullum was confirmed as the captain for New Zealand on this tour. [3] However, in July, it was announced that McCullum had been rested for this tour and the tour to South Africa, being replaced by Kane Williamson. [4] New Zealand won the ODI series 2–1 and the T20I series 1–0.
ODIs | T20Is | ||
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Zimbabwe [5] | New Zealand [4] | Zimbabwe [6] | New Zealand [4] |
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner was ruled out of the tour after fracturing his thumb. He was replaced by George Worker. [7] Ross Taylor was injured in training the day before the 3rd ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the tour. [8]
2 August 2015
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9 August 2015
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