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2:55 AM IST & 10:25 AM Local Time| We had some rain at the venue earlier in the day and it continues to rain. The covers are firmly in place and the Toss has officially been delayed due to Rain.

3:26 AM IST & 10:56 AM Local Time| Nothing positive to update folks! It's pouring down at the moment in Basin Reserve. Hardly any fans at the stands and we are in for a lengthy delay here.

4:02 AM IST & 11:32 AM Local Time| Nothing has changed at Basin Reserve. The covers are firmly in place and it continues to rain. The cut-off time for a 20-over contest is 3:38 PM Local Time (8:08 AM IST).

4:20 AM IST & 11:50 AM Local Time| The covers are intact and we will have a next update from the match officials at 1:30 PM Local Time (6 AM IST).

5:20 AM IST & 12:50 PM Local Time| It continues to rain at Basin Reserve. We are just 40 minutes away from an update from the match officials which doesn't look to be a positive one. Stay tuned for further updates!

6:06 AM IST & 1:36 PM Local Time| There you go folks, this was always on the cards. The rain continues at Basin Reserve. The Umpire have had enough. The first ODI between New Zealand Women and Australia Women has been abandoned due to rain! 

That's all we have for you from this contest between New Zealand Women and Australia Women. Both the teams meet yet again at this venue on 21st December (Saturday) for the 2nd ODI.

For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Anirudh Modi who, along with scorer/analyst Ghanendra Singh Thakur brought all the updates of this clash. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world. CHEERS!