Karnataka made a fine start to its 2023-24 Ranji Trophy campaign, restricting Punjab to 152 and ending the day just 10 runs adrift with seven wickets remaining.
At the KSCA Rajnagar Stadium here on Friday, speedster V. Koushik picked up a career-best seven-wicket haul (7/41) before Devdutt Padikkal scored a delightful unbeaten half-century (80 n.o., 80b, 14x4) to put Karnataka firmly in control.