The New Zealand cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates from 11 November to 19 December 2014 to play Pakistan. The tour consisted of three Test matches, two Twenty20 Internationals and five One Day International matches.[1][2][3] The Test and T20I series were both drawn 1–1 and New Zealand won the ODI series 3–2. While one of the three Tests was drawn, the two that yielded results did so with a big margin. Pakistan won the first Test by 248 runs, while New Zealand won the third by an innings and 80 runs.
New Zealand cricket team against Pakistan in 2014–15 | |||
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Pakistan | New Zealand | ||
Dates | 11 November – 19 December 2014 | ||
Captains |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Tests & ODIs) Shahid Afridi (T20Is) |
Brendon McCullum (Tests) Kane Williamson (T20Is & ODIs) | |
Test series | |||
Result | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Mohammad Hafeez (418) | Brendon McCullum (347) | |
Most wickets | Yasir Shah (15) | Mark Craig (13) | |
Player of the series | Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Haris Sohail (235) | Kane Williamson (346) | |
Most wickets | Mohammad Irfan (9) | Matt Henry (13) | |
Player of the series | Kane Williamson (NZ) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Sarfraz Ahmed (77) | Luke Ronchi (64) | |
Most wickets |
Kyle Mills James Neesham (3) |
Sohail Tanvir Shahid Afridi (3) | |
Player of the series | Luke Ronchi (NZ) |
Squads edit
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Tour match edit
3-Day Warm-up: Pakistan A vs New Zealanders edit
3–5 November 2014
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- Pakistan A won the toss and chose to bat
- Players per side 15 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Test series edit
1st Test edit
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26 November - 1 December 2014
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Daniel Vettori became the most-capped New Zealander Test player.
- Play on day 2 was suspended after the death of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes. The match was extended by a day, and 28 November was Day 2.[4]
- Mark Craig's figures of 7/94 in the first innings are his best in Test cricket.[5]
T20I series edit
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
References edit
- ^ "Pakistan v New Zealand Test Series, 2014/15". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Pakistan v New Zealand T20I Series, 2014/15". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Pakistan v New Zealand ODI Series, 2014/15". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Play abandoned, match extended by a day". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Craig seven restricts Pakistan to 351". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2014.