A tractor tyre throws up water on the outfield at McLean Park in Napier on February 2, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
The series will now be decided in the final match in Hamilton on Sunday.
New Zealand won the series opener by six runs in Auckland on Monday and a follow-up victory would see them regain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy they lost in a 3-0 whitewash in Australia in early December.
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The rain eased off in Napier around the time of the scheduled 2pm (local time) start and the umpires at one stage announced a new time with the game reduced to 37 overs.
However, the outfield never dried sufficiently for play to get underway and the match was abandoned five hours later.
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