Lower-order surge boosts India

Apr 03, 2009

Virender Sehwag gave India a quick start on the opening day in Wellington•AFP

Gautam Gambhir wasn't as fluent but he played his part as India raced to 68 in the first hour•Getty Images

James Franklin trapped Gambhir lbw soon after. It was his first wicket of the series•Getty Images

Sachin Tendulkar maintained India's momentum•Getty Images

While Tendulkar played his shots, including the lift over slips•AFP

Iain O'Brien caught a top-edged hook off Dhoni•Getty Images

Sehwag's target was Tim Southee, who was making his comeback•Getty Images

Iain O'Brien stopped Sehwag's assault on 48•AFP

He troubled the batsmen by moving the ball both ways•Getty Images

He quickly reached his half-century•Getty Images

Yuvraj Singh was trapped lbw and India had lost three wickets in quick time•Getty Images

Harbhajan Singh proved hard to dislodge•Getty Images

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Richard Hadlee joined the ICC's hall of fame during the lunch break•Getty Images

Rahul Dravid was solid at the other end•Getty Images

MS Dhoni stemmed the collapse with a half-century•Getty Images

He scored quickly and was the third half-centurion of the innings•Getty Images