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Set 216 from 28 overs after rain interrupted play for the second time with one ball remaining in the 21st over, New Zealand slumped from 111 for four to 162 for nine, with Harbhajan - who finished with figures of three for 27 off four overs - the chief architect of the hosts' downfall.

Jacob Oram went first ball after the resumption and although New Zealand then got to 132, any hopes they had of chasing down the total disappeared once Harbhajan struck.

The 28-year-old off-spinner snared the wickets of Martin Guptill, who hit another impressive half-century, Neil Broom (two) and Kyle Mills (nought) in quick succession, and Zaheer Khan had Ian Butler (nought) dismissed without a run being added.

Earlier, Dhoni led his team from the front with an unbeaten 84 and shared an excellent 110-run partnership with Raina, who smashed four sixes and five fours in a 39-ball 66.

Sehwag laid the platform with a quickfire 77 off 56 balls before Dhoni, Raina and an unbeaten 20 by Yusuf Pathan got India to 273 for four in an innings reduced to 38 overs after the first rain delay which lasted over two hours.

Butler and skipper Daniel Vettori were the pick of the New Zealand bowlers, finishing with identical figures of one for 42 from eight overs.

India now lead the five-match series 1-0 with the next game in Wellington on Friday.