Mumbai batsmen, with the sole exception of skipper Suryakumar Yadav, played like novices for the second match running against a disciplined four-pronged Karnataka pace attack and were down in the dumps in the first session before recovering to a healthier 194 on Day One of their Ranji Trophy League game at the MCA's Bandra Kurla Complex ground on Friday.

The hosts hit back in the second half of the post tea session to reduce Karnataka to 79-3, after openers R Samarth (40 not out) and Devdutt Padikkal (32) had put on 68 to launch the visitors' reply on a sound note.