Greg Smith's unbeaten 55 was not enough to save Leicestershire from a seven-wicket defeat by Group A leaders Gloucestershire in a Royal London One-Day Cup game reduced to 25 overs per side at Bristol.
The hosts reached a target of 131, revised under the Duckworth-Lewis system, with 13 balls to spare, skipper Michael Klinger leading the way with 55 not out.
Off-spinner Dan Redfern was the pick of the Leicestershire attack with 2-19 from five overs.
Rain delayed the start by an hour and then interrupted play with the Foxes 61-4 from 15 overs after losing the toss.
All four wickets fell to left-arm seamer David Payne in heavily overcast conditions.
A 3.45pm restart saw the Foxes struggle to 136-8, Smith bolstering the total at the end by hitting off-spinner Jack Taylor for four, six and four with the aid of two reverse sweeps in the final over.
Scott Styris contributed 29 off 24 balls, sweeping Taylor for six.
But in the final analysis, it was Payne's 4-23 from six overs, in which he conjured up swing and movement off the seam, before the rain break that proved decisive.
He had Niall O'Brien and Angus Robson caught behind, removed Matthew Boyce's off stump and bowled Dan Redfern off an inside edge as Leicestershire slipped to 31-4.
Smith and Shiv Thakor launched a mini recovery. But when the latter was caught behind for 11 from the first ball after the resumption, Gloucestershire tightened their grip.
By then the sun was shining and, although Smith, who faced 73 balls, ended the innings with a flourish, the hosts were never likely to be troubled by a required run-rate of only just over five and over.
Openers Klinger and Hamish Marshall ensured no early alarms with an opening stand of 46 inside nine overs, before Marshall advanced to a wide ball from Jigar Naik and was stumped for 22.
But Redfern then caused a wobble by striking twice in the 12th over, bowling Chris Dent on the back foot for seven and having Will Tavare caught at mid-wicket for four.
At 59-3, Gloucestershire needed 72 off 13 overs. But Klinger was still there and the experienced Australian found a reliable partner in Will Gidman, who was 39 not out when victory was sealed. Klinger faced 66 balls and hit five fours.
It was a day when the toss and the weather conspired against the Foxes.
