The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group A.[1] The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019.[1] The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[2]
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 1 November 2018 – 10 January 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 36 |
In the opening round of fixtures, in the match between Mumbai and Railways in Delhi, players wore masks because of the poor air quality.[3][4] In the third round match between Vidarbha and Baroda, Vidarbha's Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in the Ranji Trophy.[5] The ninth round match between Vidarbha and Saurashtra was Jaffer's 146th Ranji match. He broke Devendra Bundela's record of playing in the most matches in the Ranji Trophy.[6] In the fourth round match between Gujarat and Mumbai, Gujarat beat Mumbai by nine wickets, to become the first side to have four outright victories against them.[7]
Ahead of the fifth round of fixtures, Saurashtra's captain Jaydev Shah announced that he would retire from all cricket following the team's match against Karnataka.[8] He set the record for the most matches as captain in the Ranji Trophy.[6]
Vidarbha became the first team to qualify from Group A, after Baroda beat Karnataka by two wickets in their final group-stage match.[9] Despite the loss, Karnataka also qualified from Group A.[10] Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra across Group A and B were relegated to Group C,[11][12] On the final day of the group stage, Saurashtra and Gujarat also qualified from Group A for the quarter-finals.[13]
Points table
edit| Pos | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot | |
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| 1 | Vidarbha | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.332 |
| 2 | Saurashtra | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.108 |
| 3 | Karnataka | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.316 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.288 |
| 6 | Baroda | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.057 |
| 11 | Mumbai | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.924 |
| 15 | Railways | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.868 |
| 17 | Maharashtra | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.700 |
| 18 | Chhattisgarh | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.635 |
- Top five teams across Groups A and B advanced to the knockout stage.
- Bottom two teams across Groups A and B relegated to the Elite Group C for the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy.
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit1–4 November 2018
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
- Darshan Nalkande (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
1–4 November 2018
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168/1 (48.2 overs)
Priyank Kirit Panchal 112* (132) |
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
- Arzan Nagwaswalla (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
1–4 November 2018
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abhinav Dixit, Harsh Tyagi (Railways), Ashay Sardesai and Shams Mulani (Mumbai) all made their first-class debuts.
- Shivam Dube (Mumbai) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[15]
- Siddhesh Lad (Mumbai) scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket.[16]
1–4 November 2018
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- Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Harvik Desai (Saurashtra), Sanjeet Desai and Omkar Verma (Chhattisgarh) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sheldon Jackson (Saurashtra) scored his fifteenth century in first-class cricket.[15]
Round 2
edit12–15 November 2018
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashay Palkar (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
12–15 November 2018
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
- BR Sharath and Krishnamurthy Siddharth (Karnataka) both made their first-class debuts.
- Vinay Kumar (Karnataka) played his 100th match in the Ranji Trophy.[17]
Round 3
edit20–23 November 2018
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wasim Jaffer (Vidarbha) scored his 11,000th run in the Ranji Trophy.[18]
20–23 November 2018
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chetan Sakariya (Saurashtra) made his first-class debut.
- Chetan Sakariya (Saurashtra) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[19]
Round 4
edit28 November–1 December 2018
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46/0 (19.2 overs)
Akshay Wadkar 25* (60) |
- Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohit Kale and Yash Thakur (Vidarbha) both made their first-class debuts.
28 November–1 December 2018
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Devdutt Padikkal (Karnataka) and Jay Pande (Maharashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
28 November–1 December 2018
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
- Dhrumil Matkar (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
28 November–1 December 2018
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- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yuvraj Chudasama (Saurashtra) made his first-class debut.
Round 5
edit6–9 December 2018
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- Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shivalik Sharma (Baroda) and Vikrant Rajput (Chhattisgarh) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
edit14–17 December 2018
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- Vishvaraj Jadeja (Saurashtra) made his first-class debut.
14–17 December 2018
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Srinivas Sharath and Prateek Jain (Karnataka) both made their first-class debuts.
14–17 December 2018
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Vikrant Auti and Eknath Kerkar (Mumbai) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 7
edit22–25 December 2018
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Atharva Taide (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
- Wasim Jaffer (Vidarbha) scored his 55th century in first-class cricket.[20]
22–25 December 2018
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- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Sahim Hasan (Railways) made his first-class debut.
22–25 December 2018
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- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanush Kotian (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
22–25 December 2018
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anuj Tiwary (Chhattisgarh) and Mandar Bhandari (Maharashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 8
edit30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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- Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Liyan Khan (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Gandhar Bhatawadekar (Railways) made his first-class debut.
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wasim Jaffer (Vidarbha) played in his 145th match in the Ranji Trophy, equalling the record set by Devendra Bundela.[21]
- Dhrumil Matkar (Mumbai) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[22]
Round 9
edit7–10 January 2019
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Mumbai) and Lavin Coster (Chhattisgarh) both made their first-class debuts.
7–10 January 2019
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nikhil Naik and Siddhesh Warghante (Maharashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
7–10 January 2019
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- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Suniket Bingewar (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
7–10 January 2019
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shubhang Hegde (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
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