Sehwag was the hero of the day, as he delighted the crowd with some brilliant strokeplay en route to his unbeaten knock of 128.
The righthander hit 16 boundaries and 2 sixes in his 212 ball knock on the third day.
This was Sehwag's first Test century against the Kiwis. Before this match, his highest score against New Zealand was 29. He had scored just 86 runs in 3 Tests at a lowly average of 14.33.