Gautam Gambhir before the two fell in quick succession helped them to 101 for two at lunch.
But the hosts' four-pronged pace attack went to work in the second session as the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Yuvraj Singh all tumbled. MS Dhoni was six not out while Rahul Dravid was unbeaten on 31.
The hosts made two changes to the side that drew in Napier recently with Daniel Flynn returning from a hand injury while Tim Southee replaced offspinner Jeetan Patel.
For India, meanwhile, skipper Dhoni returned after missing the second test with a back injury.
The visitors made a strong start as the runs flowed from the outset and Sehwag had racked up seven fours and one six to close in on 50.
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