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 ten teams in the Plate Group.[2] The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020.[2] The top team in the Plate Group 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 | 10 |
In January 2020, in the round six fixture between Meghalaya and Manipur, Manipur were bowled out for only 27 runs in their first innings.[4][5] On 12 February 2020, the fixture between Chandigarh and Manipur was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[6][7]
In the final round of matches, Goa qualified from the Plate Group, after beating Mizoram inside two days.[8]
Points table
edit| Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot | |
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| Goa | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.343 |
| Pondicherry | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2.336 |
| Chandigarh | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3.498 |
| Meghalaya | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.302 |
| Bihar | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.191 |
| Nagaland | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.765 |
| Manipur | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.397 |
| Mizoram | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.424 |
| Sikkim | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.705 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.458 |
- Top team advances to the knockout stage and gets promoted to Elite Group C for the next season.
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit9–12 December 2019
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- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Nishant Kumar, Shivam Kumar, Sabir Khan (Bihar), Ashith Rajiv and A Aravinddaraj (Pondicherry) all made their first-class debuts.
- Vinay Kumar (Pondicherry) took his 400th wicket in the Ranji Trophy.[9]
9–12 December 2019
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Arslan Khan, Shivam Bhambri, Raman Bishnoi (Chandigarh), Kengo Bam, Yab Niya and Karkir Taye (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
- Arslan Khan scored the first century by a batsman for Chandigarh in first-class cricket,[10] and went on to score his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[11]
9–12 December 2019
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Aditya Kaushik (Goa) and Bhushan Subba (Sikkim) both made their first-class debuts.
9–12 December 2019
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Langlonyamba Keishangbam, Al Bashid Muhammed, Ajay Lamabam (Manipur) and Parvez Ahmed (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
9–12 December 2019
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Aosashi Longchar, Bohoto Yeptho, Nagaho Chishi (Nagaland), Wallam Kynshi, Sanjay Yadav and Akash Choudhary (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sanjay Yadav (Meghalaya) took the third-best figures in Indian domestic first-class cricket.[12]
Round 2
edit17–20 December 2019
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- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Sagar Trivedi (Pondicherry) made his first-class debut.
17–20 December 2019
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thomas Moirangthem (Manipur) made his first-class debut.
17–20 December 2019
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram) scored his second triple century in the Ranji Trophy.[13]
17–20 December 2019
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- Anirudh Kanwar (Chandigarh) and Shashi Shekhar (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.
- Ankit Kaushik (Chandigarh) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[14]
Round 3
edit25–28 December 2019
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- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Sumit Lama (Mizoram) made his first-class debut.
25–28 December 2019
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Gelson Singh (Manipur) made his first-class debut.
25–28 December 2019
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Tejosel Yiethun and Vino Zhimomi (Nagaland) both made their first-class debuts.
26–29 December 2019
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tengchan Sangma (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
edit3–6 January 2020
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
- Temjentoshi Jamir (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2020
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to a wet outfield.
- Nabam Tempol (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2020
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- Lakhan Raja, Shabbir Khan (Bihar) and Lalruatdika (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
3–6 January 2020
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Vaibhav Govekar (Goa) and Karam Dharmendra (Manipur) both made their first-class debuts.
3–6 January 2020
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- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
Round 5
edit11–14 January 2020
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Atulya Priyankar (Bihar) made his first-class debut.
11–14 January 2020
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shashwat Kohli (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
11–14 January 2020
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Jagjit Singh (Chandigarh), Puran Giri and Ruben Lepcha (Sikkim) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
edit19–22 January 2020
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- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Nitesh Gupta (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.
19–22 January 2020
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Takam Tallum (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
19–22 January 2020
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Jaskaranvir Singh (Chandigarh) made his first-class debut.
19–22 January 2020
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Purajit Mandal (Meghalaya), Rajkumar Jotish and Ajit Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
19–22 January 2020
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chopise Hopongkyu (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
edit27–30 January 2020
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Basukinath Mishra, Yashasvi Rishav, Sarfaraz Ashraf, Amod Yadav (Bihar) and Pringsang Sangma (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
27–30 January 2020
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- Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 2 and 3.
27–30 January 2020
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 3.
- Lalfakzuala Renthlei (Mizoram) and Oren Ngullie (Nagaland) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 8
edit4–7 February 2020
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- Mizoram won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kunal Mahajan (Chandigarh), Uday Kumar Abhay and Henry Lalsangzuala (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
4–7 February 2020
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Gemson Singh, Somorjit Salam, Basir Rahman, Shamir Khan (Manipur), Alagh Prathiban and Parandaman Thamaraikannan (Pondicherry) all made their first-class debuts.
4–7 February 2020
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shaisngi Lyngdoh (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.
4–7 February 2020
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rakesh Kumar (Arunachal Pradesh) and Nikhil Anand (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 9
edit12–15 February 2020
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- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Smit Patel (Goa) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[15]
12–15 February 2020
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ramachandran Ragupathy, Santha Moorthy (Pondicherry) and Walling Imomenba (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
- Santha Moorthy (Pondicherry) became the oldest bowler to take a five-wicket haul on first-class debut, aged 40 years and 155 days.[16]
12–15 February 2020
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Bishworjit Konthoujam, Sunil Salam, Sheiteendra Singh and Sunil Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
- This was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[17][18]
12–15 February 2020
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nafees Siddique and Aryan Bora (Meghalaya) both made their first-class debuts.
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