Wellington, Apr. 4: An inspired performance by Zaheer Khan on the second day helped India tighten its grip on the third and final Test here.

Khan produced a stupendous spell of fast bowling claiming five wickets for just 65 runs, which handed over India an important lead of 182 runs, as New Zealand was bowled out for a paltry 197 in their first innings.

Khan along with Harbhajan Singh, who grabbed three wickets for 43 runs, made sure that the Kiwis would not close in on the Indian total of 379.

Master-blaster batsman Sachin Tendulkar and left-arm medium pacer Zaheer Khan have been included in the 15 member Mumbai team for the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Saurashtra to be played at Chennai from January 4 to 7. With the inclusion of these experienced players in the team, Mumbai's march towards their 38th Ranji Trophy crown has been bolstered manifold. The match against Saurashtra would be his 36th for Mumbai.