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AHMEDABAD - Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid scored centuries and shared a 237-run second wicket partnership to dominate day one of the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday.
AHMEDABAD - Scoreboard at the end of the opening day's play of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand here Thursday:
India (first innings):
Gautam Gambhir b Ryder 21
Virender Sehwag b Vettori 173
Rahul Dravid b Martin 104
Sachin Tendulkar batting 13
VVS Laxman batting 7
Extras: (b-5, lb-2,w-1 nb-3) 11
Total: (for loss of three wickets in 90 overs) 329
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Gambhir, 11.6 overs), 2-297 (Sehwag, 74.2), 3-317 (Dravid 83.2)
Bowling:
Chris Martin 16 2 52 1
Hamish Bennett 15 2 47 0
Daniel Vettori 28 3 69 1
Jesse Ryder 10 1 44 1
Jeetan Patel 13 1 79 0
Kane Williamson 8 0 31 0
Toss: India chose to bat
Umpires: Steve Davis (Australia) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire: Shavir Tarapore
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
AHMEDABAD - Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid slammed centuries and took India to 329 for the loss of three wickets at the end of opening day's play in the first cricket Test against New Zealand here Thursday.
AHMEDABAD, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The New Zealand bowling attack has found itself hopeless against the onslaught brought about by Delhi Daredevil Virender Sehwag in the first test at Ahmedabad.
AHMEDABAD - Virender Sehwag slammed a fluent century, his 21st in Tests, as India took their first innings score to 243 for one at tea on the opening day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand here Thursday.
