n a series expected to be highlighted by India and New Zealand, the rain ended up

having the final laugh. With the two teams poised to end the three-match affair with a
thrilling finish at Napier's McLean Park, a game that could have gone down to the
wire ended in a whimper more than a bang. Chasing 161 to win, India were 75/4
when the heavens opened for the nth time on Tuesday and the players were forced
off the field. However, that total was just enough for India to scrape through. Their
DLS par score after 9 overs with four wickets down was 75. As per the rule, the side
chasing needs to score one run more than the par score to emerge victorious, and
since India achieved it, the match ended in a tie. Team India, however, clinched the
series as they had won the second T20I in Mount Maunganui after a washout in the
opener in Wellington.