International cricket tour
The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured New Zealand from 26 December 2014 to 29 January 2015 for a tour consisting of two Test matches and seven One Day Internationals . New Zealand won the Test series 2–0 and the ODI series 4–2.
Following the tour the Sri Lankan team stayed in the region to participate in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup . The Test match played at Hagley Oval , Christchurch was the first major event to take place in the city since the 2011 Christchurch earthquake .[ 1]
After the fourth ODI, Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews was injured and captaincy shifted to vice captain Lahiru Thirimanne for other three ODIs. New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum also did not play the last ODI, where Kane Williamson was the skipper.
Squads
Tour match
New Zealand XI v Sri Lankans
Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat
Test series
1st Test
2nd Test
ODI series
1st ODI
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Rain affected play three times, with the match being abandoned after 28.5 overs of the New Zealand innings.
4th ODI
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Luke Ronchi scored his maiden ODI century and the highest ODI score by a New Zealand wicket-keeper.
Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott put on the highest 6th wicket partnership (267*) in ODIs.[ 5]
The Man of the Match adjudicators could not split Ronchi and Elliott as the best player therefore they decided on joint Man of the Match winners.
6th ODI
7th ODI
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
Dushmantha Chameera (SL) made his ODI debut.
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) set a new world record for the most dismissals (473) by a wicketkeeper in ODI games.[ 7]
References
External links
October 2014 November 2014 December 2014 January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 April 2015
International cricket tours of New Zealand
Test and LOI tours
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