HYDERABAD (India) (AFP) Opener Tim McIntosh struck a fine 102 to steer New Zealand to 258-4 on the first day of the second Test against India on Friday. The left-hander hit 10 fours and a six during his nearly seven-hour innings before being bowled by Zaheer Khan in the penultimate over of the day at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, hosting its first Test. McIntosh added 147 runs with Martin Guptill (85) for the second wicket and 55 for the third with Ross Taylor (24) to steady the New Zealand boat after the early dismissal of opener Brendon McCullum. Jesse Ryder was on 22 and Gareth Hopkins was yet to open his account when stumps were called for the day. Zaheer Khan was the most successful bowler, ending the day with 2-41 from 18 overs. McIntosh, who turns 31 next month, reached his second Test century in his 15th Test with a single off Harbhajan Singh. He became the first Kiwi opener to score a century outside New Zealand in six years after Stephen Flemings ton against England in 2004. McIntosh, who bagged a pair in the drawn first Test in Ahmedabad, overcame a tentative start to play some handsome shots on either side of the wicket. He offered a half-chance off Harbhajan when on 81 but Rahul Dravid, running from mid-on, failed to get to the ball in time. Guptill provided the early momentum to the innings with his aggressive shots and brought up his fourth Test half-century with a nicely cut four off left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha. He looked set for a bigger score but fell leg before wicket to Ojha shortly before tea while trying to work the ball towards the square-leg region. He cracked nine fours and a six in his 160-ball knock. Taylor gifted away his wicket by prodding at an away-going delivery from Zaheer early in the final session. The tourists got off to a shaky start after electing to bat, losing McCullum (four) in the fourth over of the morning when he edged Shanthakumaran Sreesanth to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Guptill, ignored for the Ahmedabad Test, was given out by on-field Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena after he was caught behind the stumps in Sreesanths fourth over. But Dharmasena consulted with TV umpire Amiesh Saheba, who ruled the delivery to be a no-ball, and Guptill was called back. Lucky Guptill grew in confidence and twice drove Sreesanth for fours in the same over before lofting Harbhajan over the long-on boundary for a six. The third and the final Test will be played in Nagpur from Nov 20-24. NEW ZEALAND, first innings T. McIntosh b Zaheer 102 B. McCullum c Dhoni b Sreesanth 4 M. Guptill lbw b Ojha 85 R. Taylor c Dhoni b Zaheer 24 J. Ryder not out 22 G. Hopkins not out 0 EXTRAS: (b1, lb15, nb4, w1) 21 TOTAL: (for four wkts; 90 overs) 258 Fall of wickets: 1-4 (McCullum), 2-151 (Guptill), 3-206 (Taylor), 4-253 (McIntosh) BOWLING Zaheer 18-7-41-2 Sreesanth 15-1-60-1 (nb4, w1) Harbhajan 27-6-66-0 Ojha 23-4-60-1 Raina 7-2-15-0 Toss: New Zealand Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) and Kumar Dharmasena (SRI) TV umpire: Amiesh Saheba (IND) Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)