Rain and a damp outfield forced the abandonment of the second one-day international between New Zealand and Australia without a ball being bowled in Napier on Thursday. New Zealand won the series opener by six runs in Auckland on Monday and a follow-up victory would see them regain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy they lost in a 3-0 whitewash in Australia in early December. But the outfield never dried sufficiently for play to get underway and the match was abandoned five hours later. The series will now be decided in the final match in Hamilton on Sunday. If Australia win, they will retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy but if New Zealand win, they will regain the trophy.

Source: Hindustan Times February 02, 2017 08:48 UTC