New Zealand have a better day

Nov 05, 2010

After looking unthreatening during the first hour, Jeetan Patel dismissed Sachin Tendulkar for 40•AFP

Kane Williamson picked up his first Test wicket, that of Suresh Raina•Associated Press

MS Dhoni made 10 off his first nine balls but no more•AFP

New Zealand's reply got off to a poor start when Zaheer Khan got rid of Tim McIntosh for a duck•Associated Press

He and Ross Taylor combined to shepherd the visitors to 69 for 2 by stumps•AFP

Tendulkar was out against the run of play, 10 short of a 50-plus score in his 11th consecutive Test•AFP

VVS Laxman also made 40 before he was lbw to Patel•AFP

Daniel Vettori got through Zaheer Khan's defenses with an arm ball•AFP

Pragyan Ojha then gave India another early wicket, bowling BJ Watling with his first delivery•AFP

Gareth Hopkins wore a floppy hat, which isn't too common for wicketkeepers these days•AFP

Harbhajan Singh rallied with a half-century to take India past 450•AFP

Brendon McCullum, though, steadied New Zealand in his first innings as opener since his debut Test in 2004•Associated Press