Rain spoils South Africa versus New Zealand in Women's World Cup

Derby: The Women’s World Cup group-stage match between South Africa and New Zealand at Derby was abandoned without a single ball bowled due to persistent rain on Wednesday.

Both teams picked up a point apiece to move into the top two places in the table, after South Africa’s tense three-wicket win over Pakistan in their opening match, and New Zealand’s nine-wicket thrashing of Sri Lanka.

The tournament sees all eight teams play each other once in the group phase, before the top four teams move into the semi-finals.