Ranji Trophy 2019-20: When and where to watch, full schedule and fixtures
A total of 38 teams are set to take part in the 86th edition of the Ranji Trophy, starting today. 169 games are scheduled to be played between December 9 and March 13 as part of India's premier domestic tournament.
Vidarbha will enter the competition with an aim to win it for the third time in a row, having won the 2017-18 and 2018-19 titles earlier. Vidarbha beat Delhi by nine wickets in 2018 to win their maiden Ranji Trophy title and followed it up with a 78-run victory over Saurashtra earlier this year to capture their second successive title.
Group A and B will comprise of nine teams each while Group C and the Plate division will have 10 teams.
When and where to watch Ranji Trophy 2019-20
Ranji Trophy 2019-20 can be streamed live on Hotstar and some matches will be telecasted live on the Star Sports network.
Ranji Trophy 2019-20- Groups
Group A
Andhra, Bengal, Delhi, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Vidarbha
Group B
Baroda, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, Railways, Saurashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
Group C
Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Services, Tripura, Uttarakhand
Plate Group
Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim
(Full Ranji Trophy schedule)
Ranji Trophy 2019-20- Fixtures
Dec 09 – Dec 12- Round 1
Hyderabad vs Gujarat, Elite Group A
Nagaland vs Meghalaya, Plate
Manipur vs Mizoram, Plate
Goa vs Sikkim, Plate
Chandigarh vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate
Bihar vs Puducherry, Plate
Tripura vs Jharkhand, Elite Group C
Assam vs Services, Elite Group C
Uttarakhand vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group C
Haryana vs Maharashtra, Elite Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Odisha, Elite Group C
Kerala vs Delhi, Elite Group A and B
Rajasthan vs Punjab, Elite Group A and B
Andhra vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A and B
Himachal Pradesh vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A and B
Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka, Elite Group A and B
Uttar Pradesh vs Railways, Elite Group A and B
Baroda vs Mumbai, Elite Group A and B
Dec 17– Dec 20- Round 2
Maharashtra vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group C
Odisha vs Services, Elite Group C
Assam vs Jharkhand, Elite Group C
Chandigarh vs Bihar, Plate
Puducherry vs Sikkim, Plate
Goa vs Meghalaya, Plate
Manipur vs Nagaland, Plate
Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram, Plate
Haryana vs Tripura, Elite Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group C
Kerala vs Bengal, Elite Group A and B
Punjab vs Hyderabad, Elite Group A and B
Vidarbha vs Rajasthan, Elite Group A and B
Andhra vs Delhi, Elite Group A and B
Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Madhya Pradesh vs Baroda, Elite Group A and B
Railways vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A and B
Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh,Elite Group A and B
Dec 25– Dec 28- Round 3
Maharashtra vs Chhattisgarh, Elite Group C
Odisha vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group C
Services vs Tripura, Elite Group C
Bihar vs Goa, Plate
Mizoram vs Puducherry, Plate
Meghalaya vs Chandigarh, Plate
Arunachal Pradesh vs Manipur, Plate
Sikkim vs Nagaland, Plate
Jharkhand vs Haryana, Elite Group C
Jammu and Kashmir vs Assam, Elite Group C
Bengal vs Andhra, Elite Group A and B
Delhi vs Hyderabad, Elite Group A and B
Gujarat vs Kerala, Elite Group A and B
Vidarbha vs Punjab, Elite Group A and B
Karnataka vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Madhya Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group A and B
Mumbai vs Railways, Elite Group A and B
Saurashtra vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Jan 03– Jan 06- Round 4
Services vs Maharashtra, Elite Group C
Uttarakhand vs Assam, Elite Group C
Tripura vs Odisha, Elite Group C
Bihar vs Mizoram, Plate
Goa vs Manipur, Plate
Meghalaya vs Puducherry, Plate
Nagaland vs Chandigarh, Plate
Sikkim vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate
Jharkhand vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Haryana, Elite Group C
Bengal vs Gujarat, Elite Group A and B
Hyderabad vs Kerala, Elite Group A and B
Punjab vs Delhi, Elite Group A and B
Rajasthan vs Andhra, Elite Group A and B
Himachal Pradesh vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Mumbai vs Karnataka, Elite Group A and B
