Indians earn first day credits

• Indian seamers ran through the kiwi line up in the first session
• Vettori and Ryder piled up runs and had a 186 run partnership between them
• Ryder faced some nervous moments in the nineties before earning a deserved maiden Test century
• At 98 the big left-hander was forced to watch as Chris Martin, described by many as the worst batsmen in Test cricket with an average of 2.17, fended off Harbhajan Singh for almost a full over before Ryder was handed his chance.
• Indian openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag survived seven overs to be 29 for nought at the close, trailing by 250 runs going into day two
• Earlier, having got through the first hour, the Black Caps batting line-up simply fell apart in the face of some solid bowling by the Indian seamers, Sharma, Zaheer Khan and Patel.
• Test debutant Martin Guptill was the first to go when he edged Kahn to Dravid in the slips after reaching 14, leaving the total on 17 for one.
• His replacement, Daniel Flynn, lasted just three balls before he too fell foul to Kahn, caught behind by Dhoni off a leg-side delivery for no runs.
• Ross Taylor was given a lifeline when he was dropped by Virender Sehwag in the gully when on nought and then Tim McIntosh survived a run-out chance with New Zealand on 26 for two.
• But neither made it count with McIntosh going shortly afterwards for 12 then Taylor (18) and James Franklin following in quick succession as Sharma struck three times to leave the hosts 51 for five.
• Patel then had Brendon McCullum caught by Laxman in the slips for three and the Black Caps were in deep trouble.