New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2015

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New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2015
  Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg
  South Africa New Zealand
Dates 14 August 2015 – 26 August 2015
Captains AB de Villiers Kane Williamson
One Day International series
Results South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Hashim Amla (176) Tom Latham (178)
Most wickets Imran Tahir (5), David Wiese (5) Adam Milne (5)
Player of the series Hashim Amla (SA)
Twenty20 International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Rilee Rossouw (64) Martin Guptill (102)
Most wickets Kagiso Rabada (5) Mitchell McClenaghan (3)
Player of the series Martin Guptill (NZ)

The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa from 14 to 26 August 2015. The tour consisted of three One Day International and two Twenty20 International matches. [1] [2] In June Brendon McCullum was named 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 Zimbabwe, being replaced by Kane Williamson. [4]

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South Africa won the ODI series 2–1 and the T20I series was drawn 1–1.

Squads

ODIsT20Is
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [5] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [4] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [5] Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [4]

1 Ross Taylor was injured in training the day before the 3rd ODI against Zimbabwe and was ruled out of the rest of New Zealand's tour in Africa. [6] Faf du Plessis was injured for the T20I series, so AB de Villiers captained South Africa. [7] The injury ruled out du Plessis for the ODI and T20I series. Farhaan Behardien and Dean Elgar were added to the squad. [8]

T20I series

1st T20I

14 August 2015
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
151/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
152/4 (17.5 overs)
Kane Williamson 42 (21)
David Wiese 2/24 (4 overs)
Hashim Amla 48 (41)
Doug Bracewell 1/17 (3 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Shaun George (SA)
Player of the match: Aaron Phangiso (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

2nd T20I

16 August 2015
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
177/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
145/8 (20 overs)
Martin Guptill 60 (35)
Kagiso Rabada 3/30 (4 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 36 (27)
Ish Sodhi 2/27 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 32 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Shaun George (SA)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

ODI series

1st ODI

19 August 2015
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
304/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
284 (48.1 overs)
Hashim Amla 124 (126)
Adam Milne 2/51 (10 overs)
Tom Latham 60 (80)
Imran Tahir 2/40 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 20 runs
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Hashim Amla (SA)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • David Wiese (SA) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

23 August 2015
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
204 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
207/2 (44.3 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 70 (87)
Doug Bracewell 3/31 (10 overs)
Martin Guptill 103* (134)
Aaron Phangiso 1/37 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Martin Guptill (NZ)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • George Worker (NZ) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

26 August 2015 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
283/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
221 (49.2 overs)
AB de Villiers 64 (48)
Ben Wheeler 3/71 (10 overs)
Tom Latham 54 (74)
David Wiese 3/58 (9 overs)
South Africa won by 62 runs
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

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