NAPIER, New Zealand vs india slumped to 79 for three in reply to New Zealand's mammoth 619 for nine declared led by Jesse Ryder's double century on the second day of the second Test at McLean Park on Friday.
Rahul Dravid was on 21 and Sachin Tendulkar was yet to score at stumps after nightwatchman Ishant Sharma, who came in when Gautam Gambhir was dismissed for 16, was trapped leg before by skipper Daniel Vettori for a duck in the penultimate over.
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The dangerous Virender Sehwag was the first wicket to fall when he was caught behind by Brendon McCullum off Vettori for 34, a ball after he had smashed the spinner for six.
Gambhir, who had already survived a close run out call, threw his wicket away when he should have been circumspect, failing to clear Vettori at mid-on against off-spinner Jeetan Patel with six overs remaining in the day's play.
New Zealand's massive score was anchored by Jesse Ryder's 201, his first Test double century, and wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum's third Test century.
McCullum scored his century at almost a run a ball without any of his characteristic big hitting before he was dismissed for 115 as Vettori asked him to chase quick runs after tea.
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The century was McCullum's first against a major Test team after his other two centuries were scored against Bangladesh 143 and Zimbabwe 111
Vettori scored 55 before he chopped on a delivery from Zaheer Khan, while Jeetan Patel was the last man out for one when Ishant Sharma took a good catch at midwicket off Harbhajan Singh.
James Franklin shared in a 121-run fifth-wicket partnership with Ryder before the all-rounder was caught short of his ground when called through for a quick single to be dismissed for 52 in the first session.
