New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Hamilton
Match home for the first Test between New Zealand and India in Hamilton between March 18 and 22, 2009
India 520 (Tendulkar 160, Gambhir 72, Dravid 66, Zaheer 51*) and 39 for 0 beat New Zealand 279 (Vettori 118, Ryder 102, Ishant 4-73) and 279 (McCullum 84, Flynn 67, Harbhajan 6-63) by ten wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Match package
4th day
Bulletin - India end drought with thumping win
Sidharth Monga - Turning it on, Harbhajan style
Quotes - Ruthless Dhoni eyes series win
Quotes - The batting needs to click - Vettori
Audio - Mark Richardson: New Zealand need a seamers' shootout
Tour diary - The lure of rugby
Gallery - India take the series lead
3rd day
Bulletin - Tendulkar's ton gives India big lead
Plays of the day - Fat men can dive
Gallery - India build on advantage after Tendulkar hundred
2nd day
Bulletin - Tendulkar's fifty keeps India on top
Gallery - India edge ahead on slow day
Sidharth Monga - A slow yet absorbing day
Quotes - We've got our noses ahead - Dravid
Quotes - 'It is good to be back' - Martin
Audio - Mark Richardson: 'India used the conditions better'
1st day
Bulletin - Fast bowlers give India the edge
Sidharth Monga - The drama around Ryder's maiden century
Sidharth Monga - Wish you were here
Gallery - India grab opening day honours
Plays of the Day - New Zealand take no passengers
Preview package
Preview - Teams switch to five-day mode
Sidharth Monga - Buoyant India unfazed by dismal record
Sidharth Monga - Dangerous underdogs
News - New Zealand board declines request to delay start
Stats - A fine venue for pace, and for Vettori the batsman
Mark Richardson - Leather hunt ahoy
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