Electing to bat first at the Chinnaswamy stadium, Karnataka, who posted a facile win over Jammu and Kashmir in their previous encounter, rode on patient knocks from Raju and Kunal to reach 224 for five from 92 overs at stumps.
Kunal scored his 66 of 172 balls (9x4) and while Sunil made 83 off 228 balls (11x4) as they shared a partership of 122, coming together after the hosts were struggling at 54 for three in 14.2 overs.
Brief scores: Karnataka: 224/5 in 92 overs (Kunal Kapoor 66, Sunil N Raju 83, Pavan Deshpande 25 n.o.; Biplab Samantray 2-18) vs Orissa.
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