The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.[1][2] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into eight groups, with four teams in Group B.[3] All the Group B league matches took place in Cuttack.[4] The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.[5] Bengal won Group B to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament.[6]
Dates | 17 February – 26 June 2022 |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
Participants | 4 |
Points table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Quot |
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1 | Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.308 |
2 | Hyderabad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.196 |
3 | Baroda | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.938 |
4 | Chandigarh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.694 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advances to Quarter-final
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit17–20 February 2022
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- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Abishek Porel (Bengal), Jyotsnil Singh and Pratyush Kumar (Baroda) all made their first-class debuts.
17–20 February 2022
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Arjit Pannu, Gaurav Puri, Raj Bawa (Chandigarh), Mickil Jaiswal and Rakshann Readdi (Hyderabad) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
edit24–27 February 2022
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- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- B Punnaiah (Hyderabad) made his first-class debut.
24–27 February 2022
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Amrit Lubana and Harnoor Singh (Chandigarh) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
edit3–6 March 2022
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Alankrit Agarwal, Chandan Sahani and Surya Prasad (Hyderabad) all made their first-class debuts.
References
edit- ^ "Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "BCCI unveils two-phased plan for Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "65 matches, 9 venues, 2 phases: Ranji Trophy after 22 months". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.