Karnataka made a strong start to its Col. C.K. Nayudu (U-23) Trophy final against Uttar Pradesh, raking up 325 runs for the loss of five wickets on day one at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday.
Middle-order bat Yashovardhan Parantap (84 batting, 111b, 12x4) was the star as he combined for an unbroken 131-run stand for the sixth wicket with Kruthik Krishna (58 batting, 103b, 5x4) after the home side was reduced to 194 for five.
Earlier, after choosing to bat, openers MacNeil H. Noronha (68, 135b, 5x4, 2x6) and Prakar Chaturvedi (33, 69b, 4x4) put on 68 runs before Noronha and K.V. Aneesh (43, 76b, 3x4) added 73.