Coming to bat after losing the toss, Karnataka were off to a bad start as their experienced batter Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for 18 runs in the ninth over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But his opening partner, Rahul, stood tall with the support of Captain Padikkal as the duo stabilised the innings with their experience.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both players rotated the strike very well and handled the spin threat by continuously moving the scoreboard. Karnataka were 133\/1 at the end of the first session, with Rahul and Padikkal both completing their fifties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The second session belonged fully to Karnataka, as they didn't lose any wickets, and both their batters completed centuries. Rahul hit his 25th first-class hundred off 153 balls in the 52nd over, continuing his form from the quarter-final where he notched a match-winning hundred against Mumbai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While captain Padikkal reached the three-figure mark off just 144 balls in the 55th over. With this, Karnataka were 263\/1 at the end of the second session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uttarakhand finally got their breakthrough in the third session when they dismissed Rahul in the 75th over. Rahul scored 141 runs and hammered 11 fours and five sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While captain Padikkal reached the three-figure mark off just 144 balls in the 55th over. With this, Karnataka were 263\/1 at the end of the second session.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Score: Karnataka 355\/2 at day 1 stumps (Devdutt Padikkal 148 not out, KL Rahul 141, Karun Nair 37*; Abhay Negi 2-73) against Uttarakhand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n