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Opening record for NZ

AFP, Mohali
Lou Vincent and Mark Richardson hit centuries as New Zealand grabbed the early initiative in the second and final cricket Test against India here on Thursday.
Vincent struck a career-best 106 and Richardson remained unbeaten on 102 as the tourists posted 247-1 by stumps on the opening day after captain Stephen Fleming won the toss on a batting-friendly wicket.
The pair put on 231 for the first wicket, New Zealand's first doublecentury stand in an overseas Test since 1971 when Glenn Turner and Terry Jarvis hit 387 against the West Indies.
The Richardson-Vincent partnership was New Zealand's best for any wicket against India in Tests, surpassing the 222 for the third wicket between John Reid and Bert Sutcliffe at Delhi in 1955-56.
Their effort left the Kiwis well-placed to dominate the decisive Test after the first Test in Ahmedabad ended in a draw on Sunday.
Vincent cracked two sixes and 14 fours in his 227-ball knock for his second Test century in 13 matches.
Richardson suffered cramps in the later part of his innings but went on to complete his third Test hundred in 26 matches. He has so far hit 14 fours in his 284-ball knock.
It was a forgettable day in the office for Rahul Dravid, leading India for the first time in Test matches after Saurav Ganguly was forced to withdraw following a minor surgery to remove abscess in the groin region.
Nothing went right for Dravid, who lost an important toss on a good batting pitch and then dropped a regulation catch at first slip to let off Richardson in the opening hour.
The batsman was on 10 when he edged left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan in the slips.
Things went from bad to worse for India.
Vincent survived a run-out
chance when on 29 as wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel failed to a gather a Dravid throw from short fine-leg, with the batsman's runner Paul Wiseman out of the crease.
The New Zealander batted with the runner for more than an hour after being struck on the leg by a Sachin Tendulkar delivery, but sent Wiseman back to the pavilion after the run-out chance.
Dravid was also let down by his bowlers, who lacked sharpness as
well as direction during the day.
India's lone success came in the 80th over when leg-spinner Anil Kumble trapped Vincent leg-before, but not before the batsman had put his team on course for a big total.
Vincent was more enterprising of the two, reverse-sweeping spinner Harbhajan Singh for a four and then lofting him over long-on for a six to reach his half-century.
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He completed his hundred with an aggressive shot, sweeping Kumble for a four.
Richardson looked in command, handsomely driving Indian seamers and spinners on both sides of the wicket during his long stay at the crease.
The stand-in Indian captain rotated his bowlers in short spells, but none looked sharp enough to trouble Vincent and Richardson.
India made one change from the team that played at Ahmedabad, bringing in one-day specialist Yuvraj Singh in place of Ganguly.
Yuvraj was given his Test cap on his home ground after playing 73 one-dayers for India.
The tourists replaced Jacob Oram, suffering from a calf injury, with fast bowler Ian Butler.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the opening day of the second and final Test between India and New Zealand on
Thursday:
NEW ZEALAND: First innings Richardson not out 102
Vincent lbw b Kumble 106
Styris not out 7
Extras: (b-13, lb-16, nb-2, w-1) 32
Total: (For 1 wkt in 90 overs) 247 Fall of wicket: 1-231
To bat: Fleming, Astle, McMillan,
Hart, Vettori, Wiseman, Tuffey, Butler
Bowler O M R W
Zaheer 18 7 62 0
Balaji 17 7 39 0
Tendulkar 9 3 12 0
Kumble 28 10 57 1
Harbhajan 17 3 48 0
Sehwag 1 1 0 0
INDIA: Dravid, Sehwag, Chopra, Tendulkar, Laxman, Yuvraj, Patel, Kumble, Harbhajan, Zaheer, Balaji
Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: David Shepherd (Eng-
land) and Rudi Koertzen (South Africa)