HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — India won the toss and chosen to bowl Tuesday in the third one-day cricket international against New Zealand, reduced by rain to 40 overs per side.
The toss was due to be made at 2.30 p.m. local time but was delayed by more than two hours by a wet outfield and passing showers. No sooner had the toss been made but rain returned and the covers were replaced.
Captain Shubman Gill called tails and the coin fell India's way for the seventh time in eight matches across the T20 and ODI series. India has bowled first on each occasion.
Rain also affected the first match of the series in Auckland which India won by five wickets and the second in Wellington, which India won by four runs to take a 2-0 series lead. Both matches were decided under the Duckworth Lewis system
New Zealand made one change to its lineup, recalling pacer Matt Fisher in place of Blair Tickner. India's lineup is unchanged.
Lineups:
New Zealand: Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Fisher, Jacob Duffy.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, K.L. Rahul, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Arshdeep Singh, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar.
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Grounds keepers work on a wet field before a One Day International cricket match between New Zealand and India in Hamilton, New Zealand, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (DJ Mills/Photosport via AP)
Tarpaulins cover the pitch as grounds keepers work on a wet field before a One Day International cricket match between New Zealand and India in Hamilton, New Zealand, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (DJ Mills/Photosport via AP)
DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 43 points and 10 rebounds and Kyrie Irving scored 35 while completing a back-to-back for the first time this season as the Dallas Mavericks rallied past the Indiana Pacers 125-122 on Monday night.
P.J. Washington Jr. could have extened the Dallas lead with four seconds left but missed both free throws, with Indiana’s Obi Toppin grabbing the rebound. The Pacers’ final possession ended with Dallas’ Caleb Martin tipping away a pass by Andrew Nembhard near the sideline.
Flagg had a season-high in scoring while Irving tied for his season best. They combined to score 26 points in the fourth quarter — including Dallas’ first 13 — as the Mavericks outscored the Pacers 35-29.
Irving, in action this season after missing 19 months with a torn ACL, played 28 minutes in Sunday night’s 130-93 rout of Brooklyn and a season-high 38 minutes against Indiana after sitting out the second game of the Mavericks’ first back-to-back 2½ weeks ago. He hit a season-high seven 3-pointers.
Dallas (7-4) swept a three-game homestand and is three games over .500 for the first time since March 1, 2025 (at 32-29).
Flagg has four straight double-doubles and five this season.
The Pacers (3-8) were led by Pascal Siakam with 29 points, but only three of those were scored in the second half. Aaron Nesmith scored 18 points with two of his four 3-pointers coming in the final minute.
Siakam hit 8 of 9 from the floor during the first half, including 5 of 6 behind the arc, plus 5 of 6 from the line for 26 points. He was the lone Pacer in double figures in building a 13-point lead that was 66-56 at halftime.
Pacers: Host Washington on Wednesday.
Mavericks: At Minnesota on Thursday.
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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle yells during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Indiana Pacers forward Larry Nance Jr. (22) scores against Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington, second from right, and guard Kyrie Irving, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, left, grabs the ball against Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving watches his 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Dallas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) drives against Indiana Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
