The BLACKCAPS have claimed a 2-0 T20I series victory after the third and final match of the series was washed out with only 2.2 overs bowled.
Stand-in Skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and bowled first, the weather only allowing enough time for KFC Player of the Series Lockie Ferguson to claim one wicket before the players left the field and didn't return.
A trip to the Twitterverse...
Gary Stead catching up with @Bazmccullum ahead of play at @BayOvalOfficial getting set for coverage on @sparknzsport. No rain currently at Bay Oval as both teams go through warmups. #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/wE66lHpLqd
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Nice batting mate! Former BLACKCAPS batting coach and now @sparknzsport commentator @cmacca10 catching up with century maker @glenndominic159 before play at Bay Oval #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/VSxvrXJiyv
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Captain Santner! Gary Stead and Mitch Santner in his first match as captain with a few words for the squad ahead of play at @BayOvalOfficial against @windiescricket #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/JgoK0efejC
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
News from the middle! Mitch Santner has won his first toss as captain and opted to bowl first against @windiescricket in the final KFC T20I. Daryl Mitchell, Scott Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett in the XI with Ross Taylor, Tim Southee & Kyle Jamieson joining the Test squad. #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/5qOgOh99dl
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Umm bowling now @glenndominic159, is there anything he can’t do?
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
🇳🇿 v 🌴 | LIVE on @sparknzsport at 7pm from @BayOvalOfficial 🏏 #NZvWI #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/sNaNpuHHAy
Match officials and BLACKCAPS in tonight’s third T20 international at Bay Oval will wear black arm-bands to recognise Dykes’ service to the game in New Zealand. https://t.co/6ES5H98RDo
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Good to go! Moments away from heading out for @kfcnz T20 3️⃣
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
🇳🇿 v 🌴 | LIVE on @sparknzsport at 7pm from @BayOvalOfficial 🏏
SCORING https://t.co/RsU9xiA7RO#NZvWI #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/2bnA9232Kq
... Or are we? #TTRTPT @Martyguptill and the boys have popped back inside, light rain falling... #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/wWlrJX9kzW
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Back out in the middle with rain clearing at Bay Oval. Mitchell Santner to open up with the ball against @windiescricket. LIVE scoring | https://t.co/uKZOrAQdCS #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/VeDUa8QGIj
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
The rain is back at @BayOvalOfficial after 2.2 overs. Covers on and more seagulls than players currently on the outfield. #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/FgI496eOZH
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Ross Dykes was a man I greatly admired and will miss dearly 😢
— Mike Hesson (@CoachHesson) November 30, 2020
Ross was my boss @OtagoVolts but he was much more than that, a man who genuinely cared about the person first. Thinking of Sue and his much loved family at this challenging time. Miss you Dykesy ❤️ https://t.co/e9PiRqShF7
Top work @JimmyNeesh 🖊 ☔️ #NZvWI #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/DrLHObD9ai
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Rain still falling at @BayOvalOfficial. @JimmyNeesh chatting to @soniagray_nz on @sparknzsport after a few weather delay autographs. #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/lctdnE2tRg
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Here’s @JimmyNeesh making his pitch for the VC position 😂
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
UPDATE: Players are off the field at @BayOvalOfficial with steady rain falling 🌧 No news on a possible start time, the umpires are currently doing ‘the calculation’📲 #NZvWI #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/hucAZJm5uG
Rain still falling but turf staff working to clear rain off the covers in the hope this is the last of the rain. The latest we can start for a 5 over per side match is 9.48pm. #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/MA5oLHDNmm
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Mitchell Santner – the eighth player to lead @BLACKCAPS in T20Is 👏#NZvWI pic.twitter.com/KmBk8m00uT
— ICC (@ICC) November 30, 2020
All done at @BayOvalOfficial. Still raining and not enough time to get a game in. Captains shake hands with a damp end to the KFC T20 Series and the team taking it 2-0 #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/RQpvV8qWHy
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020
Lockie Ferguson is the KFC Player of the Series. Leading wicket taker and just the second BLACKCAP to take a T20 five wicket haul! How vital was his first spell in the opening match of the series at @edenparknz? #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/LYuhQZv0y3
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 30, 2020