HUBLI: Karnataka were 123 for five in their first innings in reply to Jammu and Kahsmir’s 160 all out on the opening day of a Group A Ranji Trophy cricket match in Hubli on Monday.
Karnataka’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss paid rich dividends as they bundled out the visitors in 52.1 overs with skipper R Vinay Kumar registering best figures four for 37 runs.
All-rounder Stuart Binny (3/37) and Abhimanyu Mithun (2/23) gave Vinay Kumar the perfect support from the other end sharing five wickets between them.
For Jammu and Kashmir, captain Parvez Rasool top-scored with a 38-ball 39 during which he hit eight boundaries, while Ian Dev Singh made 31 off 73 deliveries.
In reply, Karnataka witnessed a horrible start to their innings as they lost openers Karun Nair (2) and Mayank Agarwal (3) early.
But Kumal Kapoor (23) and Manish Pandey (33) stabilised the innings with a 53-run third wicket stand before both perished in quick succession.
Karnataka suffered another blow in the form of Binny (1) soon but experienced Robin Uthappa (37 not out) and wicket-keeper CM Gautam ensured there was no further damage for the hosts, who still trail Jammu and Kashmir by 37 runs in the first innings.
Right-arm medium pacer Mohammed Mudhasir (3/29) was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors, while Ram Dayal scalped two wickets giving away 17 runs.
Jammu & Kashmir 1st innings
Adil Reshi c †Gautam b Vinay Kumar 18
O Haroon† c Pandey b Aravind 20
AP Singh lbw b Binny 3
ID Singh lbw b Mithun 31
Parvez Rasool* lbw b Mithun 39
Hardeep Singh c †Gautam b Vinay Kumar 15
PA Sharma c Pandey b Binny 4
R Dayal c Pandey b Binny 6
S Beigh b Vinay Kumar 1
M Mudhasir c †Gautam b Vinay Kumar 1
Umar Nazir not out 0
Extras 22
Total 160/10
Karnataka 1st innings
MA Agarwal c ID Singh b Dayal 3
KK Nair b Dayal 2
KR Kapoor c †Haroon b Mudhasir 23
MK Pandey c †Haroon b Mudhasir 33
RV Uthappa not out 37
STR Binny lbw b Mudhasir 1
CM Gautam† not out 14
Extras 10
Total 123/5
