ICC Champions Trophy 2017: 5 reasons why New Zealand didn't qualify for the semi-finals

#4 Washout against Australia

With the rain, NZ’s chances of registering a win in their first match of the tourney were washed away

After somehow managing to post a total of 291 runs in the first innings, the Kiwis came back strong in the second and reduced their Trans-Tasman rivals to 53 for three before the rain came pouring down.

Milne had removed Moises Henriques on the last ball before the break and the Kiwis looked set to pounce on the World Champions. However, with the rain, NZ’s chances of registering a win in their first match of the tourney were washed away.

Perhaps sharing a point in a match which they could have gone on to win dented their confidence and this was evident from their performance in the subsequent matches.