• New Zealand pose with the trophy after winning the third ODI against Bangladesh at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday, March 26, to complete a 3-0 series weep. AFP
    New Zealand pose with the trophy after winning the third ODI against Bangladesh at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday, March 26, to complete a 3-0 series weep. AFP
  • Jimmy Neesham, right, picked up five wickets against Bangladesh in the third ODI at Basin Reserve in Wellington. Getty
    Jimmy Neesham, right, picked up five wickets against Bangladesh in the third ODI at Basin Reserve in Wellington. Getty
  • New Zealand's Matt Henry picked up four wickets at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. AFP
    New Zealand's Matt Henry picked up four wickets at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. AFP
  • New Zealand's Devon Conway scored a century on Friday. AFP
    New Zealand's Devon Conway scored a century on Friday. AFP
  • Devon Conway of New Zealand celebrates his century while Daryl Mitchell looks on at the Basin Reserve. Getty
    Devon Conway of New Zealand celebrates his century while Daryl Mitchell looks on at the Basin Reserve. Getty
  • New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell also reached three figures in the third ODI. AFP
    New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell also reached three figures in the third ODI. AFP
  • Bangladesh's Mahmudullah remained unbeaten on 76. AFP
    Bangladesh's Mahmudullah remained unbeaten on 76. AFP
  • Rubel Hossain of Bangladesh celebrates with Liton Das after taking the wicket of Ross Taylor of New Zealand. getty
    Rubel Hossain of Bangladesh celebrates with Liton Das after taking the wicket of Ross Taylor of New Zealand. getty
  • New Zealand's Henry Nicholls attempts to field a ball from Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal but knocks the ball into the boundary. AFP
    New Zealand's Henry Nicholls attempts to field a ball from Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal but knocks the ball into the boundary. AFP

New Zealand complete ODI series sweep against Bangladesh


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Maiden centuries from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell set up New Zealand's crushing 164-run win over Bangladesh in the third ODI in Wellington on Friday, giving the hosts a series clean sweep.

Conway blasted 126 from 110 balls and Mitchell finished on 100 not out after New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat, making 318-6.

Bangladesh were never in the hunt for the 319 target, all out for 154 after 42.4 overs, with Mahmudullah's unbeaten 76 the only highlight as eight batsmen failed to reach double figures.

Jimmy Neesham and Matt Henry did the damage for New Zealand with the ball, taking 5-27 and 4-27 respectively.

Paceman Rubel Hossain was the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers, with 3-70, but the tourists' attack struggled on a green Basin Reserve wicket.

"We were just not good enough," Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal said.

"No doubt the Black Caps played unbelievably well but we didn't perform. Sometimes the small things can hurt you, the [dropped] catches and the run-out chances."

Conway capitalised on the tourists' woes and his century was just reward for the South Africa-born batsman, who has been in outstanding form since he was first selected for the Blacks Caps late last year.

His performances include 72 in the second Bangladesh ODI and an unbeaten 99 when he was left stranded in a Twenty20 match against Australia last month.

Mitchell looked like he would suffer a similar fate in Wellington before scrambling home to bring up his century on the last ball of the innings as wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim tried to stump him.

"I was just trying to swing as hard as I could, there were a few played and missed in there," Mitchell said.

"I'll take them any way they come. It's just nice to get the job done."