title: New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2000–01
text: # New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2000–01
  
  The New Zealand national cricket team visited Zimbabwe in September 2000 and played a two-match Test series against the Zimbabwean national cricket team. New Zealand won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Stephen Fleming and Zimbabwe by Heath Streak.
  
  ## Test series
  
  ### 1st Test
  
  * 12–16 September 2000 Scorecard
  * New Zealand won by 7 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: DB Hair (Aus) and RB Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: PJ Wiseman (NZ)
  * Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  * MH Richardson (NZ) and DT Mutendera (Zim) made their Test debuts.
  
  ### 2nd Test
  
  * 19–23 September 2000 Scorecard
  * New Zealand won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: ID Robinson (Zim) and DR Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: CL Cairns (NZ)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  
  ## One Day International (ODI) series
  
  ### 1st ODI
  
  * 27 September 2000 Scorecard
  
  | Zimbabwe 183/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 184/3 (40.5 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | A Flower 34 (62) NJ Astle 3/24 (10 overs) | | CM Spearman 86 (104) BC Strang 1/15 (7 overs) |
  
  * New Zealand won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: KC Barbour and GR Evans Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  * GP Sulzberger and DR Tuffey (both NZ) made their ODI debuts.
  
  ### 2nd ODI
  
  * 30 September 2000 Scorecard
  
  | Zimbabwe 273/5 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 252 (48.5 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | ADR Campbell 96 (108) CD McMillan 2/41 (10 overs) | | RF Twose 64 (87) DP Viljoen 3/46 (10 overs) |
  
  * Zimbabwe won by 21 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: CK Coventry and RB Tiffin Player of the match: HH Streak (Zim)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  * TJ Friend and DA Marillier (both Zim) made their ODI debuts.
  
  ### 3rd ODI
  
  * 1 October 2000 Scorecard
  
  | New Zealand 264/8 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 268/4 (47.5 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | CD McMillan 78 (77) ML Nkala 2/20 (5 overs) | | ADR Campbell 99* (124) SB O'Connor 2/56 (8.5 overs) |
  
  * Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: JF Fenwick and ID Robinson Player of the match: ADR Campbell (Zim)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  