Gautam Gambhir rediscovered his touch and Mahendra Singh Dhoni displayed an overdue attacking innings as India amassed 360 runs in 50 overs, only their 3rd score of over 200 in the last 1 month.
India won the toss and chose to bat on a characteristic Chennai wicket with little help for the bowlers. Playing without skipper Daniel Vettori and only one spinner in the form of Nathan McCullum, New Zealand left too much to do for their pacers and were made to pay for it dearly.
They started off decently...