The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams.[1] The top two teams from Group D progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition.[2] Vidarbha progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Goa by an innings and 37 runs in round 6 of the tournament.[3] They were joined by Bengal, after they drew against Goa in their final group-stage match.[4]
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 6 October 2017 – 28 November 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Participants | 7 |
Teams
editThe following teams were placed in Group D, based on their average points in the previous three years:[5]
Points table
edit| Team[6] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
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| Vidarbha | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | +0.358 |
| Bengal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | +0.367 |
| Punjab | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | +0.609 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | +0.300 |
| Chhattisgarh | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | –0.514 |
| Services | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | –0.273 |
| Goa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –0.700 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit6–9 October 2017
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- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Priyanshu Khanduri (Himachal Pradesh), Abhishek Sharma, Abhishek Gupta and Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab) all made their first-class debuts.
- Prashant Chopra made 271 not out on the opening day, the second-most runs scored in one day in the Ranji Trophy and the joint-highest score made by a batsman for Himachal Pradesh.[7]
- Chopra went on to make 338, the tenth-highest total by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy and the first triple-century by a batsman for Himachal Pradesh.[8]
- Abhishek Gupta (Punjab) scored his maiden first-class century.[9]
6–9 October 2017
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- Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Manoj Singh (Chhattisgarh) scored his maiden first-class century.[8]
6–9 October 2017
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- Services won the toss and elected to field.
- Navneet Singh, Arun Bamal (Services), Boddupalli Amit and Kanishk Seth (Bengal) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
edit14–17 October 2017
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- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Raghu Sharma (Punjab) and Siddhesh Neral (Vidarbha) both made their first-class debuts.
- Akshay Karnewar (Vidarbha) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[10]
14–17 October 2017
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426/2 (111 overs)
Swapnil Asnodkar 167 (228) |
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Ankit Kaushik (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
- Pankaj Jaswal (Himachal Pradesh) made the second-fastest fifty in the history of the Ranji Trophy, doing so in 16 balls.[10]
14–17 October 2017
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- Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubham Singh (Chhattisgarh) made his first-class debut.
- Manoj Tiwary (Bengal) played in his 100th first-class match.[11]
Round 3
edit24–27 October 2017
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- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nitin Tanwar (Services) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
edit1–4 November 2017
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- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Sidharth Sharma (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
- Abhishek Raman (Bengal) scored his maiden first-class century.[12]
1–4 November 2017
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- Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Siddharth Chandrakar and Shourabh Kharwar (Chhattisgarh) both made their first-class debuts.
- Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab) scored his maiden first-class double century.[13]
Round 5
edit9–12 November 2017
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18/0 (1.3 overs)
Sanjay Raghunath 16* (6) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Ishan Porel (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
- Faiz Fazal and Sanjay Raghunath made the highest opening partnership for Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy (259).[14]
9–12 November 2017
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- Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahnawaz Hussain (Chhattisgarh) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[15]
9–12 November 2017
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Vikash Mohan (Services) and Heramb Parab (Goa) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
edit17–20 November 2017
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- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akshay Wadkar (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
17–20 November 2017
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- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shubman Gill (Punjab) and Pradipta Pramanik (Bengal) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 7
edit25–28 November 2017
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubham Kapse (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
25–28 November 2017
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Lakshay Garg (Goa) made his first-class debut.
25–28 November 2017
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- Services won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubman Gill (Punjab) scored his maiden first-class century.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Reports: Ranji Trophy to be back to its home and away format as per the BCCI". Sportskeeda. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "BCCI reverts to home and away format for Ranji Trophy". CricBuzz. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Wakhare helps Vidarbha secure quarter-final berth". ESPNcricinfo. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Tiger Dinda Hai!". Cricket Country. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Duleep Trophy scrapped from 2017-18 calendar". ESPNcricinfo. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy Table - 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Chopra's 271* helps Himachal soar to 459". ESPNcricinfo. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Chopra triple-ton helps Himachal amass 729". ESPNcricinfo. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Punjab's debutant pair keep Himachal at bay". ESPNcricinfo. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Dinda, Shami leave Chhattisgarh in tatters". ESPNcricinfo. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Satish, Ramaswamy hundreds punish Punjab". ESPNcricinfo. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Gony stars for Punjab; Raman's 176 sets Bengal up". ESPNcricinfo. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Anmolpreet 267 sets Punjab up for full points". ESPNcricinfo. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Vidarbha's Fazal, Ramaswamy in record opening stand". ESPNcricinfo. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Shahnawaz bowls Chhattisgarh to innings win". ESPNcricinfo. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Teenagers Gill and Anmolpreet run amok for Pujab". ESPNcricinfo. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.