New Zealand v India, 3rd ODI, Christchurch
Tendulkar ton gives India 2-0 lead
Daniel Vettori skipped the game to be with his wife who gave birth to their first child. Offspinner Jeetan Patel replaced him in the XI•Getty Images
But Sachin Tendulkar kept the scoreboard ticking•Getty Images
Yuvraj and Tendulkar scored 69 runs in the batting Powerplay•Getty Images
But he was forced to retire hurt at the end of the 45th over after pulling a muscle in his stomach •Getty Images
Brendon McCullum played second fiddle but was also destructive•Getty Images
India fought back by effecting two quick run outs•Getty Images
Zaheer caught Mills, who scored 54 off 32 balls, to end New Zealand's final push for victory•Getty Images
Virender Sehwag was bowled for 3 by Kyle Mills in the third over•Getty Images
He got to his fifty off 59 balls•Getty Images
India crossed the 200-run mark in the 30th over and Tendulkar went on to score his first one-day century in New Zealand•Getty Images
Dhoni maintained the momentum after Tendulkar fell, ensuring that India reached 392•Getty Images
Ryder scored his maiden ODI hundred, off only 72 balls•Getty Images
The middle order failed to keep India under pressure. Grant Elliott was bowled by Zaheer Khan for 18•Getty Images
Yuvraj Singh started attacking as soon as he arrived at the fall of Gautam Gambhir's wicket•Getty Images
Tendulkar added 138 with Yuvraj and 135 with Mahendra Singh Dhoni•AFP
Jesse Ryder led a blazing counterattack•Getty Images
The Indian fielding wilted under the onslaught•Getty Images
Kyle Mills extracted some revenge with some lusty blows at the end of the innings•Getty Images