Andhra Pradesh, playing Kerala at Cochin in their Ranji Trophy league match, bowled their opponents out on Day One and reached 49/1 at close of play.

Kerala, winning the toss, could not make the most of batting first. Although opener MP Sorab made a slow 49, none of the other batsmen could occupy the crease for any length of time. Sorab was dismissed with the score on 113, and the rest of the batsmen fell quickly.

Being bowled out for 176, Kerala must have looked for quick wickets to gain some semblance of upper hand. But, even though opener PIS Reddy fell early, Andhra Pradesh consolidated and reached a score of 49/1 at stumps.

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