The third ODI between New Zealand and India was called off due to rain. The toss took place after a long delay, with India captain calling it correct and inviting New Zealand to bat first.

Captain Shubman Gill called tails, and the coin fell India’s way for the seventh time in eight matches across the T20 and ODI series. India has bowled first on each occasion.

The contest was reduced to a 40-over per side contest, but the rain returned even before the first ball was bowled at Seddon Park.

Rain also affected the first match of the series in Auckland, which India won by five wickets, and the second in Wellington, which India won by four runs to take a 2-0 series lead. Both matches were decided under the Duckworth-Lewis system.

New Zealand made one change to its lineup, recalling pacer Matt Fisher in place of Blair Tickner. India’s lineup is unchanged.

Playing XIs

New Zealand: Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Fisher, Jacob Duffy.

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Arshdeep Singh, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar.