Auckland, December 26: Javagal Srinath snagged two quick wickets in an over, while Ashish Nehra grabbed another as India stormed back into contention.

First, Srinath struck with the first delivery of the over, getting Craig McMillan to snick one through to the keeper for 4.

Then with the last delivery of the over, the veteran Indian seamer sent back Brendon McCullum in the same manner. McCullum made 4.

Ashish Nehra in the next over trapped Lou Vincent in front of the stumps for 13.

After 19 overs, New Zealand were strugglling on 53 for six. Kyle Mills was unbeaten on 1 with Jacob Oram yet to score.

Earlier, New Zealand bowler Jacob Oram grabbed a career-best 5-26 as injury-hit India were skittled out for 108 in the opening one-day international at Eden Park here on Thursday.

Oram looked virtually unplayable on a portable pitch as India collapsed to their lowest ever total against New Zealand, their previous lowest in 61 one-dayers being 112 at Melbourne in 1980-81.

None of the batsmen could cope with Oram's bounce as India were shot out in the 33rd over.

The 24-year-old seamer triggered a dramatic collapse with a pair of two-wicket overs as India slipped from 63-2 to 74-8.

Oram's maiden five-wicket haul in 26 one-dayers also revived unhappy memories for India, who had crashed to pace on seamer-friendly tracks to lose the two-Test series 2-0.

There was no respite from pace for India as Shane Bond, Daryl Tuffey and Kyle Mills shared four wickets to keep pressure on the batsmen.

India's top-scorer in a dismal batting performance was opener Shiv Das (30), included in the one-day squad at the 11th hour following injuries to three key players.

Rahul Dravid (20), skipper Sourav Ganguly (14) and tail-ender Zaheer Khan (14) were the other batsmen to reach double-figures.

Das was scheduled to return home after the Test series, but was asked Wednesday to stay back with the team.

Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar (ankle), all-rounder Sanjay Bangar (knee) and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (hand) all were unfit for the day-night game.

Das, playing his first match of the tour, looked the best Indian batsman on a lively track despite being bowled off a Bond no-ball early in his innings.

He played a couple of attacking shots as he struck two fours and then a six off Tyffey in his 60-ball knock before being caught by skipper Stephen Fleming at first slip off Mills.

India's problems began the moment Ganguly lost the battle of toss to Fleming for the third successive time, including two in the Tests.

Put in to bat, India were jolted in the second over of the match when Bond bowled Virender Sehwag for nought with an inswinging yorker.

Venkatsai Laxman also did not stay long, pulling Tuffey straight to Mills at deep square-leg after contributing nine.

Das and Ganguly put on 35 for the third wicket before Oram struck.

Ganguly lost his middle-stump as he inside-edged an Oram delivery and Yuvraj Singh edged one to second slip where Nathan Astle took a low catch in the same over.

Oram then dismissed Mohammad Kaif and Anil Kumble in a space of four balls and then removed Javagal Srinath in his next over to complete a five-wicket haul.

New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (capt), Nathan Astle, Mathew Sinclair, Lou Vincent, Craig McMillan, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond, Daryl Tuffey.

India: Sourav Ganguly (capt), Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Venkatsai Laxman, Mohammad Kaif, Yuvraj Singh, Shiv Das, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath, Ashish Nehra.

Umpires: Asoka de Silva (Sri) and Brent Bowden (Nzl).

TV umpire: Doug Cowie (Nzl).

Match-referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri).