Zaheer Khan claimed his sixth five-wicket Test haul and Mahendra Singh Dhoni held six catches as New Zealand was dismissed for 197 runs in reply to India's first innings of 379 on the second day of the third cricket Test yesterday.

Zaheer had figures of 5-65 and Harbhajan Singh had 3-43 before India reached 51-1 in their second innings, to take an overall lead of 233 runs in the last match of three-Test series, which India lead 1-0.

Gautam Gambhir was 28 not out and Rahul Dravid was on nine at close of play.

Virender Sehwag was out for 12 - with three fours - in the second over of India's second innings, but the tourists reached stumps without further loss to hold a commanding position.

Six dismissals

Dhoni became only the second Indian wicketkeeper to complete six dismissals in an innings, after Syed Kirmani's effort against New Zealand in 1976, and the first to do so with six catches. Four keepers have claimed seven catches in a match and Dhoni is now the 14th to take six dismissals in an innings.

The second day encompassed parts of three innings. India were out in the morning after resuming their first innings at 375-9. Ishant Sharma made 18 and Munaf Patel 15 not out in a 32-run 10th-wicket partnership which added substance to India's total.

Zaheer set in motion the decline of New Zealand's innings when he claimed the wickets of Martin Guptill for 17 and Daniel Flynn for 2 in the morning session to send New Zealand to lunch at 64 for two.