2017-18 Ranji Trophy Schedule
With less than two weeks to go until the start of the tournament, the schedule for the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy has been released by the BCCI. This season's tournament will see 28 teams, split into four groups, play in 91 matches to decide the winner of India's most prestigious tournament.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals that will start on December 7. The semi-finals of the tournament will begin on December 17 while the all-important final will be played from December 29.
Unlike the previous season, the matches this season will be played in the home and away format. Defending champions Gujarat will start their campaign against Kerala in the second round at Nadiad.
Here is the complete schedule of the tournament:
Group A: Karnataka, Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra, Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, Railways
Group B: Jharkhand, Gujarat, Kerala, Saurashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir
Group C: Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Baroda, Tripura
Group D: Himachal Pradesh, Vidarbha, Punjab, Bengal, Services, Goa, Chhattisgarh
Round I: 6 October-9 October
Group A
Delhi vs Assam, New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh vs Railways, Lucknow
Hyderabad vs Maharashtra, Hyderabad
Group B
Kerala vs Jharkhand, Trivandrum
Rajasthan vs Jammu and Kashmir, Jaipur
Haryana vs Saurashtra, Lahli
Group C
Madhya Pradesh vs Baroda, Indore
Odisha vs Tripura, Bhubaneshwar
Tamil Nadu vs Andhra, Chennai
Group D
Services vs Bengal, New Delhi
Goa vs Chhatisgarh, Goa
Himachal vs Punjab, Dharamsala
Round II: 14 October-17 October
Group A
Railways vs Delhi, Delhi
Hyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh, Hyderabad
Karnataka vs Assam, Delhi
Group B
Saurashtra vs Jammu and Kashmir, Rajkot
Rajasthan vs Jharkhand, Jaipur
Gujarat vs Kerala, Nadiad
Group C
Baroda vs Andhra, Baroda
Madhya Pradesh vs Mumbai, Indore
Tamil Nadu vs Tripura, Chen
Group D
Punjab vs Vidharbha, Mohali
Himachal vs Goa, Dharamsala
Chhattisgarh vs Bengal, Raipur
Round III: 24 October-27 October
Group A
Assam vs Railways, Guwahati
Uttar Pradesh vs Maharashtra, Dehradun
Karnataka vs Hyderabad, Bangalore
Group B
Jammu and Kashmir vs Gujarat, Jammu
Jharkhand vs Haryana, Ranchi
Kerala vs Rajasthan, Trivandrum
Group C
Andhra vs Odisha, Vizianagaram
Mumbai vs Tamil Nadu, Mumbai
Tripura vs Madhya Pradesh, Agartala
Group D
Goa vs Punjab, Goa
Services vs Himachal Pradesh, Delhi
Vidarbha vs Chhattisgarh, Nagpur
Round IV: 1 November-4 November
Group A
Railways vs Hyderabad, Delhi
Delhi vs Uttar Pradesh, Delhi
Maharashtra vs Karnataka, Pune
Group B
Jammu and Kashmir vs Kerala, Jammu
Gujarat vs Haryana, Valsad
Saurashtra vs Jharkhand, Rajkot
Group C
Baroda vs Tripura, Baroda
Andhra vs Madhya Pradesh, Vizianagaram
Odisha vs Mumbai, Bhubaneshwar
Group D
Bengal vs Himachal, Kolkata
Vidarbha vs Services, Nagpur
Chhattisgarh vs Punjab, Raipur
Round V: 9 November-12 November
Group A
Assam vs Uttar Pradesh, Guwahati
Maharashtra vs Railways, Pune
Karnataka vs Delhi, Bangalore
Group B
Haryana vs Rajasthan, Lahli
Jharkhand vs Jammu and Kashmir, Jamshedpur
Saurashtra vs Gujarat, Rajkot
Group C
Tripura vs Andhra, Agartala
Odisha vs Tamil Nadu, Cuttack
Mumbai vs Baroda, Mumbai
Group D
Bengal vs Vidarbha vs Bengal, Kolkata
Himachal vs Chhattisgarh, Dharamsala
Services vs Goa, Delhi
Round VI: 17 November-20 November
Group A
Delhi vs Maharashtra, Delhi
Assam vs Hyderabad, Guwahati
Uttar Pradesh vs Karnataka, Kanpur
Group B
Gujarat vs Rajasthan, Surat
Jammu and Kashmir vs Haryana, Jammu
Kerala vs Saurashtra, Trivandrum
Group C
Andhra vs Mumbai, Ongole
Tamil Nadu vs Madhya Pradesh, Chennai
Baroda vs Odisha, Baroda
Group D
Punjab vs Bengal, Mohali
Chhattisgarh vs Services, Raipur
Goa vs Vidarbha, Goa
Round VII: 25 November-28 November
Group A
Hyderabad vs Delhi, Hyderabad
Maharashtra vs Assam, Pune
Railways vs Karnataka, Delhi
Group B
Rajasthan vs Saurashtra, Jaipur
Jharkhand vs Gujarat, Ranchi
Haryana vs Kerala, Lahli
Group C
Mumbai vs Tripura, Mumbai
Tamil Nadu vs Baroda, Chennai
Madhya Pradesh vs Odisha, Gwalior
Group D
Punjab vs Services, Mohali
Vidarbha vs Himachal, Nagpur
Bengal vs Goa, Kolkata
Quarter-finals: 7 December-11 December
Semi-finals: 17 December-21 December
Final: 29 December-2 January