| Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16 | |||
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| New Zealand | Australia | ||
| Dates | 3 February 2016 – 24 February 2016 | ||
| Captains | Brendon McCullum | Steve Smith | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Brendon McCullum (180) | Adam Voges (309) | |
| Most wickets | Neil Wagner (7) | Nathan Lyon (10) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Martin Guptill (180) | David Warner (126) | |
| Most wickets | Matt Henry (8) | Mitchell Marsh (7) Josh Hazlewood (7) | |
TheAustralian cricket team touredNew Zealand from 3 to 24 February 2016. Originally the tour was going to consist of threeTest matches.[1] In June 2015,New Zealand Cricket were in talks withCricket Australia to have a tour consisting of two Tests and threeOne Day Internationals (ODIs).[1] In August 2015, the fixtures were announced which contained the reduction of Tests from three to two and the addition of the three ODIs.[2]
In December 2015 New Zealand captainBrendon McCullum announced that he would be retiring from all forms of international cricket at the conclusion of the series.[3] New Zealand won the ODI series 2–1 to retain theChappell–Hadlee Trophy. McCullum finished his ODI career with the best win–loss ratio of any New Zealander who has captained in ten or more matches.[4] In his final match, McCullum broke the record for thefastest century scored in Test cricket.[5] Australia won the Test series 2–0, to retain theTrans-Tasman Trophy and regain the number one position in theICC Test Championship.[6]
Adam Voges, who hit the winning runs, finished the Test series with abatting average of 95.50.[7]
| Tests | ODIs | ||
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 New Zealand[8] |  Australia[9] | New Zealand[10] | Australia[11] |
James Faulkner was ruled out of Australia's squad after suffering a hamstring injury in the first ODI. He was replaced byMarcus Stoinis.[13]Kane Richardson was ruled out of the last two ODIs due to a back injury. He was replaced in the squad byJoel Paris.[14]Mark Craig replacedMitchell Santner after Santer was ruled out due to bone bruise in his left foot.[12]Peter Siddle missed the second Test due to a back injury sustained in the first Test.[15]
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New Zealand won by 159 runs Eden Park,Auckland Umpires:Ian Gould (Eng) andDerek Walker (NZ) Player of the match:Martin Guptill (NZ) |
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Australia won by 4 wickets Westpac Stadium,Wellington Umpires:Billy Bowden (NZ) andSundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match:Mitchell Marsh (Aus) |
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New Zealand won by 55 runs Seddon Park,Hamilton Umpires:Ian Gould (Eng) andDerek Walker (NZ) Player of the match:Ish Sodhi (NZ) |
12–16 February Scorecard |
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Australia won by an innings and 52 runs Basin Reserve,Wellington Umpires:Richard Illingworth (Eng) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Adam Voges (Aus) |
20–24 February Scorecard |
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Australia won by 7 wickets Hagley Oval,Christchurch Umpires:Richard Kettleborough (Eng) andRanmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match:Joe Burns (Aus) |
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