KANPUR: Tim Southee bowled a sharp morning spell to take five wickets which was then splendidly supplemented by openers Will Young and Tom Latham as New Zealand overwhelmed India to reach 129 for no misfortune on the second day of the initial Test on Friday. The main feature for India in a generally disillusioning day was Shreyas Iyer’s (105 off 171 balls) debut hundred.

Playing his 80th Test match, Southee (5/69) took his thirteenth five-wicket pull on an inert track to ask India to take a hike for 345 after they began the day at 258 for 4.

Youthful then, at that point, held the middle of everyone’s attention in his fourth Test appearance as he looked formed and unperturbed during his unbeaten knock of 75 off 180 balls.

Latham (50 batting off 165 balls), the prepared campaigner, endure three on-field choices (two leg previously and one got behind), discredited by DRS, and chose to disappoint the two Indian spinners with a dirty protective game.

Since it was a sluggish turn, the Black Caps pair generally plonked their front-foot and killed the turn. What’s more, when they played on the back-foot, there was sufficient opportunity to move on the two sides of the wicket. Both had the option to change on the back-foot against Ravindra Jadeja (14-4-28-0) and Ravichandran Ashwin (17-5-38-0), both of whom didn’t look undermining on the day.

The Green Park track turned out to be better for batting on the subsequent day and the turn that was on offer was insignificant. The variable bob wasn’t likewise there for the majority of the 57 overs that they batted.