In pics: Karnataka vs Saurashtra Day-1

Karnataka vs Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy, Day 1, Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Karnataka (105-1 after 24 overs, Uthappa 70, Pawan 28*, Unadkat 1-37)

Umpires inspecting the pitch after a late start

Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bowl

Unlike Chinnaswamy, the track had a lot of grass on it

Uthappa was in a crackling form from the start

The Saurashtra seamers tried a lot but in vain

A rat somehow managed to enter the field and provided some entertainment to the crowd.

Talking about the crowd, only a few turned up to support their home team

Pawan on the other hand was solid in his defense and held his end

Uthappa acknowledges his teammates after his half century

This was the closest Saurashtra came to breaking Karnataka's opening partnership before tea

At tea, Karnataka were 73/0 after 15 overs

Uthappa perished soon after to Unadkat

Siddharth Trivedi in particular created troubles for Karnataka post tea

Both Trivedi and Unadkat were hostile in the post tea session

The weather wasn't great throughout the day and it worsened after tea

Soon the umpires checked for bad light, and play was called off for the day