Ishant six-for gives India early advantage

Feb 14, 2014

Sent in to bat, New Zealand's openers were nervy early on, but Hamish Rutherford played a couple of well-timed drives amid the plays and misses•Getty Images

The move paid off immediately, with Ishant taking three wickets in his first four overs•Getty Images

Ishant's fifth wicket, of BJ Watling, left New Zealand reeling at 86 for 6•AFP

The wicket of Neesham, caught behind for 33, was Ishant's sixth•AFP

Shikhar Dhawan started slowly, but increased the scoring rate. He added 87 for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara•Getty Images

MS Dhoni made an early change, bringing Ishant Sharma on after just four overs from Mohammed Shami•Getty Images

Shortly before lunch, Brendon McCullum was out driving Shami uppishly, straight to mid-off•Getty Images

Kane Williamson, who was twice out off no-balls, rode his luck to make 47, the highest score of New Zealand's innings•Getty Images

Tim Southee smacked a run-a-ball 32 to push New Zealand to 192 •AFP

Ishant came in as the nightwatchman after Pujara's dismissal and survived a few nervous moments. Dhawan remained unbeaten on 71•Associated Press

Corey Anderson batted aggressively after lunch, but didn't last too long•Associated Press

The highest partnership of the innings was also 47, between Williamson and debutant Jimmy Neesham for the seventh wicket •Getty Images

Southee then struck early with the ball, dismissing Murali Vijay for 2•Getty Images