Series Name: | Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2014-15 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of New Zealand.svg |
Team1 Name: | New Zealand |
Team2 Image: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
Team2 Name: | Sri Lanka |
From Date: | 26 December 2014 |
To Date: | 29 January 2015 |
Team1 Captain: | Brendon McCullum (1st to 6th ODIs) Kane Williamson (7th ODI) |
Team2 Captain: | Angelo Mathews (1st to 4th ODIs) Lahiru Thirimanne (5th to 7th ODIs) |
No Of Tests: | 2 |
Team1 Tests Won: | 2 |
Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Kane Williamson (396) |
Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Kumar Sangakkara (215) |
Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Trent Boult (11) |
Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Nuwan Pradeep (7) |
No Of Odis: | 7 |
Team1 Odis Won: | 4 |
Team2 Odis Won: | 2 |
Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Kane Williamson (295) |
Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Tillakaratne Dilshan (397) |
Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Mitchell McClenaghan (10) |
Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Nuwan Kulasekara (8) |
Player Of Odi Series: | Kane Williamson (NZ) |
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.