India grab opening day honours

Mar 18, 2009

Martin Guptill scored 14 on Test debut before becoming the first New Zealand batsman to fall•Getty Images

Zaheer Khan struck the first two blows ...•Associated Press

Tim McIntosh scratched around for 12 but was eventually caught at gully off Ishant•Associated Press

Daniel Vettori steadied the innings after lunch•Associated Press

Vettori came to his team's rescue and played a gritty innings•Associated Press

Ryder thanked Chris Martin for surviving five balls to let him get to his hundred...•Getty Images

Mahendra Singh Dhoni caught Daniel Flynn for a duck. New Zealand were 17 for 2 and India's decision to bowl had paid early dividends•Associated Press

... while Ishant Sharma went wicketless in his opening spell•Getty Images

Ishant also had James Franklin caught behind, though replays indicated the ball brushed the pad and not the bat•Getty Images

He survived an appeal or two along the way•Associated Press

Jesse Ryder and he added 186 for the seventh wicket•Getty Images

which he reached the very next ball•Associated Press

But he returned and bowled Ross Taylor in his second burst•Getty Images

Munaf Patel dismissed Brendon McCullum to send New Zealand into lunch at 61 for 6•Associated Press

Jesse Ryder countered the Indian attack with confidence•Getty Images

Vettori was dismissed for 118, his third Test century•Associated Press

Virender Sehwag remained unbeaten on 22 off 18 balls and together with Gautam Gambhir took India through to stumps•Getty Images