Hyderabad, Nov 12 : India failed to drive home the advantage it gained after S Sreesanth gave the hosts the first breakthrough scalping opener Brendon McCullum (4), as New Zealand were 75 runs for one wicket at lunch on the first day of the second Test at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium here today.
McCullum was beaten by a fiery Sreesanth outswinger that saw him edge it straight into the hands of wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his individual score reading four.
However, Tim McIntosh and Martin Guptill consolidated the innings with some sedate batting that saw no further damage.
They added 71 crucial runs for the unbroken partnership for the second wicket.
At lunch, McIntosh was on 25 runs that comprised of three hits to the fence. Guptill was going steady with 36 that included two boundaries and one over the fence.
Luck favoured McIntosh twice in the innings. He was caught by Dhoni off a Sreesanth no-ball and the captain later dropped him off Harbhajan, who replaced Zaheer Khan from the pavilion end.
Earlier, amid sunny conditions New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium.
The stadium, consequently, became the 21st Test venue in the country.
Meanwhile, India retained the same team that played in the first Test.
However, the visiting team made three changes in the squad.
Brent Arnel, Martin Guptill and all-rounder Tim Southee replaced Hamish Bennett, B J Watling and Jeetan Patel respectively.
Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin, Tim Southee, Brent Arnel.
However, Tim McIntosh and Martin Guptill consolidated the innings with some sedate batting that saw no further damage.
They added 71 crucial runs for the unbroken partnership for the second wicket.
At lunch, McIntosh was on 25 runs that comprised of three hits to the fence. Guptill was going steady with 36 that included two boundaries and one over the fence.
Luck favoured McIntosh twice in the innings. He was caught by Dhoni off a Sreesanth no-ball and the captain later dropped him off Harbhajan, who replaced Zaheer Khan from the pavilion end.
Earlier, amid sunny conditions New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium.
The stadium, consequently, became the 21st Test venue in the country.
Meanwhile, India retained the same team that played in the first Test.
However, the visiting team made three changes in the squad.
Brent Arnel, Martin Guptill and all-rounder Tim Southee replaced Hamish Bennett, B J Watling and Jeetan Patel respectively.
Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, S Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Gareth Hopkins, Chris Martin, Tim Southee, Brent Arnel.
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