Zimbabwean cricket team in New Zealand in 2011–12
| Zimbabwean cricket team in New Zealand in 2012 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 26 January 2012 – 14 February 2012 | ||
| Captains | Brendan Taylor | Ross Taylor | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | New Zealand won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Regis Chakabva (66) | Ross Taylor (122) | |
| Most wickets | Chris Martin (8) | Graeme Cremer (2) | |
| Player of the series | Chris Martin (NZL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Brendan Taylor (127) | Martin Guptill (232) | |
| Most wickets | Shingirai Masakadza (5) |
Rob Nicol (5) Kyle Mills (5) |
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| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hamilton Masakadza (115) | Martin Guptill (91) | |
| Most wickets | Kyle Jarvis (4) | Michael Bates (4) | |
The Zimbabwean cricket team toured New Zealand from 26 January to 14 February 2012. The tour consisted of one Test, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 (T20) matches.
New Zealand won the tour's sole Test in Napier by an innings and 301 runs, setting new records for New Zealand's largest Test victory and Zimbabwe's biggest Test defeat. New Zealand won the ODI series 3–0, and the T20I series 2–0.
The second ODI was the first international match played in Whangarei, held at Cobham Oval.
For Zimbabwe, captained by Brendan Taylor the one-off Test was their first overseas since returning from their five-year absence from Test cricket. New Zealand, led by Ross Taylor, entered the Test as the eighth-ranked Test team by the International Cricket Council. Their most recent Test series had been a 1–1 draw in Australia.
Zimbabwe won the toss and put New Zealand into bat. Ross Taylor made an unbeaten sixth Test hundred just before stumps on day one. New Zealand collected 331 runs for the loss of five wickets, with half-centuries to Brendon McCullum (83) and Martin Guptill (51) helping set up a strong total. Playing their first away Test since the Centurion in March 2005, Zimbabwe's seamers failed to exploit favourable early conditions. Ross Taylor made a century and New Zealand was 5/331 at stumps.
Only 15.2 overs were bowled on the second day of the Test at McLean Park before light, but persistent, rain set in to make further play impossible. Ross Taylor retired hurt on 122*, and BJ Watling made unbeaten fifty, his second in Test cricket, as New Zealand was 5/392 at stumps.
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