Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum put on record performances as New Zealand thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets with 44 overs to spare in the third and final one-day international here Monday.

The astounding performance sealed a 3-0 series clean sweep for New Zealand. The match was over

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before the scheduled first innings break, with 264 balls remaining --the fourth largest in terms of balls remaining.

Bangladesh were all out for 93 in the 38th over, their seventh lowest GDI total, with Vettori returning a magnificent five for seven, and then McCullum blasting the Bangladesh bowlers out of the park as the Kiwis reached their target in just six overs.

McCullum's unbeaten 80 came off just 28 balls that included a contemp -tuous nine fours and six sixes. Along the way he posted the fastest GDI half-century by a New Zealander, from 19 balls, and he missed equalling the world record by two deliveries. Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for fastest fifty.

At the other end, Jamie How was a virtual spectator, contributing only seven of the 95 runs scored.

Vettori had earlier been the chief architect of Bangladesh's dismissal. He ended Year 2007 as cricket s most successful bowler for tire calendar year with 43 victims, three clear of Indian pace man Zaheer Khan.

For Bangladesh, captain Mohammad Ashraful once again topscored with 25 before being undone by his favourite pull shot when he delivered the ball straight into the hands of Jacob Oram at fine leg.

When Vettori brought himself on. he took Aftab Ahmed and Shakib Al Hasan in one over and followed with the wickets of Farhad Reza and Mushfiqur Rahim in his next two overs before clean bowling Mashrafe BinMortaza.