From 80-1, India were 113-4 and could have been 134 for five had wicketkeeper Bradley-John Watling pouched Hanuma Vihari when on nine.

"They bowled in good areas and knew what to expect from this track. Prithvi set the tone; [Cheteshwar] Pujara spent time, but the dismissals happened at the wrong time. The dismissals were because of batsmen's errors. None of them were because of the pitch. It was a fair pitch," said Vihari, who was one of three half centurions in the Indian innings.

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NZ pacer Kyle Jamieson (centre) celebrates an Indian wicket on Saturday

Post tea, India were blown away by Kyle Jamieson's spell of 4-2-10-4 with the last five wickets adding just 48 runs. From 194-4, India were 242 all out in 63 overs.

"I think Neil Wagner getting that wicket [of Vihari] right before the tea break was massive," Jamieson said after taking his maiden five-wicket haul in a Test match. "They had a couple of set batters and then things just seemed to roll my way. But I think collectively, we were pretty good today and I was just lucky to get the rewards for it," said the tallest-ever Kiwi pacer.

For the record, the green top at Hagley Oval did not have any demons as New Zealand openers ended the day at 63 for no loss.

Brief scores
India 242 (H Vihari 55, P Shaw 54, C Pujara 54; K Jamieson 5-45, T Southee 2-38, T Boult 2-89) v New Zealand 63-0 (T Blundell 29', T Latham 27')

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