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Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2014-15 | |||
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New Zealand | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 26 December 2014 – 29 January 2015 | ||
Captains |
Brendon McCullum (1st to 6th ODIs) Kane Williamson (7th ODI) |
Angelo Mathews (1st to 4th ODIs) Lahiru Thirimanne (5th to 7th ODIs) | |
Test series | |||
Result | New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Kane Williamson (396) | Kumar Sangakkara (215) | |
Most wickets | Trent Boult (11) | Nuwan Pradeep (7) | |
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Results | New Zealand won the 7-match series 4–2 | ||
Most runs | Kane Williamson (295) | Tillakaratne Dilshan (397) | |
Most wickets | Mitchell McClenaghan (10) | Nuwan Kulasekara (8) | |
Player of the 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.
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.
21–22 December 2014
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3–7 January 2015
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17 January 2015
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23 January 2015
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29 January 2015
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