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At the break, Martin Guptill was batting on 36 and Tim McIntosh was on 25 after New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and elected to bat.
The tourists were off to a shaky start, losing opener Brendon McCullum (four) in the fourth over of the morning when he edged Sreesanth to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Guptill, ignored for the opening Test in Ahmedabad, was given out by Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena after he was caught behind the stumps in Sreesanth’s fourth over.
But Dharmasena consulted with TV umpire Amiesh Saheba, who ruled the delivery to be a no-ball, and Guptill was called back.
Lucky Guptill grew in confidence and twice drove Sreesanth for fours in the same over before lofting off-spinner Harbhajan Singh over the long-on boundary for a six.
McIntosh, who bagged a pair in the drawn first Test in Ahmedabad, also appeared at ease, having hit three fours so far in his two-hour stay at the wicket.
India earlier retained the squad that played in Ahmedabad while New Zealand made three changes, including Tim Southee and Brent Arnell for a three-pronged seam attack spearheaded by Chris Martin.
Guptill was picked ahead of number three batsman BJ Watling.
The third and final Test will be played in Nagpur from Nov 20-24.
