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Black Caps at CWC 2015 Trivia Quiz

The Cricket World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand. This question will give you some information about how New Zealand, famously known as BLack Caps, performed at the big stage.

A multiple-choice quiz by Sonu123. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sonu123

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
374,284

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the captain of the New Zealand team at the World Cup 2015? Hint

Brendon McCullum

Ross Taylor

Daniel Vettori

Stephen Fleming

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Question 2 of 10

2. New Zealand was placed alongside teams like Australia, Sri Lanka and England in Pool A. What was the result of the opening match of the World Cup played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka? Hint

Sri Lanka won by 1 run

New Zealand won by 7 wickets

New Zealand won by 98 runs

Sri Lanka won by 68 runs

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Question 3 of 10

3. New Zealand demolished England in their pool game. Which New Zealand bowler recorded the best bowling figures for a match in CWC 2015 by taking 7 for 33 in this match? Hint

Tim Southee

Daniel Vettori

Trent Boult

Corey Anderson

4. The group match between Australia and New Zealand was perhaps the most exciting and thrilling match of the whole tournament. Australia, batting first, were bowled out for only 151 runs off 32.2 overs. But Mitchell Starc gave a tough time to New Zealand with his bowling, as NZ collapsed from 4/130 to 9/146. At last it all came down to 6 runs required with one wicket in hand for New Zealand. What happened next? Hint

Kane Williamson hit a six and New Zealand won

The match tied with a runout of Kane Williamson

Mitchell Starc bowled out Kane Williamson and Australia won

Rain stopped the play

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Question 5 of 10

5. New Zealand topped Pool A with 6 wins from as many matches. Then they faced the West Indies in the quarter-finals. Martin Guptill scored a brilliant 237 in this match which was the highest score in a Cricket World Cup. Well, he could not have achieved the feat if this person hadn't dropped him when he was four. Who was this man? Hint

Chris Gayle

Marlon Samuels

Jerome Taylor

Darren Sammy

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Question 6 of 10

6. New Zealand faced the Proteas in the semi-final. Which batsman hit a six to win the match for New Zealand from the penultimate ball? Hint

Grant Elliot

Brendon McCullum

Kane Williamson

Corey Anderson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament for New Zealand? Hint

Daniel Vettori

Adam Milne

Tim Southee

Trent Boult

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which New Zealand batsman was the highest run scorer of the tournament? Hint

Kane Williamson

Brendon McCullum

Martin Guptill

Ross Taylor

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the stadium at Auckland where the Australia-New Zealand pool match was played? Hint

McLean Park

Saxton Oval

Seddon Park

Eden Park

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Question 10 of 10

10. Did New Zealand win the Cup?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the captain of the New Zealand team at the World Cup 2015?

Answer: Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum is an aggressive batsman who usually opens the innings. He was a perfect choice for the captaincy of the team. The other members of the team were- Trent Boult, Grant Elliot, Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Daniel Vettori, Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson, Tim Southee, Luke Ronchi, Ross Taylor and Matt Henry.

2. New Zealand was placed alongside teams like Australia, Sri Lanka and England in Pool A. What was the result of the opening match of the World Cup played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?

Answer: New Zealand won by 98 runs

The match was quite one-sided. New Zealand batting first scored 331 for 6 with Corey Anderson top scoring with an attacking 75. Sri Lanka never looked in the hunt and was dismissed for 233 in 46.1 overs.

3. New Zealand demolished England in their pool game. Which New Zealand bowler recorded the best bowling figures for a match in CWC 2015 by taking 7 for 33 in this match?

Answer: Tim Southee

England was bowled out for 123 after batting first with only four batsmen getting double-figure score. In reply, New Zealand got off to a brilliant start as Brendon McCullum scored 77 in just 25 balls and they reached the target with 37 overs left. Brendon McCullum achieved the feat of scoring the fastest half century in a World Cup match.

Answer: Kane Williamson hit a six and New Zealand won

While Trent Boult was the star of New Zealand by taking 5 wickets for 27 runs, it was Mitchell Starc for Australia who took 6 wickets for 28 runs. Mitchell Starc bowled the 9th and 10th batsmen in quick succession (8/146 and 9/146). But the 11th man Trent Boult survived the next 2 balls of Starc. Then Kane Williamson sealed the match with a six under pressure off the first ball bowled by Pat Cummins. Trent Boult was declared the Man of the Match.
NZ won with 9/152 off 23.1 overs (they won by one wicket).

Answer: Marlon Samuels

Marlon Samuels dropped a simple catch of Guptill when he was four and this proved to be very costly, as New Zealand won the match comfortably. Chris Gayle of West Indies had previously scored a double hundred in the same edition of World Cup.

6. New Zealand faced the Proteas in the semi-final. Which batsman hit a six to win the match for New Zealand from the penultimate ball?

Answer: Grant Elliot

This was a rain-affected match. South Africa batted first and posted 281 for 5 in 43 overs. New Zealand was given a revised target of 298 in 43 overs. This match saw many tense moments, but in the end it was New Zealand who progressed to play their first-ever World Cup final (with one ball to spare).

7. Who was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament for New Zealand?

Answer: Trent Boult

Trent Boult was a fiery left-arm fast bowler who could regularly bowl at speeds above 140 kph. He took 22 wickets at an average of 16.86.

8. Which New Zealand batsman was the highest run scorer of the tournament?

Answer: Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill scored 547 runs throughout the tournament. He was followed by Kumar Sangakara of Sri Lanka who scored 541 runs.

9. What is the name of the stadium at Auckland where the Australia-New Zealand pool match was played?

Answer: Eden Park

Christchurch, Wellington, Nelson, Napier, Hamilton and Dunedin were other venues in New Zealand of CWC 2015 matches.

10. Did New Zealand win the Cup?

Answer: No

The final was held between Australia and New Zealand at the MCG, Melbourne where Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets. Unfortunately, New Zealand could not win the cup in its first-ever final appearance. It was also the last match for New Zealand veteran player Daniel Vettori.

Source: Author Sonu123

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