Goa ambled along for six-and-a-half hours before finishing at 228 for eight on day one of its Ranji Trophy Group-C encounter against Karnataka at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium here on Friday.
After electing to bat, the visitor’s innings was propped up by No.4 batter Snehal Kauthankar’s half-century (83, 193b, 9x4, 1x6) and the 82-run partnership for the third wicket he combined for with skipper Darshan Misal (39, 98b, 4x4).
Kauthankar was reprieved while still on 4 and the team total at 21 for two. Manish Pandey’s drop at second slip off pacer M. Venkatesh resulted in a cut on the former Karnataka leader’s right palm and cost 79 runs.
