India 201/5 at lunch, lead by 9 runs

Wellington, Feb 15 (IANS) India were 201 for five, nine runs ahead of New Zealand at lunch on day two of the second and final Test at the Basin Reserve here Saturday.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan starred with the bat scoring 98 off 127 balls to put India in the driving seat.

For New Zealand, Trent Boult and Tim Southee took two wickets each while Jimmy Neesham chipped in with one.