Tauranga<\/a> and Hamilton, Daryl Mitchell provided the substance to New Zealand\u2019s innings. Without Kane Williamson, missing to a groin concern, Mitchell added a vital 44 from 68 balls, which saw him finish as the series\u2019 leading scorer. <\/p>\nBut despite a Kiwi wobble after an opening stand of 78 between Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway, the Black Caps lost 8\/118, and left it to the tail to get New Zealand home for a clean sweep.<\/p>\n
The Black Caps have just a couple of days off before their next assignment, as the West Indies arrive in New Zealand for a full tour, including the only tests of the home summer, before Christmas. <\/p>\n
England, meanwhile, can leave Kiwi shores with their eyes firmly on Australia, as the Ashes series begins later this month. <\/p>\n
Having fallen to 56\/6 and 81\/5 in the series\u2019 first two matches, England losing the toss and being asked to bat first again saw their top order blown away for the third time out of three.<\/p>\n
Courtesy of Duffy and Foulkes\u2019 opening burst, England lost half their side before the Black Caps had made a bowling change. But being 44\/5 didn\u2019t halt England\u2019s scoring, thanks to a half-century stand between Jos Buttler (38) and Sam Curran (17). <\/p>\n
Tickner\u2019s introduction saw England slide further, when he had Curran drag on, and then knocked Buttler\u2019s off-stump out of the ground, to leave the tourists out of specialist batters in the 24th over.<\/p>\n
A brief counter-attack from 102\/7 saw Brydon Carse (36) dominate the eighth-wicket stand with Overton, and add 50 in just 40 balls after taking the attack to Nathan Smith and Mitchell Santner. <\/p>\n
Once Tickner\u2019s return saw the end of Carse, when his top edge was gratefully accepted by Mitchell at cover, and then Jofra Archer for 16 when he miscued to Bracewell at mid-on, only Overton\u2019s maiden ODI fifty lifted England to a respectable score.<\/p>\n
The all-rounder raised his bat after 51 balls, with eight boundaries and a six, and saw England past 200 in the process. <\/p>\n
But even after denying both Tickner and Duffy the chance at career-best figures, Overton couldn\u2019t prevent England being bowled out inside 50 overs, as he skied Santner to Will Young at cover, having added 36 for the last wicket with Adil Rashid. <\/p>\n
All up, England being bowled out three times has seen them leave 246 balls unused across the three matches. <\/p>\n
Chasing 223 for a series sweep, the Black Caps openers got off to the perfect start, as Conway and Ravindra took just 57 balls to add the first 50 runs on their Wellington home ground.<\/p>\n
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The Black Caps celebrate a Jacob Duffy wicket in the third ODI against England. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n
The pair raced to 78\/0 in the 13th over, but once they went in quick succession, the Black Caps couldn\u2019t string another partnership together. <\/p>\n
A straight drive from Ravindra deflected off Overton, and back onto the stumps at the bowler\u2019s end with Conway short of his ground for 34.<\/p>\n
One over later, Ravindra missed a straight delivery from Curran, and was bowled for 46 from just 37 balls, as New Zealand\u2019s 78\/0 became 81\/2, and then 92\/3 when Will Young was out for one attempting to pull Overton.<\/p>\n
Mitchell began to get the innings back on track, only to lose Tom Latham (10) to another deflected run out at 113\/4, and then Bracewell (13) at 147\/5 when he was caught off Rashid\u2019s bowling.<\/p>\n
Santner added a quickfire 27 off 29 balls, and even became the third player to hit a ball out of Sky Stadium – joining Martin Guptill and Craig McMillan in doing so. But a double strike saw the captain depart, and was quickly followed by Smith (2) four balls later, as 188\/5 became 191\/7, with 32 runs still needed.<\/p>\n
Given the small-ish target, though, the Black Caps were able to see out both Archer and Overton, but lost Mitchell for the first time in the series, when he was caught behind for 44 off Curran at 196\/8.<\/p>\n
Batting at No 10, a Tickner cover drive took New Zealand past 200, as he and Foulkes whittled the target to less than 20, and then less than 10 as the pair were able to find singles. A Foulkes sweep off Rashid left the Black Caps one hit away from a whitewash, before a Tickner ramp over slip left New Zealand two runs away. <\/p>\n
And when a miscued pull from Tickner skewed over Curran, the Black Caps could at the very least breathe knowing they\u2019d brought scores level. But with a Super Over possible, Foulkes tickled Curran off his pads to the fine leg boundary, and got New Zealand home with more than five overs to spare. <\/p>\n
England 222 all out (Overton 68; Tickner 4\/64, Duffy 3\/56)<\/p>\n
New Zealand 226\/8 (Ravindra 46; Overton 2\/32)<\/p>\n
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