Series Name: | New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of Zimbabwe.svg |
Team1 Name: | Zimbabwe |
Team2 Image: | Flag of New Zealand.svg |
Team2 Name: | New Zealand |
From Date: | 2 August 2015 |
To Date: | 9 August 2015 |
Team1 Captain: | Elton Chigumbura |
Team2 Captain: | Kane Williamson |
No Of Odis: | 3 |
Team1 Odis Won: | 1 |
Team2 Odis Won: | 2 |
Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Craig Ervine (174) |
Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Kane Williamson (187) |
Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Graeme Cremer (3) |
Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Nathan McCullum (5) |
Player Of Odi Series: | Kane Williamson (NZ) |
No Of Twenty20s: | 1 |
Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 0 |
Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Craig Ervine (42) |
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | George Worker (62) |
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Sean Williams (3) |
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Adam Milne (2) Mitchell McClenaghan (2) |
Player Of Twenty20 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). 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.
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]