KEY POINTS:
The Black Caps have finished their tour of Britain on a high after thrashing Scotland by eight wickets in the one-day international in Aberdeen today.
New Zealand dismissed Scotland for a paltry 101 in 33.2 overs before reaching the target with 212 balls to spare.
Ross Taylor belted 61 not out off 41 balls and Brendon McCullum hit 22.
Grant Elliott and Jacob Oram picked up three wickets each, while Mark Gillespie and Daniel Vettori each grabbed two.
Captain Daniel Vettori insisted the match, and the 290 run win against Ireland, was not a waste of time.
Vettori says it is important for Scotland and Ireland to play against one of the best one-day teams in the world.
SCOREBOARD
Scotland
G Hamilton b Gillespie 6
R Watson b Gillespie 0
M Sheikh b Elliott 18
N Poonia c McCullum b Oram 15
C Smith c McCullum b Oram 11
N McCallum lbw b Oram 2
R Berrington lbw b Elliott 7
J Blain lbw b Vettori 6
G Rogers c McCullum b Elliott 0
G Goudie not out 17
J Nel lbw b Vettori 4
Extras (lb, 11lb, 4w) 15
Total (33.2 overs) 101
Fall: 1 (Watson), 12 (Hamilton), 34 (Poonia, 54 (Smith), 66 (Sheikh), 68 (McCallum), 75 (Berrington), 75 (Rogers), 87 (Blain), 101 (Nel)
Bowling: M Gillespie 6-1-13-2 (1w), T Southee 4-0-12-0 (2w), J Oram 6-2-13-3, M Mason 4-0-18-0, G Elliott 7-1-14-3 (1w), D Vettori 6.2-2-20-2
New Zealand
B McCullum c Goudie b Nel 22
P Fulton lbw b Blain 4
L Taylor not out 61
S Styris not out 14
Extras (1lb) 1
Total (for 2 wkts, 14.4 overs) 102
Fall: 4 (Fulton), 54 (McCullum)
Bowling: J Blain 5-0-40-1, J Nel 6-0-34-1, G Goudie 3.4-0-27-0.
Result: New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Points New Zealand 2, Scotland 0
Series: New Zealand won the 2008 Associates Tri-Series.
- NEWSTALK ZB
