Kiwis take ODI series after another washout

CHRISTCHURCH : A sloppy India lost the three-match ODI series against New Zealand 0-1 after rain washed out the third and final game here on Wednesday.

Chasing 220, New Zealand were cruising at 104/ 1 in 18 overs, 50 runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis par score, when rain interrupted the game yet again in the white- ball series. Kane Williamson and Co, needing just 116 runs from 32 overs, though had to be content with a ‘no result’ as the game was two overs short to be technically called complete.

Having won the first ODI in Auckland by seven wickets, New Zealand thus sealed the series 1-0. The second match in Hamilton, too, was abandoned after two stoppages.

Brief scores: India 219 in 50 overs (W Sundar 51; D Mitchell 3/25) vs NZ 104/1 in 18 overs (F Allen 57; U Malik 1/31).