LONDON: Opener Dawid Malan hit a superb century before Moeen Ali grabbed four wickets as England beat New Zealand by 100 runs in the fourth One-Day International on Friday for a 3-1 series victory.
Malan scored a 114-ball 127 with 14 fours and three sixes to lay the platform for a strong 311-9 in 50 overs, af-ter Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat at Lord's.
Needing a win to avoid defeat in the ODI series, New Zealand got off to a poor start as they lost opener Devon Conway cheaply following an excellent run-out by Buttler.
Henry Nicholls (41) gave the visitors a glimmer of hope but incisive bowling by Moeen snuffed out the threat, though the spinner was denied a hat-trick on his way to figures of 4-50.
All-rounder Rachin Ravindra led the scoring for New Zealand as he valiantly battled on until the end, hitting 61 off 48 balls, but his resistance was ended by Sam Curran's excellent yorker.
A fractured thumb suffered in the field by Tim Southee meant New Zealand were one batsman short when their innings came to an end on 211 in the 39th over.
Earlier, Malan was the cornerstone of England's innings and was involved in three significant partnerships.
He added 79 runs with Joe Root (29), 56 with Jos Buttler (36) and 48 with Liam Livingstone (28), before depart-ing on 127 when he nicked a Ravindra delivery into Latham's gloves.
Ravindra was the pick of New Zealand's bowlers, claiming the wickets of Malan, Root, Harry Brook and Moeen to limit the damage.
England's victory will give them a boost ahead of their World Cup title defence. Buttler's side next take on Ire-land, while New Zealand face Bangladesh. Agencies
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