ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Rain spoils New Zealand’s chances at Edgbaston
Rain saw the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 encounter between Australia and New Zealand at Edgbaston on Friday end in a no result. (Twitter )
Updated on: Jun 03, 2017 12:05 AM IST
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Rain saw the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 encounter between Australia and New Zealand at Edgbaston on Friday end in a no result. (Twitter )
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Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain, won the toss and opted to bat. (Getty Images)
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Martin Guptill got off to a good start as he hit five boundaries in the first six overs before being dismissed by Josh Hazlewood. (Getty Images)
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Makeshift opener Luke Ronchi continued to pile on the runs and brought up his half-century. (Getty Images)
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Kane Williamson made a brilliant century and put New Zealand on cusp of a big total. (Getty Images)
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Rain halted New Zealand’s progress early on and the match had to be reduced to 46 overs per side. (Twitter)
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Hazlewood (C) struck in the end overs as the Kiwis suffered a dramatic collapse, only to get bundled out for 291. The lanky seamer finished with the figures of 6/52. (Getty Images)
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Chasing a revised target of 235 in 33 overs because of further rain in the innings break, Australia got off to a worst possible start as they lost David Warner cheaply. (Getty Images)
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Adam Milne joined the party as he removed Aaron Finch and Moises Henriques in quick succession to put Australia in all sorts of trouble. (Getty Images)
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Australia were 53 for three off nine overs when the last of several rain interruptions took the players off the field. A minimum of 20 overs had to be bowled for a result to be possible but so severe was the final downpour that the umpires decided to abandon the game. Both teams shared a point each. (Twitter )
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