Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15

The Pakistan cricket team toured New Zealand from 31 January to 3 February 2015. The tour consisted of two 50-over Tour Matches and two One Day International matches which formed part of Pakistan's preparation for the 2015 Cricket World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand.[1][2] New Zealand won the series 2–0.

Pakistan cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15
 
  New Zealand Pakistan
Dates 31 January 2015 – 3 February 2015
Captains Brendon McCullum Misbah-ul-Haq
One Day International series
Results New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Ross Taylor (161) Misbah-ul-Haq (103)
Most wickets Grant Elliott (5) Mohammad Irfan (3)
Player of the series Grant Elliott (NZ)

Squads

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ODIs
  New Zealand   Pakistan

Tour Matches

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50-over Tour Match

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25 January 2015
Scorecard
Pakistanis  
313 (49.3 overs)
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  New Zealand Board Presidents XI
317/4 (49.2 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 107 (119)
Logan van Beek 2/53 (10 overs)
Tim Seifert 115* (89)
Ehsan Adil 2/81 (9.2 overs)
New Zealand Board President's XI won by 6 wickets
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Tony Gillies
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (NZ Presidents XI)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

2nd 50-over Tour Match

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27 January 2015
Scorecard
Pakistanis  
267/7 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand Board Presidents XI
269/9 (49.5 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 88* (89)
Kyle Jamieson 2/49 (9 overs)
Michael Pollard 153 (132)
Mohammad Irfan 3/39 (10 overs)
New Zealand Board President's XI won by 1 wicket
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Phil Jones
Player of the match: Michael Pollard (NZ Presidents XI)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

ODI series

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1st ODI

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31 January 2015
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  
210 (45.3 overs)
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  New Zealand
213/3 (39.3 overs)
Shahid Afridi 67 (29)
Grant Elliott 3/26 (4.3 overs)
Grant Elliott 64* (68)
Shahid Afridi 1/39 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Grant Elliott (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was Kyle Mills' (NZ) last international match, the latter announced retirement after the world cup, in which he did not play a single match.

2nd ODI

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3 February 2015
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  
369/5 (50 overs)
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  Pakistan
250 (43.1 overs)
Kane Williamson 112 (88)
Mohammed Irfan 2/52 (10 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 86 (89)
Nathan McCullum 2/33 (5 overs)
New Zealand won by 119 runs
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Derek Walker (NZ)
Player of the match: Kane Williamson (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ Staff, ESPNcricinfo (3 June 2014). "Test cricket returns to Christchurch". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Pakistan tour of Australia and New Zealand, 2014/15 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Junaid to miss NZ ODIs with injury". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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