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1. Luke Ronchi's fifty
Luke Ronchi made an impactful 65 off 43 balls with the help of nine boundaries and three hits over the fence and stitched 77 runs for the first wicket wicket with skipper Williamson. He looked settled from the word go.
Fall of his opening partner Martin Guptill did not have any effect on Ronchi's approach as he went about his normal attacking style of play. Ronchi had his share of luck as Mitchell Starc dropped a simple chance at mid-on.
His fifty was the first 'Hatke Moment of the Match'.
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2. Kane Williamson slams 9th ODI ton
Kane Williamson's fluent century was the highlight of what was an otherwise disappointing day as rain washed the match out.
Williamson made 100 off 97 balls with the help of eight fours and three sixes.
But New Zealand skipper's run out in the 40th over of the match triggered a batting collapse for his team as they lost 7 wickets in a gap of 37 runs.
Thus, his century and his immediate dismissal was the second Hatke moment of the match.
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3. Josh Hazlewood's six-wicket haul
Josh Hazzlewood, who gave his team the first breakthrough after removing Martin Guptill, ran through New Zealand's lower-order and returned with impressive figures of six for 52 from his nine overs.
Hazlewood's six-wicket-haul was the second best bowling figure in the ICC Champions Trophy history after Sri Lanka's Farvez Mahroof's 6/14 in 2006.
He got the wickets of dangerous Neil Broom and Jimmy Neesham to prevent the Kiwis from going past 300 in the rain curtailed match.
It was also the the ninth-best bowling figure by an Australian in ODIs. The right-arm pacer bowled brilliantly in the death overs as three of those wickets came off four deliveries in the penultimate over of the innings.
It was the third Hatke moment of the match.
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4. Rain gods play spoilsport
And last but not the least, the constant rain interruption was the final Hatke moment of the match.
The rain gods kept disturbing the match from time to time and eventually resulted in suspension of the match.
The heavens opened up for three times in the day, forcing the onfield umpires to abandon the game as both the sides split points.
