As Chris Martin damaged the Indian middle order with the second new ball on Saturday, New Zealand secured a 314-run first innings lead and enforced the follow-on in the second Test.
Martin dismissed Yuvraj Singh (0), Dinesh Karthik (6) and VVS Laxman for 76 as India were all out for 305 on Saturday replying to New Zealand's first innings of 619 for 9 declared.
At stumps India were 47 for one in the second innings, still 267 runs behind with Virender Sehwag out for 22. Gautam Gambhir (14) and Rahul Dravid (11) were the not out batsmen.
Jesse Ryder’s innings of 201 contributed the most to New Zealand's first-innings total, took catches from Martin and Iain O'Brien's bowling and claimed the vital wicket of Dravid for 83 in a three-over cameo to speed India towards dismissal.
O'Brien claimed the last two Indian wickets to fall — Harbhajan Singh for 18 and Zaheer Khan for 8 — with successive deliveries as the tourists lost their last six wickets for 59 runs in perfect batting conditions.
India resumed on Saturday at 79 for three and slipped toward the follow on despite the resistance from Sachin Tendulkar (49), Dravid (83) and Laxman (76).
Tendulkar was out before lunch, one run short of his 52nd half-century in Tests, when he edged a delivery from off-spinner Jeetan Patel to Ross Taylor at first slip.
Dravid reached his 55th Test half-century in 144 minutes off 111 balls and made a critical partnership with Laxman.
India added only 64 runs in 30 overs between lunch and tea but, importantly, lost the wickets of Dravid and Yuvraj Singh immediately before the interval.
Dravid was out for 83, caught by wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum off Ryder's first over.
Singh fell without scoring in the last over before tea, leaving the tourists 253-6.
New Zealand quickly wrapped up the Indian innings in the final session and with precise use of the second new ball. Martin dismissed Karthik, caught by Ryder at third slip, and Laxman, who provided the second catch at second slip for Tim McIntosh.
Patel, who already had the prized wicket of Tendulkar, dismissed Sehwag for 22 before stumps in India's second innings. Sehwag played a rash shot, sweeping across the line, and was trapped lbw when India was 30.
Gambhir and Dravid were at the crease at stumps but Indian team will have to face a battle to save the match with two days remaining.
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