England endured more frustration at the hands of New Zealand's weather as the third and final T20 international was washed out after just 22 balls were bowled in Auckland.

Chasing a series-clinching victory, England elected to bowl and watched Tim Seifert crunch two fours off the first three deliveries before the heavens opened, forcing a 90-minute rain delay at Eden Park.

Play resumed in a reduced 14-overs-a-side contest, during which Seifert (23 off 11 balls) continued his big-hitting innings and Brydon Carse claimed the only wicket, Tim Robinson holing out to Jacob Bethell on the boundary.

New Zealand reached 38-1 after 3.4 overs before the rain returned for a second time, shortening the stop-start match to eight overs per side.

But the 10pm restart proved to be a false dawn as a th

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