Stuart Binny, son of former India cricketer Roger Binny played a crucial knock of 86* (from 109 balls with 9 '4s' and 2 '6s') to rescue Karnataka from a precarious position of 171 for 6 to a respectable 300 for 7 at stumps on Day 1 against UP at Shimoga. Apart from Binny, the only other half centurion of the day for Karnataka was BharatChipli who scored 51 from 95 balls with 8 fours.
For the Suresh Raina led Uttar Pradesh, who bowled first after winning the toss, the two medium pacers - Imtiyaz Ahmed with 3 for 73 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 2 for 77 did most of the damage.