The second day's play began badly for India, the Zimbabwean tail waggingmerrily and pushing the score on to 287. Travis Friend was theparty-pooper-in-chief for the Indians, making an unbeaten 60. As the dayproceeded, however, things looked decisively up for the home side. Opener ShivSunder Das made his second Test ton, Rahul Dravid made an unbeaten half-century,and India reached 209/2 - still 88 behind.