Pujara was batting at 41 and Tendulkar at 23 when the play stopped and di not resume resulting in an early tea break.
Rain stopped play in post-lunch session at 1.12 pm and umpires decided to take tea between 1.55 pm to 2.15 pm. The final session of the day would resume at 2.30 pm and extend up to 5 pm.
Resuming the play after lunch, New Zealand pacers Trent Boult and Doug Bracewell bowled a disciplined line, mostly attacking the stumps making it difficult for Tendulkar and Pujara to score freely.
New Zealand pacers had a plan cut out for Tendulkar, making him play most often, as he was not in great form. They had Tendulkar in a spot of bother after the Mumbaikar survived two loud appeals for an LBW off Boult and Bracewell.
Pujara broke the shackles by plundering 12 runs in an over, dispatching Boult for a couple of exquisite boundaries, taking India's total past 100.
