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The hosts, who were reeling at 89/6 at one stage, were bowled out for 227 shortly after the tea break. Punjab were 46/2 at stumps.
The Kerala one-day and T20 captain picked his team for Malayala Manorama daily.
Uthappa will replace opener and Tamil Nadu native Arun Karthik, who had been part of the Kerala team in the previous seasons.
Another poor tournament will make it nearly impossible for the KCA top brass and head coach Whatmore to overlook Sachin Baby as captain for the Ranji Trophy.
The Kerala Ranji captain says his side is placed in a tough group and it's important to take it one game at a time.
Robin Uthappa, who was released by Kolkata Knight Riders last month, is the sole Indian player with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore in the auction list.
Chasing a victory target of 187 in 34 overs, Vasavada guided Saurashtra home with a fine unbeaten 92.
Asif picked up 4/34 as Kerala notched up their first win after suffering two successive defeats.
Rain forced abandonment of the match without a ball being bowled. Both Kerala and Chhattisgarh got two points each.
Mohammed Saleem's unbeaten 34 off 11 balls took Tamil Nadu to a challenging 174/5. Kerala could manage only 137/8 in reply.
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