Stuart Binny half-century pushes Karnataka to 300/7 on day one

Stuart Binny struck nine boundaries during his knock of 86 not out © AFP

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Shimoga, Dec 21, 2011

All-rounder Stuart Binny struck an aggressive unbeaten 86 to steer Karnataka to 300 for seven on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Division match against Uttar Pradesh.

Binny smashed nine fours and two sixes during his 109-ball knock after Karnataka were asked to bat by the visitors in their last Group A match at the Jawaharlal Nehru College of Engineering ground.

Bharat Chipli chipped in with a 95-ball 51 while opener K B Pawan contributed 40. The other opener and India discard Robin Uthappa scored 23.

For Uttar Pradesh, pacer Imtiyaz Ahmed was the most successful bowler with figures of three for 73 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped two wickets. India discard R P Singh and Arish Alam took a wicket each.

Both sides are assured of a place in the knock-out stage before today’s match with Karnataka on top of the table with 21 points from six games. Uttar Pradesh are on 13 points from six games.

Karnataka, however, would look to maintain their unbeaten streak in the tournament as they had won twice and drawn four times before this match.(PTI)

Brief Scores: Karnataka 300 for 7 in 90 overs (Stuart Binny 86* , Bharat Chipli 51; Imtiyaz Ahmed 3/73)