The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India.[1] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group B.[2] The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020.[2] The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[3]
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 9 December 2019 – 15 February 2020 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Participants | 9 |
In the round seven match between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh's Ravi Yadav became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in his first over on his debut in a first-class cricket match.[4]
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Saurashtra had qualified for the quarter-finals from Group B.[5] Karnataka also progressed from Group B, after they beat Baroda by eight wickets in their final match.[6]
Points table
edit| Pos | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot | |
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| 3 | Karnataka | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.042 |
| 4 | Saurashtra | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.239 |
| 9 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.146 |
| 10 | Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.093 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.987 |
| 13 | Mumbai | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.195 |
| 14 | Railways | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.864 |
| 15 | Baroda | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.670 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.888 |
- Top five teams across Groups A and B advance to the knockout stage.
- Bottom two teams across Groups A and B relegated to the Elite Group C for the next season.
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit9–12 December 2019
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Soyeb Sopariya (Baroda) and Shashank Attarde (Mumbai) all made their first-class debuts.
- Shams Mulani (Mumbai) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[7]
- Prithvi Shaw (Mumbai) scored the third-fastest double century in the Ranji Trophy, from 174 balls.[8]
9–12 December 2019
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- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vaibhav Arora (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
9–12 December 2019
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Manimaran Siddharth (Tamil Nadu) and Vasuki Koushik (Karnataka) both made their first-class debuts.
9–12 December 2019
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Aryan Juyal (Uttar Pradesh), Navneet Virk, Himanshu Sangwan, T Pradeep and Dinesh Mor (Railways) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
edit17–20 December 2019
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- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
- Karunakaran Mukunth (Tamil Nadu) and Akash Vashist (Himachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
17–20 December 2019
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohit Jangra and Shubham Mavi (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
17–20 December 2019
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Himanshu Mantri (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
Round 3
edit25–28 December 2019
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- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Chezhian Harinishanth (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
25–28 December 2019
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- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Deepak Shetty (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
25–28 December 2019
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- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Parth Bhut (Saurashtra) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
edit3–6 January 2020
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- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Gautam Raghuwanshi (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2020
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
- Rohan Kadam (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2020
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
Round 5
edit11–14 January 2020
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- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Saurabh Singh (Railways) made his first-class debut.
11–14 January 2020
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- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Praveen Dubey (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
- Cheteshwar Pujara (Saurashtra) scored his 50th century in first-class cricket.[9]
11–14 January 2020
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bhupen Lalwani, Hardik Tamore and Vinayak Bhoir (Mumbai) all made their first-class debuts.
11–14 January 2020
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aaqib Khan and Wajid Ali (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
edit19–22 January 2020
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai) scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket.[10]
19–22 January 2020
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 3.
Round 7
edit27–30 January 2020
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Ravi Yadav (Madhya Pradesh), Mohsin Khan and Sameer Rizvi (Uttar Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
27–30 January 2020
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
27–30 January 2020
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- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 2 and 3.
Round 8
editRound 9
edit12–15 February 2020
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- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jaganath Sinivas (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
12–15 February 2020
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
- Parth Kohli (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
12–15 February 2020
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aakarshit Gomel (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
References
edit- ^ "Ranji Trophy set to finish in March; Mushtaq Ali T20s gets pre-IPL auction window". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ a b "BCCI Domestic Schedule 2019–20" (PDF). Board of Control for Cricket in India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be held ahead of IPL auction as BCCI announces domestic schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Ravi Yadav's unreal record: hat-trick in first over on first-class debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy quarter-final scenarios: 14 teams still in contention for five slots". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Bengal and Karnataka reach quarterfinals, Delhi crash out". India Today. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Ranji highlights: Unadkat puts Saurashtra on course for early win". CricBuzz. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Prithvi Shaw hits 3rd fastest double hundred in history of Ranji Trophy". India Today. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Cheteshwar Pujara joins elite list with 50th first-class ton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Sarfaraz Khan joins Rohit Sharma, Sanjay Manjrekar in elite list after 301 not out". India Today. Retrieved 22 January 2020.