Sri Lankan national cricket team in New Zealand for the 2014-15 season
The tour of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in New Zealand in the 2014/15 season took place from December 26 2014 to January 29, 2015. The international cricket tour was part of the 2014/15 international cricket season and included two test matches and seven ODIs . New Zealand won the test series 2-0 and the ODI series 4-2. The first test match at the Hagley Oval was the first major sporting event in the city since the Christchurch earthquake in February 2011 .
prehistory
classification
Sri Lanka had previously hosted England , where they also played and won seven ODIs there. New Zealand previously played a full tour in the United Arab Emirates against Pakistan. After the tour ended, the Sri Lankan national team stayed in New Zealand as the 2015 Cricket World Cup began on February 14th, hosted by Australia and New Zealand. There they played the opening game in which New Zealand prevailed. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place the year before in Sri Lanka .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and were set on June 3, 2014. The Hagley Oval in Wellington celebrated its debut as a test stadium.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Eden Park | Auckland | 50,000 | 3. ODI |
Hagley Oval | Christchurch | 20,000 | 1st test; 1. ODI |
University oval | Dunedin | 6,000 | 5th & 6th ODI |
Seddon Park | Hamilton | 10,000 | 2. ODI |
McLean Park | Napier | 22,500 | 4. ODI |
Basin Reserve | Wellington | 13,000 | 2nd test |
Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 33,000 | 7. ODI |
Squad lists
Sri Lanka named its test roster on December 9th, and its ODI roster on December 30th, 2014. New Zealand announced its test roster on December 20th, 2014.
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Tour match
December 21-22 Scorecard |
Queenstown |
![]() 173-9d (59) & 261-8d (62.2) |
- |
![]() 125 (39.5) |
draw |
Testing
First test in Christchurch
December 26-30 , 2014 Scorecard |
Christchurch |
![]() 441 (85.5) & 107-2 (30.4) |
- |
![]() 138 (42.4) & 407 (154) (f / o) |
New Zealand wins with 8 wickets |
Second test in Wellington
January 3-7 , 2015 Scorecard |
Wellington (BR) |
![]() 221 (55.1) & 524-5d (172) |
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![]() 356 (102.1) & 196 (72.4) |
New Zealand wins with 193 runs |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Christchurch
January 11th scorecard |
Christchurch |
![]() 218-9 (50) |
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![]() 219-7 (43) |
New Zealand wins with 3 wickets |
Second ODI in Hamilton
January 15 scorecard |
Hamilton |
![]() 248 (50) |
- |
![]() 252-4 (47.4) |
Sri Lanka wins with 6 wickets |
Third ODI in Auckland
January 17th scorecard |
Auckland |
![]() 145-3 (28.5 / 43) |
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Game canceled |
The game had to be interrupted three times due to rain, so it was finally abandoned after 28.5 overs.
Fourth ODI in Nelson
January 20 scorecard |
Nelson |
![]() 276 (49.4) |
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![]() 280-6 (48.1) |
New Zealand wins with 4 wickets |
Fifth ODI in Dunedin
January 23 scorecard |
Dunedin |
![]() 360-5 (50) |
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![]() 252 (43.5) |
New Zealand wins with 108 runs |
Sixth ODI in Dunedin
January 25th scorecard |
Dunedin |
![]() 315-8 (50) |
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![]() 195 (40.3) |
New Zealand wins with 120 runs |
Seventh ODI in Wellington
January 29th scorecard |
Westpac Stadium |
![]() 287-6 (50) |
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![]() 253 (45.2) |
Sri Lanka wins with 34 runs |
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Kane Williamson |
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2 | 4th | 396 | 198.00 | 242 * | 1 | 2 |
Brendon McCullum |
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2 | 3 | 217 | 72.33 | 195 | 1 | 0 |
Kumar Sangakkara |
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2 | 4th | 215 | 53.75 | 203 | 1 | 0 |
Dimuth Karunaratne |
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2 | 4th | 185 | 46.25 | 152 | 1 | 0 |
BJ Watling |
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2 | 3 | 179 | 89.50 | 142 * | 1 | 0 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Trent Boult |
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2 | 95 | 11 | 23.18 | 4/100 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Southee |
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2 | 92.4 | 8th | 29.50 | 4/91 | 0 | 0 |
Nuwan Pradeep |
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1 | 53 | 7th | 25.71 | 4/63 | 0 | 0 |
James Neesham |
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2 | 25.4 | 6th | 16.50 | 3/42 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Craig |
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2 | 75.1 | 6th | 32.66 | 4/53 | 0 | 0 |
Suranga Lakmal |
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2 | 74.5 | 6th | 44.33 | 3/71 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
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7th | 6th | 397 | 66.16 | 116 | 2 | 1 |
Kumar Sangakkara |
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7th | 6th | 321 | 64.20 | 113 * | 1 | 2 |
Kane Williamson |
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5 | 5 | 295 | 59.00 | 103 | 1 | 2 |
Luke Ronchi |
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7th | 6th | 279 | 69.75 | 170 * | 1 | 0 |
Mahela Jayawardene |
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7th | 6th | 278 | 46.33 | 104 | 1 | 1 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Mitchell McClenaghan |
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6th | 41 | 10 | 22.60 | 4/36 | 0 | 0 |
Corey Anderson |
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7th | 41 | 9 | 28.00 | 4/52 | 0 | 0 |
Nuwan Kulasekara |
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6th | 52 | 8th | 36.87 | 2/43 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Southee |
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4th | 27.4 | 7th | 21.57 | 3/59 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Milne |
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3 | 25th | 5 | 25.20 | 2/28 | 0 | 0 |
Trent Boult |
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4th | 38 | 5 | 34.60 | 4/44 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
series | Player of the Series |
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ODI |
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Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Andrew McGlashan: Hadlee's pride at Christchurch rebuild ( English ) Cricinfo. September 15, 2014. Accessed July 24, 2015.
- ^ Test cricket returns to Christchurch . Cricinfo. June 3, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ Hagley Oval gets ICC accreditation . Cricinfo. October 21, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Tharanga dropped for New Zealand Tests . Cricinfo. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ Kusal left out for NZ tour; Kulasekara recalled . Cricinfo. December 30, 2014. Accessed December 19, 2015.
- ^ Corey Anderson out of first test . Cricinfo. December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2014/15 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2014/15 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2014/15 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2014/15 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 17, 2016.