Tendulkar ton gives India 2-0 lead

Mar 08, 2009

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