Rain prevailed after a day of stop-start play, wiping out the Hamilton ODI after only 12.5 overs. Before the second rain delay of the day ended any chance of further play, Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill entertained during an unbroken 66-run standoff 46 deliveries. Suryakumar Yadav scored 34 off 25 balls and Shubman Gill scored 45 off 42. The toss had already been delayed by 15 minutes due to cloudy skies when Kane Williamson chose to bowl India at Seddon Park. Within the first three overs of their innings, as Shikhar Dhawan got off to another slow start, a drizzle started, and by the fifth over, when Gill had already hit two boundaries, it became heavier. India was down 22 but still in the game when the referees called the players off the field. Dhawan made it plain what he intended to do with the first ball after the restart, charging down to Tim Southee, only to fall with the next ball, lofting a Matt Henry delivery to mid-on.

Key Points

• Rain prevailed after a day of stop-start play, wiping out the Hamilton ODI after only 12.5 overs. 

• Dhawan made it plain what he intended to do with the first ball after the restart, charging down to Tim Southee, only to fall with the next ball, lofting a Matt Henry delivery to mid-on.

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