CHITTAGONG, Nov 2: Fast bowler Kyle Mills grabbed four wickets in a dream spell as New Zealand thrashed Bangladesh by 138 runs in the opening one-day international on Tuesday.

Mills, 25, virtually reduced the match to a no-contest when he wrecked Bangladesh's top order with four quick wickets in his incisive six-over opening spell to eventually finish with a career-best haul of 4-14.

Bangladesh had an opportunity to post a rare victory against a Test-playing nation when they restricted New Zealand to a modest 224 on a slow pitch despite a fighting 74 from man-of-the-match Chris Cairns.

But the hosts could never recover from Mills's early blows, crashing to their fourth-lowest total of 86 to suffer their 89th defeat in 96 matches. They have so far registered just two wins against Test-playing sides, beating Pakistan and Zimbabwe.

Skipper Habibul Bashar, returning to the side after missing a recent two-Test series against the tourists due to a thumb injury, top-scored with 22 in a dismal batting performance.

The tourists were struggling against a disciplined Bangladeshi spin attack before Cairns propped up the innings with an 83-ball 74. He hit fives sixes in his 23rd half-century.

Cairns fell in the last over when he bottom-edged a Nazmul Hossain delivery on to his stumps to become the young fast bowler's fourth victim of the innings.

Hossain, 17, was the most successful bowler as he finished with 4-40 off 8.2 overs in only his third one-dayer.

Left-arm spinners Manjural Rana (2-35) and Mohammad Rafique (1-28) played key roles in restricting New Zealand with their tight bowling. They never allowed the top-order batsmen to score freely, conceding just 63 runs off 20 overs.

New Zealand were 94-5 before Cairns steadied the innings with a 49-run stand for the sixth wicket with Scott Styris (43).

The tourists were still in danger of falling before the 200-mark before Cairns went on the rampage in the closing overs.

He completed his half-century with a six over long-on off Hossain. He hit one more six in the same over and then two in the next off Tapash Baisya to pull his team out of trouble.

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