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The third and final ODI of the three-match series between India and New Zealand was called off due to rain, with the hosts being able to score 104/1 in 18 overs at the time rain intervened and put any possibility of further action to rest.

The Blackcaps thus won the series 1-0.

Chasing a target of 220, New Zealand got off to a flying start as their openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway gathered 97 runs without losing a wicket. Allen brought up his half-century in just 50 balls.

After 18 overs of play rain stopped the match with Conway unbeaten at 38 off 51 while Williamson at 0 in three balls.

Earlier put to bat first, crucial knocks by Shreyas Iyer and Washington Sundar guided India to a respectable total as the hosts produced a superb bowling performance to bundle out the Men in Blue for 219.

Sundar scored the highest for India with 51 off 64, while Iyer played a knock of 49 runs in 59 deliveries.

For New Zealand, Adam Milne and Daryl Mitchell bagged three-wicket each, while Tim Southee claimed two wickets.

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New Zealand had won the first ODI by seven wickets. The second match of the series was abandoned after 12 overs in the Indian innings due to rain.