<p>Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal denied Aditya Shrivastava (91) a hundred in a three-wicket haul as Karnataka reduced Madhya Pradesh to 270 for seven on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A cricket match, here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The hosts were going good after early loss of opener Jalaj Saxena (0) as Shrivastava and Anand Bains (34) stitched together a 74-run stand for the second wicket after they elected to bat.<br /><br />Gopal (3/48) dismissed Bains to break the partnership but Naman Ojha was a good replacement at the crease as the wicket-keeper batsman scored a 54-run knock, which had three fours and as many sixes.<br /><br />With Shrivastava he brought up a 109-run stand, which was broken when Gopal sent back the MP opener. Ojha was also dismissed in the next over, bowled by off-spinner Udit Patel.<br />Gopal struck again by trapping rival skipper Devendra Bundela (1). The hosts were now struggling at 186 for five.<br /><br />However, Harpreet Singh, batting at number six, scored a quick-fire 53 with eight fours and a six to lend some respectability to his team's total.<br /><br />Seasoned paceman Abhimanyu Mithun removed him at the fag end of the day to expose Madhya Pradesh's tail.<br /><br />Amkit Sharama (11) and SS Jain (12) though ensured that the hosts do not lose any more wicket before the end of the play.<br /><br />Brief Scores:<br /><br />Madhya Pradesh 1st innings: 270 for 7 in 90 overs (Aditya Shrivastava 91, Naman Ojha 54, Harpreet Singh 53; Shreyas Gopal (3/48)).</p>
<p>Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal denied Aditya Shrivastava (91) a hundred in a three-wicket haul as Karnataka reduced Madhya Pradesh to 270 for seven on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group A cricket match, here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The hosts were going good after early loss of opener Jalaj Saxena (0) as Shrivastava and Anand Bains (34) stitched together a 74-run stand for the second wicket after they elected to bat.<br /><br />Gopal (3/48) dismissed Bains to break the partnership but Naman Ojha was a good replacement at the crease as the wicket-keeper batsman scored a 54-run knock, which had three fours and as many sixes.<br /><br />With Shrivastava he brought up a 109-run stand, which was broken when Gopal sent back the MP opener. Ojha was also dismissed in the next over, bowled by off-spinner Udit Patel.<br />Gopal struck again by trapping rival skipper Devendra Bundela (1). The hosts were now struggling at 186 for five.<br /><br />However, Harpreet Singh, batting at number six, scored a quick-fire 53 with eight fours and a six to lend some respectability to his team's total.<br /><br />Seasoned paceman Abhimanyu Mithun removed him at the fag end of the day to expose Madhya Pradesh's tail.<br /><br />Amkit Sharama (11) and SS Jain (12) though ensured that the hosts do not lose any more wicket before the end of the play.<br /><br />Brief Scores:<br /><br />Madhya Pradesh 1st innings: 270 for 7 in 90 overs (Aditya Shrivastava 91, Naman Ojha 54, Harpreet Singh 53; Shreyas Gopal (3/48)).</p>