Delhi put up a disappointing batting performance to be bowled out for 215 on the opening day against Andhra on Tuesday.
By stumps, Andhra were also struggling at 16 for two, with both their openers back in the hut.
Playing their second match of the season, Kunwar Bidhuri (22) and Nitish Rana (51 off 51) repaired Delhi’s innings with a 60-run stand for the fourth wicket before a mini collapse pushed them on the back foot. Their innings ended in 70.6 overs.
Lalit Yadav (50 off 104) also put up a much-needed fight while batting with tail-enders.
Medium pacer K V Sasikanth (5/38 in 20.1 oves) was the pick of the bowlers for Andhra, claiming his fourth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Juyal hits ton
Hubli: Young Uttar Pradesh opener Aryan Juyal struck a gritty 100, as he guided Uttar Pradesh to a modest 232/5 on the opening day of their Elite Group B game.
Electing to bat first at the KSCA Hubli cricket ground, 18-year-old Juyal (109 off 251 balls, 11x4) stood tall, as he played a responsible and mature knock to pull his team out of trouble.
He was ably supported by Mohammed Saif (56 batting off 124 balls, 8x4) who came in at number 5.
The duo stuck a 109-run stand and resurrected the innings.
For Karnataka, Mithun (3-45) was the pick of the bowlers, while More (1-22) and Shreyas Gopal (1-45) took a wicket each.
Ashwin bags 5 wkts
Dindigul: Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin starred with a five-wicket haul to help Tamil Nadu bundle out Himachal Pradesh for 158 in 71.4 overs.
B Aparajith, leading the team in the absence of Vijay Shankar who missed out due to a niggle, elected to bowl and the bowlers justified the decision as Ashwin (5 for 67) and left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore (3 for 22) had the HP batsmen in a spin.
The visiting team looked in danger of being bowled out for a sub-100 score before Akash Vashist (35, 94 balls, 4 fours) and Mayank Dagar (33, 62 balls, 3 fours) got together at 76 for 7 to add 53 runs and lend respectability to the total.
Tamil Nadu openers-Abhinav Mukund and debutant K Mukunth made eight runs from three overs before bad light ended play for the day.
Maha dismiss J&K for 209
Pune: Anupam Sanklecha’s four-wicket haul helped Maharashtra dismiss Jammu & Kashmir for 209 in Group C match.
The home team finished the day at 51 for 3 in 15.4 overs, trailing by 158 runs.
Sent in to bat, Jammu & Kashmir struggled against the Maharashtra attack led by veteran medium-pacer Sanklecha (4/56) and slipped to 42 for 5 and 79 for 6 before left-handed Abid Mushtaq (50, 55 balls, 2 fours, 4 sixes) batting at No 9 began the rescue act.
His 54-run last wicket partnership with M Mudhasir (18 not out, 1 four, 1 six) proved valuable as it took J&K past the 200-run mark.
Opener Ahmed Banday (76) was the only top-order to offer resistance as the Maharashtra bowlers kept pegging away and picked up wickets at regular intervals.
His 149-ball knock which included 10 fours, ended when he nicked one to the 'keeper off Sanklecha.
In reply, Maharasthra lost the in-form opener Ruturaj Gaikwad for 10 as J&K fought back to have the host at 51 for 3 at stumps.