Chasing a target of 289 runs, India were 81 for 7 in 25.4 overs against New Zealand in the opening match of Tri nation Cricket series at Dambulla in Sri Lanka a shortwhile ago.Earlier, winning the toss and batting first, New Zealand scored 288 in 48.5 overs. Ross Taylor was the highest scorer with 95 followed by Scott Styris 89. For India, Ashish Nehra claimed four wickets while Praveen Kumar three. Pragyan Ojha and Yuvraj Singh took one each.