The skipper, who promised ahead of the Test that his team would play attacking cricket against Indian spinners, led from the front with an aggressive 127-ball 113, smashing two sixes and 16 fours in his seventh Test hundred.

Wicket-keeper Kruger van Wyk hit an 85-ball 63 not out for his maiden Test half-century, while opener Martin Guptill cracked a 79-ball 53. Doug Bracewell was unbeaten on 30 when play was called off due to bad light and rain.