LONDON (AP):
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New Zealand's Scott Styris hits a ball from England's Graeme Swann during the final one day international at Lord's cricket ground, London, yesterday. Styris scored an undefeated 87 from 91 balls as New Zealand beat England by 51 runs.

Daniel Vettori destroyed England's middle order yesterday as New Zealand won by 51 runs at Lord's to clinch the one-day international (ODI) series 3-1.

Chasing New Zealand's 266-5, England were dismissed for 215 in 47.5 overs. Left-arm spinner Vettori took 3-32 in 10 overs and Tim Southee, the man of the series, claimed 3-49. Owais Shah topscored for England with 69 from 75 balls.

New Zealand's winning total was dominated by Scott Styris' undefeated 87 from 91 balls. Styris had shared in a run-a-ball stand of 77 with Jacob Oram to rescue New Zealand's faltering innings.

Oram, who made a century in the first Test at the same ground, smashed 52 runs from 40 balls.

Pick of the bowlers

Off-spinner Graeme Swann was the pick of the English bowlers, taking 2-33 in his 10 overs.

Styris started quietly, without his normally combative batting style, before cutting loose at the end of the innings. He hit five fours and three sixes - including an enormous six over midwicket off Ryan Sidebottom.

New Zealand had made a slow start with its first boundary coming as late as the 10th over. Jamie How hit a six over backward square but in the next ball was caught at backward point off Stuart Broad for 22. Broad also dismissed Ross Taylor (4) and when Brendon McCullum was out for a subdued 23, New Zealand were struggling at 71-3 after 19 overs.

Styris set about rebuilding the innings, initially with the left-handed Daniel Flynn, who dominated the fourth wicket stand of 53 by making 35.

New Zealand, however, were still batting at less than four runs to the over before Oram went on the attack.

Needing 14 to move to his ninth ODI 50, Oram smashed Shah's first ball over wide mid-on for six, drove the second down the ground for two runs and then sent a six into the top tier.