Lucknow, Feb. 15 -- India's star batters KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal slammed outstanding centuries for Karnataka on the opening day of 1st Semi Final against Uttarakhand in Lucknow on Sunday.

Rahul made a majestic 141 off 211 balls, including 11 fours and five sixes, before getting out while Padikkal remained unbeaten on 148 at stumps alongside Karun Nair to help his side reach 355-2.

After being asked to bat first, Rahul, along with Mayank Agarwal, started cautiously against the new ball. However, in the ninth over, Aditya Rawat dismissed Agarwal for just five runs.

Rahul then forged a massive 278-run stand with Padikkal, and both batters notched up centuries to put Karnataka firmly in control. Rawat was the only bowler among the wi...