<p>Will Young hit 86 not out as hosts New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Friday's third one-day international, ending the visitors' hopes of qualifying directly for the World Cup this year.</p>.<p>New Zealand replied with 159 for four after bowling Sri Lanka out for 157 in Hamilton.</p>.<p>The Black Caps won the ODI series 2-0, having also won both of the two Test matches. A three-match Twenty20 series between the teams starts Sunday.</p>.<p>The home win saw New Zealand top the Super League table in qualifying for the ODI World Cup in India this year.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka are ninth, outside the top eight who automatically go to the World Cup, and now face a qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe starting in June.</p>.<p>Young's 86 runs off 113 balls dug New Zealand out of trouble, Sri Lanka's seamers having made life hard for the hosts early on. His fifth-wicket partnership of 100 runs with Henry Nicholls sealed the result for New Zealand.</p>.<p>"We were one down when I came in. It was a bit more nerve-racking later on when we were three or four down," said man-of-the-match Young.</p>.<p>"One of the good things about this team is that we can bat a long way down, so I had full confidence that we would get the job done. It was nice to be out there at the end and knock off the runs," he said.</p>.<p>New Zealand made a terrible start after they were set a target of 158.</p>.<p>Openers Chad Bowes and Tom Blundell were both caught behind off Lahiru Kumara's bowling to leave the Black Caps on 6-2.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis then took his third straight catch when Daryl Mitchell got a faint touch on Kasun Rajitha's delivery.</p>.<p>Black Caps captain Tom Latham briefly halted Sri Lanka's momentum in a partnership of 38 with Young, only to be clean bowled by Dasun Shanaka for eight.</p>.<p>New Zealand were in trouble at 59-4 before Nicholls came to the crease to help put the game beyond Sri Lanka.</p>.<p>Nicholls finished on 44 not out, sealing the win by clubbing a four to the boundary after providing crucial support for Young.</p>.<p>It was another frustrating display by Sri Lanka, who were skittled for just 76 in a 198-run defeat in the first ODI on Saturday before the second game on Tuesday was washed out.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka won the toss but lost three wickets in the first 10 overs as top-order batters Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews both went for ducks.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka were wobbling at 4-49 when Henry Shipley caught Charith Asalanka off Mitchell's bowling.</p>.<p>The Black Caps seamers kept the tourists under pressure as Matt Henry, Mitchell and Shipley all took three wickets each.</p>.<p>Opening bat Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 57, managing partnerships of 31 and 30 with Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka respectively as Sri Lanka reached 100-6 before the opener was run out.</p>.<p>Shanaka, their captain, tried to rally his side by hitting two huge sixes before he went on 31 off 36 balls.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka were in deep trouble at 133 for eight before New Zealand polished off the tail.</p>
<p>Will Young hit 86 not out as hosts New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Friday's third one-day international, ending the visitors' hopes of qualifying directly for the World Cup this year.</p>.<p>New Zealand replied with 159 for four after bowling Sri Lanka out for 157 in Hamilton.</p>.<p>The Black Caps won the ODI series 2-0, having also won both of the two Test matches. A three-match Twenty20 series between the teams starts Sunday.</p>.<p>The home win saw New Zealand top the Super League table in qualifying for the ODI World Cup in India this year.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka are ninth, outside the top eight who automatically go to the World Cup, and now face a qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe starting in June.</p>.<p>Young's 86 runs off 113 balls dug New Zealand out of trouble, Sri Lanka's seamers having made life hard for the hosts early on. His fifth-wicket partnership of 100 runs with Henry Nicholls sealed the result for New Zealand.</p>.<p>"We were one down when I came in. It was a bit more nerve-racking later on when we were three or four down," said man-of-the-match Young.</p>.<p>"One of the good things about this team is that we can bat a long way down, so I had full confidence that we would get the job done. It was nice to be out there at the end and knock off the runs," he said.</p>.<p>New Zealand made a terrible start after they were set a target of 158.</p>.<p>Openers Chad Bowes and Tom Blundell were both caught behind off Lahiru Kumara's bowling to leave the Black Caps on 6-2.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis then took his third straight catch when Daryl Mitchell got a faint touch on Kasun Rajitha's delivery.</p>.<p>Black Caps captain Tom Latham briefly halted Sri Lanka's momentum in a partnership of 38 with Young, only to be clean bowled by Dasun Shanaka for eight.</p>.<p>New Zealand were in trouble at 59-4 before Nicholls came to the crease to help put the game beyond Sri Lanka.</p>.<p>Nicholls finished on 44 not out, sealing the win by clubbing a four to the boundary after providing crucial support for Young.</p>.<p>It was another frustrating display by Sri Lanka, who were skittled for just 76 in a 198-run defeat in the first ODI on Saturday before the second game on Tuesday was washed out.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka won the toss but lost three wickets in the first 10 overs as top-order batters Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews both went for ducks.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka were wobbling at 4-49 when Henry Shipley caught Charith Asalanka off Mitchell's bowling.</p>.<p>The Black Caps seamers kept the tourists under pressure as Matt Henry, Mitchell and Shipley all took three wickets each.</p>.<p>Opening bat Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 57, managing partnerships of 31 and 30 with Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka respectively as Sri Lanka reached 100-6 before the opener was run out.</p>.<p>Shanaka, their captain, tried to rally his side by hitting two huge sixes before he went on 31 off 36 balls.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka were in deep trouble at 133 for eight before New Zealand polished off the tail.</p>