Washout sets NZ cricket record
Rain was the unwelcome winner in Hamilton yesterday, and with it, a slice of history was created when the Black Caps’ second ODI against India was washed out.
The hosts will head to Christchurch for Wednesday’s third and final match unable to lose the series after just 12.5 overs of play were possible across two brief stints at a soggy Seddon Park.
The sent-in tourists got to 89-1 in a game shortened to 29-overs-a-side, before everyone was put out of their misery when the contest was eventually abandoned at 8.02pm.
The washout was the third at home this year for the Black Caps, joining the first T20 against India in Wellington to start the tour, and the lone T20 against the Netherlands in Napier in March.
There was also no result when South Africa and the West Indies met in Wellington during the Women’s Cricket World Cup in March, making for a total of four matches lost to rain.
That equals the mark from 1999, though one of those four was completed on its reserve day, while another was the same match rained out twice – on the day it was first scheduled for and on its reserve day.
As a result, 2022 is now the year when the most international cricket has been lost to the New Zealand weather gods, with another seven matches still scheduled to be played.