A brilliant unbeaten 139 (213 balls, 14 4's) from ASK Verma and his unbroken stand of 140 with Y Gnaneswara Rao (72) helped Andhra post an imposing 317-2 from 93 overs on the first day of their South Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Karnataka at Vishakapatnam yesterday. Verma had earlier been involved in another century stand of 128 with opener M Suresh (80). Karnataka used eight bowlers during the day but their attack wilted under the onslaught.

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