Cuttack: Karnataka bowlers held their nerves to eke out a hard-fought one-run victory against a formidable Mumbai side in a Group 'D' thriller of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here yesterday.

Chasing 163 for a win at the DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, looked oncourse at 111 for five in 14.2 overs before Karnataka bowlers stopped them short at 161 all out.