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India v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Nagpur, 1st day

12.30pm McCullum was clutching his back after landing while attempting to take a catch during training. Guptill and McIntosh to open the batting. Sreesanth to bowl.

6.1 Sreesanth to Guptill, OUT, 82.8 mph, what a delivery from Sreesanth to make the breakthrough, gets his line right, just outside off, and pitches it back of a length , moving away from Guptill, who has to play at it, he nicks it to the keeper, and it isn't a no-ball either, so Guptill's got to go

27.6 Ojha to Hopkins, OUT, 50.3 mph, lovely from Ojha, he ends Hopkins' resistance, loops it up, turns away from the batsman after pitching on a length, Hopkins looks to defend off the front foot, doesn't bargain for the spin, and it takes the outside edge to second slip, Raina is dleighted, as is Ojha

28.1 Harbhajan Singh to Ryder, no run, 50.8 mph, turns away from Ryder, who stays off the backfoot and pushes the ball towards short cover, where Raina dives to stop the ball McCullum at the non-striker's end, Ryder also seems to have an injury, to his calf, he doesn't seem too keen on running between the wickets

47.3 Harbhajan Singh to Ryder, OUT, 49.9 mph, and there's the breakthrough India were looking for, Ryder is gone, Harbhajan has struck, lovely catch from Raina, he has already taken a smart low catch at second slip, this time he scoops another low catch at extra cover after Ryder rocked back and thumped a ball to him, India celebrate, Ryder walks off, he waits at the edge of the boundary to see whether he'll get a reprieve from the third umpire who was asked to check whether Raina collected that one cleanly. The third umpire is satisfied and Ryder has to go. Superb innings from him, much of it played in agony.