New Zealand ended the first day of the second cricket Test against India at 258 for four at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here Friday.
Jesse Ryder (22) and Gareth Hopkins (0) saw the New Zealand team to the end after the fall of centurion Tim McIntosh (102), who was bowled by Zaheer Khan (2-41) an over before stumps.
New Zealand have won the day thanks to a gritty hundred from under-pressure Tim McIntosh.
Only the 11th man to have made a hundred, following a pair in the previous game.
The team management have to be given due credit for persisting with him.
Guptill was lucky early on, but knuckled down and then produced some scintillating stroke-play; his straight drives were a treat to the eye.
Just when he was set for a ton, he was done in by a marginal decision from Dharmasena.
Late in the day Zaheer sent back McIntosh and that probably pulled things back a little for India.
The pitch is too flat and the bowlers, especially the spinners have toiled hard without much success.
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