After being bowled out cheaply for the third innings running this season, Mumbai captain Suryakumar Yadav sounded pleased at the late evening fight back that was orchestrated by his spin bowlers to reduce Karnataka to 79-3 in reply to his side's first innings tally of 194 on Day One of the Ranji Trophy League game at the MCA's Bandra Kurla Complex ground on Thursday.

"I think our bowlers showed a lot of character after we got out for 194. I didn't know there will be turn on Day One. I am happy to get three wickets," said Suryakumar, who top-scored with a typically counter-punching 77 with 10 fours and a couple of sixes in his 94-ball knock that helped Mumbai recover from a sorry-reading 60-6 before lunch.