New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015
| 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) |
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| Player of the series | Craig Ervine (Zim) | ||
The New Zealand cricket team toured Zimbabwe between 2 and 9 August 2015. 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 and coincides with 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. 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.Ross Taylor was injured in training the day before the 3rd ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the tour.
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