He took his maiden T20I wicket of South Africa's opener Richard Levi in the same match and finished with the figures of 1/20 from his three overs.

[12] In January 2015, McClenaghan was named in New Zealand's 15 man ODI squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

In August 2017, McClenaghan gave up New Zealand contract in order to pursue overseas T20 league career.

[23][24] In May 2018, McClenaghan was named in ICC’s World XI squad to face the West Indies in a one-off T20I at the Lord's.

[28] It was announced on 14 June 2013 that McClenaghan would be joining Lancashire as an overseas player for their Friends Life t20 campaign.

[30] On 19 May 2015, McClenaghan joined Middlesex as an overseas player for their final six T20 Blast group matches,[31] replacing South African Kyle Abbott from the end of June 2015.

After going unsold in the 2018 auction, McClenaghan was selected by the Mumbai Indians as a replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff.

[36] In September 2022, he was selected to play for the Gujarat Giants franchise team in the 2022 Legends League Cricket.