NZ v IND 3rd ODI at Hamilton abandoned by rain; 20-over cut-off 8:30 PM local (1:00 PM IST)

India and New Zealand's third One-Day International at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, was abandoned without a ball being bowled after persistent rain. The sides shared the points and India retained a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

The third ODI had been scheduled for Seddon Park on November 10, but the toss was delayed because of bad weather; India captain Shubman Gill eventually won the toss and elected to bowl. Match officials held multiple inspections before and during the delay as they assessed the playing surface.

Play had been reduced to 40 overs per side before further rain intervened. Ground staff brought additional covers onto the field during the wait, but conditions failed to improve and the umpires abandoned the game without a single delivery being bowled. The abandonment meant the contest could not proceed to a result.

The cut-off time for a 20-over match in Hamilton was 8:30 PM local time, which is 1:00 PM IST. Under the applicable ODI playing conditions, both teams must face at least 20 overs each for a result to be possible unless a side is bowled out earlier; if that minimum cannot be reached because of rain, the match is declared a no-result.

India had won the first ODI in Auckland by five wickets and secured a four-run victory in the second match in Wellington; both of those games were affected by rain and concluded using the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. Those results left India ahead in the five-match series going into the Hamilton fixture.

Two matches remain in the five-match series. With the third ODI abandoned, Shubman Gill’s team will now look to secure the series in the remaining matches, while New Zealand will aim to make a comeback.