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New Zealand's Doug Bracewell bowls while Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar looks on during the fourth day of the second Test at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Monday. (AFP)
Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir fell in quick succession after they had given India a flying start in their pursuit of the 261 runs required to secure a sweep of the two-Test series against New Zealand on Monday.
At lunch on the fourth day, the hosts had reached 88 for two, still needing 173 runs for victory, with Cheteshwar Pujara (10) and Sachin Tendulkar (0) at the crease.
Sehwag (38) and Gambhir (34) started India's second innings with great purpose, gleefully swatting the New Zealand pacemen around the ground to bring up a 50 partnership in just eight overs.
The duo added 77 for the opening wicket before Sehwag, who hit seven boundaries and a six, was bowled by Jeetan Patel when he danced down the wicket to the off-spinner but swiped inside the line of the ball, which went on to hit his off stump.
New Zealand captain Ross Taylor was forced to introduce his spinner in the 12th over after the quick bowlers had made no impact, and the move immediately bore fruit.
Sehwag greeted Patel with a six over long-off and hit another four before he fell trying to repeat the shot.
Left-hander Gambhir looked in fine touch and hit some expansive drives for seven boundaries before he edged left-arm seamer Trent Boult to Taylor at first slip.
Pujara and Tendulkar survived some anxious moments before lunch to avert any further damage.
Earlier, India needed little time to wrap up New Zealand's second innings, taking the final wicket in the fifth over of the day to dismiss the visitors for 248.
New Zealand's final pair of Patel (22) and Boult (unbeaten on four) added a crucial 26 runs for the 10th wicket to take the lead past the 250-run mark.
Resuming on their overnight score of 232-9, Patel was given caught behind off paceman Zaheer Khan but he was clearly unhappy with the decision and television replays suggested he had missed the ball completely.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin finished with figures of 5-69 to register his third five-wicket haul in the last four innings against New Zealand, who trail the two-test series 1-0.
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