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Bangalore: Virat Kohli and skipper MS Dhoni stitched an unbeaten century partnership to guide India to 283/5, in reply to New Zealand's 365, at close on the second day of the second Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday.
Dhoni and Kohli were unbeaten on 46 and 93 respectively at the close of play on Day 2. Dhoni and Kohli, who batted with quite ease, added 104 runs for the sixth wicket.
Virat Kohli, who is on the brink of his second Test ton, scored a patient half-century against New Zealand after India lost Suresh Raina soon after tea.
This was Kohli's successive fifty against New Zealand. Kohli held the one end for India as he hit 50 of 100 balls with the help of six boundaries and a lone six. New Zealand pacer Tim Southee struck again to give India another jolt by dismissing Suresh Raina.
Raina added 99 runs with Virat Kohli for the fifth wicket to lead Indian fightback after the loss of top order early on in the innings. Raina and Kohli took India to 168/4 at tea.
Raina and Kohli were batting brilliantly to defy Kiwis attack in the second session of the day. Raina slammed his seventh Test fifty, smashing eight fours and a six to give India a momentum after the early collapse.
New Zealand's pacer Doug Bracewell dismissed Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in his successive overs to leave India tottering at 80/4 in 23.3 overs.
Sachin, who scored 19 in the first Test, failed again as he managed to score 17 run before went back to the pavilion. Sehwag contributed 43 off 60 balls with the help of eight boundaries.
Sehwag and Sachin revived Indian innings from early losses as they took India to 63/2 at lunch after bowling out New Zealand to 365. The duo added 40 runs for the third wicket.
India stuttered early in their first innings as they lost Gautam Gambhir and Cheteshwar Pujara in quick succession. Tim Southee gave another blow as he dismissed Pujara to leave India struggling at 27/2 in 10 overs.
Southee scalped Gambhir to give New Zealand early breakthrough. India got off to a bad start as the openers had a tough time against Kiwis bowlers.
Earlier on Day 2, the visitors, who opted to bat first after winning the toss, had added just 37 runs in 8.4 overs to their overnight score of 328 for six before India wrapped up the innings 45 minutes into the morning session.
Pragyan Ojha claimed his third five-wicket haul as Indian bowlers made a good comeback by restricting New Zealand to 365. Ojha, who had taken four wickets on Friday, polished off the New Zealand innings by dismissing Tim Southee leg before for 14.
Indian pacer Zaheer Khan struck early to give New Zealand a big blow by removing Kruger van Wyk. Van Wyk hammered nine boundaries in his 71 runs knock and added 99 runs stand with Doug Bracewell to revive the Kiwis innings.
New Zealand lost another overnight batsman Doug Bracewell when he got run-out in unlucky fashion by Zaheer at the non-striker's end.
Skipper Ross Taylor led from the front, who struck a brutal 113 from 127 deliveries, to guide New Zealand to a respectable total.
New Zealand also thrived through opener Martin Guptill (53; 79b, 8x4) and later through the unbeaten seventh-wicket pair of Van Wyk and Bracewell.
For India, Pragyan Ojha was the pick of the bowlers on Day 1 by taking four wickets for 90 runs while Zaheer Khan and Ashwin chipped in with a wicket each.
Brief scores
New Zealand 365 (Taylor 113, van Wyk 71, Guptill 53, Ojha 5-90)
India 283 for 5 (Kohli 93*, Raina 55, Dhoni 46*, Southee 3-35)
Status India trail by 82 runs
