India build on advantage after Tendulkar hundred

Mar 20, 2009

India looked to Sachin Tendulkar to give them a substantial lead•Associated Press

But Yuvraj Singh shouldered arms to a Chris Martin delivery and was bowled•AFP

Kyle Mills was one of several New Zealand bowlers who toiled without success•Associated Press

He found a solid partner in Mahendra Singh Dhoni•Associated Press

Dhoni began to accelerate towards his fifty•Getty Images

Harbhajan Singh stuck around and scored 16 ...•Getty Images

But he played his shots and reached his 50 off 45 balls•Getty Images

...and together with Daniel Flynn added 68 for the second wicket•Getty Images

He scored more fluently than he had on the second day•AFP

Martin's success gave New Zealand hope•Getty Images

Tendulkar continued after reaching his hundred, taking India's lead past 100 before lunch•AFP

A feature of Tendulkar's innings was his off-side strokeplay •Getty Images

But he gloved a hook to Brendon McCullum on 47•Getty Images

... before he was caught by Vettori at mid-off•Getty Images

Tendulkar took a low catch off Tim McIntosh at slip to give India a breakthrough in the first over•Associated Press

But Harbhajan removed Guptill, who holed out tamely to Virender Sehwag for 48 •Getty Images

But Tendulkar reached his 42nd Test century•AFP

Tendulkar chose not to hook the fast bowlers•Associated Press

His defence was rock solid too•Getty Images

Dhoni was Iain O'Brien's first wicket on the third day and he picked up Tendulkar soon after•Getty Images

Zaheer Khan faced some testing deliveries•Getty Images

Martin Guptill steadied the innings...•Getty Images

Munaf Patel removed nightwatchman Mills for 2 as India finished on top•Getty Images