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Auckland: Frequent showers forced abandoned of the third one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Auckland on Saturday.
New Zealand had been well-placed at 145 for three in the 29th over in the game that had already been reduced to 43 overs due to two previous rain delays.
Opener Martin Guptill had shaken off a poor run of form at the international level with a confidence-boosting 66 not out from 78 balls, before the rain forced them off the field for the final time.
Guptill, who had passed 50 just once since he scored 111 on the same ground against India a year ago, was tentative before he dispatched a Nuwan Kulasekara delivery for six over long on and then grew in confidence from that moment on.
Until then he had been watching Brendon McCullum attack the Sri Lankan bowlers, belting 28 from 22 balls before he was well caught by Kulasekara off Angelo Mathews.
Guptill and Tom Latham (42) then combined for 99 runs, while being forced off twice for rain, before Sri Lanka captain Mathews got the left-handed Latham to chop on then had Ross Taylor lbw for three in his next over.
For Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews had three for 21.
The seven-match series is tied 1-1.
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and put New Zealand into bat.
One change in the Sri Lanka line-up with Dhammika Prasad in for spinner Rangana Herath.
New Zealand have given their brittle top order batsmen another chance and replaced seamers Adam Milne and Trent Boult with Tim Southee and Mitchell McClenaghan.
Teams:
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (capt), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Dan Vettori, Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Matt Henry.
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dimuth Karunaratne, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perara, Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dhammika Prasad.
Brief scores
New Zealand - 145/3 (Guptil 66*, Mathews 3-21)
Result - Abandoned