Uttar Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group A and B
Baroda vs Railways, Elite Group A and B
Jan 11 – Jan 14- Round 5
Maharashtra vs Jharkhand, Elite Group C
Assam vs Chhattisgarh, Elite Group C
Tripura vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group C
Chandigarh vs Sikkim, Plate
Mizoram vs Meghalaya, Plate
Puducherry vs Goa, Plate
Manipur vs Bihar, Plate
Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate
Jammu and Kashmir vs Services, Elite Group C
Haryana vs Odisha, Elite Group C
Kerala vs Punjab, Elite Group A and B
Rajasthan vs Gujarat, Elite Group A and B
Vidarbha vs Bengal, Elite Group A and B
Andhra vs Hyderabad, Elite Group A and B
Railways vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Saurashtra vs Karnataka, Elite Group A and B
Tamil Nadu vs Mumbai, Elite Group A and B
Uttar Pradesh vs Baroda, Elite Group A and B
Jan 19– Jan 22- Round 6
Odisha vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group C
Services vs Haryana, Elite Group C
Assam vs Maharashtra, Elite Group C
Puducherry vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate
Goa vs Chandigarh, Plate
Meghalaya vs Manipur, Plate
Nagaland vs Bihar, Plate
Sikkim vs Mizoram, Plate
Jharkhand vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Tripura, Elite Group C
Bengal vs Hyderabad, Elite Group A and B
Delhi vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A and B
Gujarat vs Punjab, Elite Group A and B
Kerala vs Rajasthan, Elite Group A and B
Himachal Pradesh vs Baroda, Elite Group A and B
Madhya Pradesh vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A and B
Mumbai vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Tamil Nadu vs Railways, Elite Group A and B
Jan 27– Jan 30- Round 7
Services vs Jharkhand, Elite Group C
Uttarakhand vs Haryana, Elite Group C
Tripura vs Maharashtra, Elite Group C
Bihar vs Meghalaya, Plate
Puducherry vs Chandigarh, Plate
Mizoram vs Nagaland, Plate
Goa vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate
Sikkim vs Manipur, Plate
Odisha vs Assam, Elite Group C
Jammu and Kashmir vs Chhattisgarh, Elite Group C
Bengal vs Delhi, Elite Group A and B
Gujarat vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A and B
Hyderabad vs Rajasthan, Elite Group A and B
Andhra vs Kerala, Elite Group A and B
Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai, Elite Group A and B
Madhya Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Railways vs Karnataka, Elite Group A and B
Baroda vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A and B
Feb 04– Feb 07- Round 8
Maharashtra vs Odisha, Elite Group C
Uttarakhand vs Services, Elite Group C
Tripura vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group C
Chandigarh vs Mizoram, Plate
Manipur vs Puducherry, Plate
Meghalaya vs Sikkim, Plate
Nagaland vs Goa, Plate
Arunachal Pradesh vs Bihar, Plate
Jharkhand vs Chhattisgarh, Elite Group C
Haryana vs Assam, Elite Group C
Delhi vs Gujarat, Elite Group A and B
Punjab vs Andhra, Elite Group A and B
Rajasthan vs Bengal, Elite Group A and B
Vidarbha vs Kerala, Elite Group A and B
Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Railways vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Saurashtra vs Mumbai, Elite Group A and B
Baroda vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group A and B
Feb 12– Feb 15- Round 9
Maharashtra vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group C
Odisha vs Jharkhand, Elite Group C
Assam vs Tripura, Elite Group C
Mizoram vs Goa, Plate
Puducherry vs Nagaland, Plate
Manipur vs Chandigarh, Plate
Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya, Plate
Sikkim vs Bihar, Plate
Jammu and Kashmir vs Haryana, Elite Group C
Chhattisgarh vs Services, Elite Group C
Delhi vs Rajasthan, Elite Group A and B
Gujarat vs Andhra, Elite Group A and B
Hyderabad vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A and B
Punjab vs Bengal, Elite Group A and B
Karnataka vs Baroda, Elite Group A and B
Mumbai vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Saurashtra vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group A and B
Uttar Pradesh vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite Group A and B
Feb 20– Feb 24
TBC vs TBC, 4th Quarter-Final
TBC vs TBC, 3rd Quarter-Final
TBC vs TBC, 2nd Quarter-Final
TBC vs TBC, 1st Quarter-Final
Feb 29– Mar 04
TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final
TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final
Mar 09– Mar 13
TBC vs TBC, Final