The
New Zealand cricket team toured
Zimbabwe between 2 and 9 August 2015.
The tour consisted of three
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
(ODI) matches and one
Twenty20 International (T20I).
For the first ODI, New Zealand played under the name of
Aotearoa
''Aotearoa'' () is the current Māori-language name for New Zealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference to only the North Island, with the name of the whole country being ''Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu'' ("North Island and South ...
. This is the
Māori name for New Zealand. The tour coincided with
te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week).
In June
Brendon McCullum was confirmed as the captain for New Zealand on this tour.
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
Kane Stuart Williamson (born 8 August 1990) is a New Zealand cricketer who is currently the Captain (cricket), captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, New Zealand national team in limited overs cricket. He is considered as New Zealand' ...
.
New Zealand won the ODI series 2–1 and the T20I series 1–0.
Squads
New Zealand's
Mitchell Santner was ruled out of the tour after fracturing his thumb. He was replaced by
George Worker.
was injured in training the day before the 3rd ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the tour.
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
T20I series
Only T20I
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
2015 in New Zealand cricket
2015 in Zimbabwean cricket
International cricket competitions in 2015
New Zealand cricket tours of Zimbabwe
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