New Zealand team has been in a good position at the end of the second test that started today in Napier. Winning the toss, New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori decided to bat first and the home side finished the day at 351 for 3 with Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder hitting excellent hundreds in their way to share a 271-run fourth wicket stand. New Zealand did not have a very good start as they lost 3 wickets on 23. Zaheer Khan bagged the wickets of Gultill and How before Ishant Sharma had dismissed Tim McIntosh for 12. After loosing 3 wickets pretty early, Taylor and Ryder pulled the string for the home side as they took New Zealand from 23 for 3 to 294 for 3 before Taylor being dismissed for 151 becoming the only victim of Harbhajan Singh on the first day. However, Ryder, who got his second straight ton in the series, remained not out on 137 along with James Franklin batting on 26 at stumps. Picking up two wickets, Zaheer Khan is the most successful bowler of the day for India.
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