Kerala hit back to reduce Gujarat to 97 for 4 after being bowled out for 185.
Middle-order batsman Rinku Singh struck a fluent century to guide Uttar Pradesh to 340 for seven in their first innings on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match against Saurashtra, in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Rinku made 150 off just 181 balls with the help of 19 boundaries to take Uttar Pradesh out of trouble after the hosts were reduced to 54 for 4 at one stage on the first day of the four-day match.
Rinku stitched two crucial partnerships -- 145 runs for the fifth wicket with Priyam Garg (49) and 85 runs with Umesh Yadav for the sixth wicket -- to keep Uttar Pradesh afloat.
Besides Rinku and Priyam, opener Madhav Kaushik (37), Saurabh Kumar (26 not out) and Shivam Mavi (28 not out) also made useful contributions with the bat.
Left-arm orthodox bowler Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (3/111) was the most successful bowler for Saurashtra, while skipper Jaydev Unadkat (2/65) also chipped in with two wickets.
Free from national duty, India's middle-order mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara is turning out for Saurashtra in the last-eight encounter.
Karnataka bowl Rajasthan out for 224
Karnataka grabbed honours on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal, bowling out formidable Rajasthan for 224 in their first innings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.
At stumps, Karnataka were 12 without loss in five overs with openers Ravikumar Samarth and Dega Nischal batting on seven and five, respectively.
The day also saw a couple of bad decisions by the umpires. Robin Bist's leg before dismissal came despite the ball climbing up and Rajesh Bishnoi was lucky to survive off K Gowtham.
Sent into bat, none of the batsmen made any significant contributions, except for skipper Mahipal Lomror (50) and Rajesh Bishnoi (79) hitting fifties batting lower down the order.
All the bowlers were among the wickets, barring Ronit More. Gowtham and Abhimanyu Mithun bagged three wickets each to emerge as highest wicket-takers.
Rajasthan began their innings poorly by losing opener Amitkumar Gautam with just 18 runs on the board.
Chetan Bist and Lomror consolidated, but the former was cleaned up by Shreyas Gopal, leaving the visitors at 64 for two.
Karnataka bagged two quick wickets -- of Robin Bist (13) and Ashok Maneria (0) -- through Vinay Kumar and Gopal.
Rajasthan further lost two wickets of Salman Khan (7) and Lomror, leaving the side struggling at 135 for six.
An 85-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Deepak Chahar (22) and Bishnoi brought some respectability to Rajasthan's total, before Chahar left the scene at 220 for seven after being adjudged leg before to Gowtham.
Mithun and Gowtham ended the innings with figures of 3/48 and 3/54, respectively. Vinay and Shreyas bagged two wickets each.
Kerala strike back, reduce Gujarat to 97/4
Kerala hit back to reduce Gujarat to 97 for 4 after being bowled out for 185 in 39.3 overs on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals.
Gujarat won the toss and sent the host into bat and struck at regular intervals to take control.
Opener Mohammed Azharudeen (17) was the first to go, bowled by Rush Kalaria.
After a 23-run partnership, Kerala lost the wickets of P Rahul (26), Sijomon Joseph and Sachin Baby at the score of 52.
Star batsman Sanju Samson, who has featured for India in T20 internationals, retired hurt, to dent Kerala's chances.
Samson retired hurt on 17 after being hit on his hand.
Medium-pacers Roosh Kalari (2 for 63) and C T Gaja (4 for 57) did most of the damage.
Sandeep Warrier and Basil Thampi scalped two each to lead the Kerala fightback.
Thampi struck a big blow when he dismissed Parthiv for 43 as Gujarat trails by 88 runs.
Brief Scores
Uttar Pradesh 1st innings: 340 for 7 in 90 overs (Rinku Singh 150; Dharmendrasinh Jadeja 3/111)
Rajasthan first innings: 224 all out in 77.1 overs (Mahipal Lomror 50, Rajesh Bishnoi 79; Abimanyu Mithun 3/48, Krishappa Gowtham 3/54 Karnataka first innings: 12 for no loss in 5 overs.
Kerala 185 all out in 39.3 overs (Basil Thampi 37, P Rahul 26, Vinoop Sheela Manoharan 25, C T Gaja 4 for 57) vs Kerala 97 for 4 in 24 overs (Parthiv Patel 43, Sandeep Warrier 2 for 21, Basil Thampi 2 for 36).
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