2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group A
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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 |
2019–20 Indian domestic cricket season |
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Women |
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 A.[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]
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Gujarat and Andhra had qualified for the quarter-finals from Group A.[4] Bengal were the third and final team from Group A to progress, after beating Punjab by 48 runs in their final match.[5] Kerala and Hyderabad finished in the last two places across groups A and B and were relegated for the next season.[6][7]
Points table
[edit]Pos | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot | |
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1 | Gujarat | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1.235 |
2 | Bengal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.470 |
5 | Andhra | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.175 |
6 | Punjab | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.280 |
7 | Vidarbha | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.159 |
8 | Delhi | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.007 |
12 | Rajasthan | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.842 |
17 | Kerala | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.772 |
18 | Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.509 |
- 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
[edit]Round 1
[edit]9–12 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
- KM Asif (Kerala) and Tejas Baroka (Delhi) both made their first-class debuts.
9–12 December 2019 Scorecard |
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68/0 (11.4 overs) Shubman Gill 36* (28) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashwani Kumar, Sharad Lumba and Anmol Malhotra (Punjab) all made their first-class debuts.
9–12 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
- Wasim Jaffer (Vidarbha) became the first cricketer to play in 150 matches in the Ranji Trophy.[8][9]
9–12 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
- Shashidhar Reddy (Hyderabad) made his first-class debut.
Round 2
[edit]17–20 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rajat Choudhary (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
17–20 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sudhesan Midhun (Kerala) made his first-class debut.
17–20 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akul Pandove, Karan Kaila (Punjab) and Yudhvir Singh (Hyderabad) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
[edit]25–28 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 2.
- Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) made his first-class debut.
25–28 December 2019 Scorecard |
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46/0 (21 overs) Abhishek Raman 27* (63) |
- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
- Akash Deep (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
25–28 December 2019 Scorecard |
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- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Chaitanya Reddy (Hyderabad) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
[edit]3–6 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
- Yash Kothari (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1.
- Ritwik Roy Chowdhury (Bengal) and Tejas Patel (Gujarat) both made their first-class debuts.
3–6 January 2020 Scorecard |
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155/4 (46 overs) Jamalpur Mallikarjun 38 (70) Sandeep Warrier 1/26 (10 overs) Basil Thampi 1/26 (10 overs) |
- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jamalpur Mallikarjun and Jaweed Ali (Hyderabad) both made their first-class debuts.
- Kolla Sumanth (Hyderabad) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[10]
Round 5
[edit]11–14 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohan Marwaha (Punjab) made his first-class debut.
11–14 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aditya Garhwal (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
[edit]19–22 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kazi Saifi (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
- Manoj Tiwary (Bengal) scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket.[11]
19–22 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kshitij Patel and Yash Gardharia (Gujarat) both made their first-class debuts.
19–22 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohan Kunnummal (Kerala) and Chandrapal Singh (Rajasthan) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 7
[edit]27–30 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Nilkantha Das (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
27–30 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aniruddha Choudhari (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
27–30 January 2020 Scorecard |
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- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Rafi, Uppara Girinath, Nitish Kumar Reddy (Andhra) and Nedumankuzhy Basil (Kerala) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 8
[edit]4–7 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
- Siddhant Sharma (Delhi) made his first-class debut.
4–7 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Andhra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Krishan Alang (Punjab), Dasari Swaroop Kumar and Siraparapu Ashish (Andhra) all made their first-class debuts.
4–7 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Arafat Khan (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
4–7 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 3.
Round 9
[edit]12–15 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
- Prateek Reddy and Gangam Anikethreddy (Hyderabad) both made their first-class debuts.
12–15 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ramandeep Singh (Punjab) and Ramesh Prasad (Bengal) both made their first-class debuts.
12–15 February 2020 Scorecard |
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- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
- Ramnivas Golada (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
References
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- ^ "Ranji Trophy quarter-final scenarios: 14 teams still in contention for five slots". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Shahbaz guides Bengal to quarterfinals". SportStar. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Kerala relegated as match ends in draw". Manorama Online. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Hyderabad relegated to Group C in Ranji Trophy". Telangana Today. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Wasim Jaffer becomes 1st player to play 150 Ranji games". India Today. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Wasim Jaffer makes record 150th Ranji appearance". Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Karnataka complete five-wicket win over Mumbai". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Manoj Tiwary hits maiden triple hundred in first-class cricket". India Today. Retrieved 20 January 2020.