Rain washes out third ODI between NZ and Sri Lanka

UNDATED:Persistent rain washed out the third one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday after less than 30 overs of the hosts’ innings.
New Zealand had been well-placed at 145 for three in the 29th over in the game that had already been reduced to 43 overs due to two previous rain delays.
Opener Martin Guptill had shaken off a poor run of form at the international level with a confidence-boosting 66 not out from 78 balls, before the rain forced them off the field for the final time.
Rain then forced the players off for the final time.(Reuters)