Fri, Nov 05 10 01:18 PM
New Zealand spinners picked up three quick wickets to peg back India late in the first session on day two of the opening test on Friday.
Off-spinner Jeetan Patel, who was picked apart by centurion Virender Sehwag on the first day, picked up the prized wickets of Sachin Tendulkar (40) and Vangipurappu Laxman (40) while debutant Kane Williamson accounted for Suresh Raina (three).
India added only 63 runs in the early session to stand at 392 for six wickets at lunch on day two. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (nought) was at the crease after Laxman fell in the last over of the session, out leg before to Patel.
Tendulkar and Laxman stitched together a partnership of 66 runs for the fourth wicket before Tendulkar offered a simple return catch to Patel.
New Zealand, hit by a groin injury to debutant paceman Hamish Bennett, hope to dismiss the Indian tail quickly as the pitch at the Sardar Patel Stadium deteriorates quickly.
Deliveries from New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori were seen to jump and turn sharply during the early session, and the tourists' batsmen may struggle with the pitch against Indian bowlers Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha.
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