Ranji Trophy 2022: BCCI announces Ranji Trophy fixtures

Ranji Trophy 2022: Ranji’s Pre-IPL phase begins on Feb 10, post-IPL phase to start from May 30, final on June 26

Friday, Feb 4, 2022 6:39 am

Ranji Trophy 2022: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the dates of the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy – the domestic red-ball competition, which will be making a comeback after nearly two tears. The first phase of the tournament will be played between 10th February and 15th March, while the second phase […]

Ranji Trophy 2022: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the dates of the upcoming season of Ranji Trophy – the domestic red-ball competition, which will be making a comeback after nearly two tears. The first phase of the tournament will be played between 10^th February and 15^th March, while the second phase will be played after the 2022 Indian Premier League, between 30^th May and 26^th June. Overall, a total of 64 matches will be played across 62 days. Follow Ranji Trophy 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN

Ranji Trophy 2022: Ranji’s Pre-IPL phase begins on Feb 10, post-IPL phase to start from May 30, final on June 26

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“I am pleased to share that we are now truly set to resume both international and domestic cricket with full thrust. The coming months are going to be replete with cricketing action. We have waited patiently for the grip of the pandemic to loosen and the time has come for our cricketers to take centre-stage all over again,” BCCI Secretary Jay Shah stated in a letter.

“We have spread out the Ranji Trophy to 9 different venues across the country to mitigate any cross-transmission risk while ensuring the bio-secure bubble is not overburdened,” he further added.

Ranji Trophy 2022: Ranji’s Pre-IPL phase begins on Feb 10, post-IPL phase to start from May 30, final on June 26

Ranji Trophy 2022 – All You Need To Know

38 teams will compete in this competition, spread across nine groups. 32 Elite Group teams have been clubbed into eight groups of four, while all six Plate Group teams have been placed in a solitary group.

The Groups are as follows:

Elite Group A: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Meghalaya (Matches to be held in Rajkot)

Elite Group B: Bengal, Baroda, Hyderabad, Chandigarh (Matches to be held in Cuttack)

Elite Group C: Karnataka, Railways, Jammu and Kashmir, Pondicherry (Matches to be held in Chennai)

Ranji Trophy 2022: Ranji’s Pre-IPL phase begins on Feb 10, post-IPL phase to start from May 30, final on June 26

Elite Group D: Saurashtra, Mumbai, Odisha, Goa (Matches to be held in Ahmedabad)

Elite Group E: Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Services, and Uttarakhand

Elite Group F: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Tripura)

Elite Group G: Vidharbha, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Assam)

Elite Group H: Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, and Chattisgarh

(Matches of Elite Group E, F, G and H will be played in Trivandrum, Delhi, Haryana, and Guwahati)

Ranji Trophy 2022: Ranji’s Pre-IPL phase begins on Feb 10, post-IPL phase to start from May 30, final on June 26

Plate Group: Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.

One team from each Elite Group will qualify for the quarterfinal stages. The lowest-ranked of the eight qualified teams will have to play a pre-quarterfinal with the top team from the Plate Group.

Ranji Trophy 2022: Ranji’s Pre-IPL phase begins on Feb 10, post-IPL phase to start from May 30, final on June 26

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