Fifth one-day international, Wellington:
New Zealand 241-9 (50 overs) beat Australia 190 (46.1 overs) by 51 runs
Match scorecard

Southee claimed a career-best 4-46 to help the Black Caps win in Wellington

Shane Bond and Tim Southee claimed four wickets apiece as New Zealand clinched a consolation victory in the final one-day international against Australia.

Scott Styris hit 55 as the Black Caps, who went into the game trailing 3-1 in the best-of-five series, recovered from 32-3 to set a target of 242.

Bond (4-26) removed opener Brad Haddin and captain Ricky Ponting in successive balls to derail the Australian reply.

Southee (4-46) ripped out the middle order to help secure a 51-run win.

But while New Zealand's bowlers produced a fine display, the batting performance will leave the home side with concerns ahead of the two-Test series between the sides which starts next week.

All-rounder Styris was the only one to reach a half century and he formed vital partnerships of 53 and 68 with Ross Taylor (30) and Daniel Vettori (28), respectively to lift New Zealand from a perilous 32-3 to 155-6.

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Daryl Tuffey chipped in with 36 at the end as New Zealand posted 241-9.

Australia made a decent start of the run chase before Haddin was caught by Southee off Bond with the score on 27 in the seventh over.

That quickly became 27-2 as Ponting was adjudged caught behind first ball, although replays suggested the ball flew off the Australian skipper's helmet and not his gloves as umpire Gary Baxter thought.

Southee then removed Cameron White (six) and Adam Voges (five) while Nathan McCullum picked up his first one-day wicket when he had opener Shane Watson (53) caught by Taylor to leave the tourists 96-5.

Michael Hussey and James Hopes put on 50 for the sixth wicket before the former was yorked, four runs short of his half century, by Southee, who also claimed Mitchell Johnson in his next over to record his career-best return.

Bond had Nathan Hauritz and Clint McKay caught by Styris and Southee respectively to wrap up victory.

"I've been pretty impressed with the way we've bowled throughout the series," said skipper Vettori.

"Tim and Shane turned those two-fers, which are middling performances, into match-winning ones with four wickets.

"I couldn't really ask for too much more from the bowling and fielding side of things but we've still got a lot of work with the bat."

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