Hamilton, November 10 — Rain disrupted the India–New Zealand series for the third match in a row on Tuesday, delaying the toss in the third one-day international at Seddon Park. After repeated inspections, the latest reports from the ground put the toss at 9 am IST with play to begin at 9:30 am IST, and the match reduced to 40 overs a side.

Source: MyKhel live updates, Nov 10, 2026

News agency IANS reported that intermittent rain kept returning just as ground staff were preparing the playing area, after heavy rainfall in Hamilton over the previous 12 hours left the outfield saturated. Officials had first revised the toss to 3:02 pm local time (7:32 am IST) with a 3:30 pm local start and no overs lost, but further showers pushed the schedule back again.

Source: IANS, Nov 10, 2026

A severe thunderstorm alert was also issued for Hamilton, CricTracker reported, and AccuWeather had a heavy rain watch in place from 3 am local time on Tuesday until 1 am on Wednesday, with a 100 per cent chance of precipitation forecast for the day — raising the prospect of further interruptions even after play begins.

Series on the line in Hamilton

India arrived in Hamilton leading the five-match series 2-0 after two rain-affected wins. In the opener in Auckland on November 4, India chased a revised DLS target of 143 in 22.4 overs to win by five wickets. In Wellington on November 7, New Zealand were bowled out for 134 in 41 overs — Gurnoor Brar took a career-best 4 for 30 — and India were 113 for 7 in 26 overs, four runs ahead of the DLS par score of 109, when rain ended the match.

One more win in Hamilton gives Shubman Gill's side an unassailable 3-0 lead with two matches to spare, while New Zealand must win to keep the series alive. As reported earlier, the hosts are already without fast bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Blair Tickner for this match and the next one because of injury.

Weather permitting, the shortened 40-over contest still leaves room for a full result, but with more rain forecast the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern calculations could shape this match as they did the first two. The fourth ODI is scheduled in Mount Maunganui on November 13 and the fifth on November 15.