Bangalore: India were made to toil in second session of the day as New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor scored fluently to reach the 7th test century of his career.

Taylor who struggled with the bat in the first match was on the prowl from the onset and reached his century in 98 deliveries with the help of 16 fours and a six.

Taylor who played lot of cricket on this ground exploited the conditions well and attacked the Indian spinners, who raised a tandem in the last game.

The Kiwis who failed with the bat in the first match seemed to have come out with a great strategy and even though they lost five wickets till tea, their batsmen are showing a lot of intent and have taken the attack to Indian bowlers.

Brief score (till tea)

New Zealand:
Ist innings ( Ross Taylor 112*, Martin Guptill 53, Steven Flynn 33, Pragyan Ojha 3-67)

By Indian Sports News Network