Rain has prevented play before lunch on the first day of the second cricket Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve.
Umpires called for lunch to be taken 30 minutes early on Friday and said they would make a further ground inspection at 1pm local time.
Heavy rain fell overnight in Wellington and continued through the morning, making a scheduled start at 11am impossible.
New Zealand lead the two-Test series 1-0 after winning a thrilling first contest at Christchurch by two wickets on the last ball.
ri Lanka are expected to consider selecting a fourth seam bowler on a green pitch.
New Zealand will be without seamer Neil Wagner who joined with Kane Williamson for the winning run in Christchurch while playing with a torn hamstring and a bulging disc in his back. Doug Bracewell was expected to take Wagner’s place in his first Test since 2016.
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