India 239/7 at stumps against NZ on day one

Kolkatha : India were 239 for seven at stumps against New Zealand on the opening day of the second Test in Kolkata on Friday.

New Zealand pacer Matt Henry claimed three wickets, while Indian batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara (87) and Ajinkya Rahane (77) struck fighting half-centuries on an intense day of cricket.

Scoreboard at stumps on the opening day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Kolkata on Friday:

India 1st innings

S. Dhawan b Henry                       1

M. Vijay c Watling b Henry              9

C. Pujara c Guptill b Wagner           87

V. Kohli c Latham b Boult               9

A. Rahane lbw b Patel                  77

R. Sharma c Latham b Patel              2

R. Ashwin lbw b Henry                  26

W. Saha not out                        14

R. Jadeja not out                       0                                 

Extras (b 8, lb 6)                     14

Total (7 wickets; 86 overs)           239

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Dhawan), 2-28 (Vijay), 3-46 (Kohli), 4-187 (Pujara), 5-193 (Sharma), 6-200 (Rahane), 7-231 (Ashwin)

Bowling: Boult 16-8-33-1, Henry 15-6-35-3, Wagner 15-5-37-1, Santner 19-5-54-0, Patel 21-3-66-2

To bat: B. Kumar, M. Shami

Toss: India

New Zealand: R. Taylor (captain), M. Guptill, T. Latham, H. Nicholls, L. Ronchi, BJ. Watling, M. Santner, J. Patel, M. Henry, N. Wagner, T. Boult

Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ENG) and Rod Tucker (AUS) 

TV umpire: CK Nandan (IND)

Match referee: David Boon (AUS)

Reserve umpire: Nitin Menon (IND)