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 ten teams in Group C.[1] The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019.[1] The top two teams from Group C 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 | 10 |
| Matches | 36 |
On 2 January 2019, Rajasthan became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, after they beat Goa by ten wickets.[3] Goa were relegated from Group C to the Plate Group for the next season.[4] On the final day of the group stage, Uttar Pradesh qualified from Group C for the quarter-finals.[5]
Points table
edit| Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot | |
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| Rajasthan | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1.539 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1.964 |
| Jharkhand | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1.266 |
| Odisha | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.101 |
| Haryana | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.844 |
| Assam | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.847 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.826 |
| Services | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.936 |
| Tripura | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.734 |
| Goa | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.639 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage and are promoted to the Elite Groups A and B for the next season.
- Bottom ranked team is relegated to the Plate Group for the next season.
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit1–4 November 2018
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- Services won the toss and elected to field.
- Ninad Kadam (Tripura) made his first-class debut.
1–4 November 2018
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- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
- Fazil Rashid (Jammu & Kashmir) made his first-class debut.
- Mohammed Mudhasir (Jammu & Kashmir) took a hat-trick and four wickets in four balls.[7]
- Robin Bist (Rajasthan) scored his 6,000th run in first-class cricket.[8]
1–4 November 2018
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pappu Roy, Rajesh Mohanty, Debabrata Pradhan (Odisha) and Tinu Kundu (Haryana) all made their first-class debuts.
- Biplab Samantray (Odisha) scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket.[8]
1–4 November 2018
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- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
- Anukul Roy (Jharkhand) and Mukhtar Hussain (Assam) both made their first-class debuts.
- Ranjeet Mali (Assam) took his 100th wicket in the Ranji Trophy.[8]
1–4 November 2018
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Madhav Kaushik, Priyam Garg, Shivam Mavi and Yash Dayal (Uttar Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
edit12–15 November 2018
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- Services won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akash Sharma (Services) made his first-class debut.
- This was the third-highest successful run-chase in the history of the Ranji Trophy.[9]
12–15 November 2018
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44/0 (12.5 overs)
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
12–15 November 2018
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- Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
- Subham Ghosh (Tripura) made his first-class debut.
Round 3
edit20–23 November 2018
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- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Alok Sharma (Jharkhand) made his first-class debut.
20–23 November 2018
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Romario Sharma (Assam) made his first-class debut.
- Rajesh Mohanty (Odisha) took his maiden ten-wicket match haul in first-class cricket.[10]
20–23 November 2018
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- Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first cricket match to be played in Jammu and Kashmir since December 2015.[11]
20–23 November 2018
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Prashant Vashist (Haryana) and Suyash Prabhudessai (Goa) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 4
edit28 November–1 December 2018
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- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vijesh Prabhudessai, Vishamber Kahlon (Goa) and Rahul Prasad (Jharkhand) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 5
edit6–9 December 2018
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Asaduddin (Goa) made his first-class debut.
6–9 December 2018
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Aakash Choudhary (Jammu & Kashmir) made his first-class debut.
6–9 December 2018
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the narrowest margin of victory, by runs, in this edition of the Ranji Trophy.[12]
6–9 December 2018
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- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
- Jitumoni Kalita (Assam) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
edit14–17 December 2018
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Roshan Kumar Rao and Debasish Samantray (Odisha) both made their first-class debuts.
14–17 December 2018
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9/0 (0.5 overs)
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- Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
- Joydeep Banik (Tripura) and Rajashekhar Harikant (Goa) both made their first-class debuts.
- Pratyush Singh (Tripura) scored his maiden century in first-class debut.[13]
- This was the first time that Tripura had won a match by 10 wickets and the first time they had earned a bonus point in the Ranji Trophy.[14]
14–17 December 2018
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75/0 (18.1 overs)
Rajat Paliwal 39* (48) |
- Services won the toss and elected to field.
14–17 December 2018
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- Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
- Ankit Kumar and Ravi Balhara (Haryana) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 7
edit22–25 December 2018
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Biplab Saikia (Assam) made his first-class debut.
- Lakshay Garg (Goa) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[15]
22–25 December 2018
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Priyam Garg (Uttar Pradesh) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[16]
- This was the largest winning margin by runs in this edition of the Ranji Trophy.[17]
22–25 December 2018
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- Services won the toss and elected to field.
- Roshan Raj (Services) made his first-class debut.
- Utkarsh Singh (Services) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[18]
22–25 December 2018
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- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.
- Qamran Iqbal (Jammu & Kashmir) made his first-class debut.
Round 8
edit30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
- Kanhaiya Wadhawan, Rasikh Salam and Musaif Ajaz (Jammu & Kashmir) all made their first-class debuts.
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Saurabh Kumar took the second-best match figures for a bowler for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy with 14 for 65.[19]
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Nirupam Sen and Neelambuj Vats (Tripura) both made their first-class debuts.
- Neelambuj Vats (Tripura) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[20]
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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27/0 (5 overs)
Chetan Bist 15* (15) |
- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 9
edit7–10 January 2019
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- Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
- Suryansh Raina and Govind Sharma (Jammu & Kashmir) both made their first-class debuts.
7–10 January 2019
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- Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tripura's first innings total of 35 was their lowest in first-class cricket.[21]
7–10 January 2019
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- Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
- Tinu Kundu (Haryana) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[22]
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