Rain Threatens 3rd ODI Between New Zealand and India in Hamilton
New Zealand will play India in the third ODI in Hamilton. New Zealand has won many games at home. This win streak is now under threat from India.
Rain is a problem in Hamilton. Players could not practise outside. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill had to train indoors because of the rain.
Shubman Gill is the captain of the India team. He and his team hope to get game time. But rain may stop or delay the match.
This match is part of the India tour of New Zealand in the 2026/27 season. Fans want to see if New Zealand can keep winning at home.
The weather will be important for this match. If rain continues, the game could be shorter or cancelled.
Vocabulary15 words
- ODI
- a type of cricket match; one day game
- train
- to practise sport to get better
- streak
- many wins one after another
- threat
- something that can stop or hurt a good thing
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- tour
- a trip to another country to play matches
- indoors
- inside a building, not outside
- delay
- to make something happen later
- cancelled
- stopped completely; not happening
- practise
- to do something again and again to improve
- match
- a game between two teams
- season
- a period of time for sport events
- weather
- rain, sun, wind and other outside conditions
- team
- a group of players who play together
- fans
- people who like and support a team
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1. Hamilton 2. Because of rain 3. True
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New Zealand will play India in the third _____ in Hamilton.
New Zealand has won many games at _____.
This win streak is now under _____ from India.
Rain is a _____ in Hamilton.
Players could not practise _____.
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill had to train _____ because of the rain.
Shubman Gill is the _____ of the India team.
He and his team hope to get game _____.
This match is part of the India _____ of New Zealand.
If rain continues, the game could be shorter or _____.
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