# New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2015

The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa from 14 to 26 August 2015. The tour consisted of three One Day International and two Twenty20 International matches. In June Brendon McCullum was named as the captain for New Zealand on this tour. However, in July, it was announced that McCullum had been rested for this tour and the tour to Zimbabwe, being replaced by Kane Williamson.
South Africa won the ODI series 2–1 and the T20I series was drawn 1–1.

## Squads

| ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| South Africa | New Zealand | South Africa | New Zealand |
| AB de Villiers (c) Kyle Abbott Hashim Amla Farhaan Behardien Faf du Plessis$^1$ David Miller Aaron Phangiso Vernon Philander Kagiso Rabada Rilee Rossouw Dale Steyn Imran Tahir Morne van Wyk David Wiese Dean Elgar | Kane Williamson (c) Doug Bracewell Grant Elliott Martin Guptill Matt Henry Tom Latham Mitchell McClenaghan Nathan McCullum Adam Milne Colin Munro James Neesham Luke Ronchi Mitchell Santner Ross Taylor$^1$ Ben Wheeler | AB de Villiers (c) Kyle Abbott Hashim Amla Farhaan Behardien Faf du Plessis $^1$ JP Duminy Eddie Leie David Miller Morne Morkel Aaron Phangiso Kagiso Rabada Rilee Rossouw Morne van Wyk David Wiese | Kane Williamson (c) Doug Bracewell Grant Elliott Martin Guptill Matt Henry Tom Latham Mitchell McClenaghan Nathan McCullum Adam Milne Colin Munro James Neesham Luke Ronchi Mitchell Santner Ross Taylor$^1$ Ben Wheeler |
$^1$ Ross Taylor was injured in training the day before the 3rd ODI against Zimbabwe and was ruled out of the rest of New Zealand's tour in Africa. Faf du Plessis was injured for the T20I series, so AB de Villiers captained South Africa. The injury ruled out du Plessis for the ODI and T20I series. Farhaan Behardien and Dean Elgar were added to the squad.

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 14 August 2015 Scorecard
| New Zealand 151/8 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 152/4 (17.5 overs) |
| Kane Williamson 42 (21) David Wiese 2/24 (4 overs) | | Hashim Amla 48 (41) Doug Bracewell 1/17 (3 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 wickets Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Aaron Phangiso (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

### 2nd T20I

* 16 August 2015 Scorecard
| New Zealand 177/7 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 145/8 (20 overs) |
| Martin Guptill 60 (35) Kagiso Rabada 3/30 (4 overs) | | Farhaan Behardien 36 (27) Ish Sodhi 2/27 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 32 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Martin Guptill (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 19 August 2015 Scorecard
| South Africa 304/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 284 (48.1 overs) |
| Hashim Amla 124 (126) Adam Milne 2/51 (10 overs) | | Tom Latham 60 (80) Imran Tahir 2/40 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 20 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Hashim Amla (SA)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* David Wiese (SA) made his ODI debut.

### 2nd ODI

* 23 August 2015 Scorecard
| South Africa 204 (49.3 overs) | v | New Zealand 207/2 (44.3 overs) |
| Farhaan Behardien 70 (87) Doug Bracewell 3/31 (10 overs) | | Martin Guptill 103* (134) Aaron Phangiso 1/37 (10 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 8 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Martin Guptill (NZ)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* George Worker (NZ) made his ODI debut.

### 3rd ODI

* 26 August 2015 (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 283/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 221 (49.2 overs) |
| AB de Villiers 64 (48) Ben Wheeler 3/71 (10 overs) | | Tom Latham 54 (74) David Wiese 3/58 (9 overs) |
* South Africa won by 62 runs Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.