2016–17 Ranji Trophy Group A
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Dates | 6 October 2016 | – 10 December 2016
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Participants | 9 |
2016–17 Indian domestic cricket season |
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The 2016–17 Ranji Trophy was the 83rd season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into three groups. Groups A and B comprised nine teams, and Group C comprised ten teams.[1] Mumbai finished top of Group A, qualifying for the knockout stage of the tournament, along with Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.[2]
Points table[]
Team[3] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
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Mumbai | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | +0.027 |
Gujarat | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | +0.368 |
Tamil Nadu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 26 | +0.164 |
Punjab | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 | +0.109 |
Bengal | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | –0.235 |
Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | +0.024 |
Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | –0.124 |
Baroda | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –0.003 |
Railways | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | –0.368 |
- Top three teams advanced to knockout stage.
Fixtures[]
Round 1[]
6–9 October
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
- Armaan Jaffer, Tushar Deshpande and Vijay Gohil (Mumbai); Krishnamoorthy Vignesh and Washington Sundar (Tamil Nadu) all made their first-class debuts.
6–9 October
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Baroda
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Gujarat
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544/8d (155 overs)
Aditya Waghmode 142 (308) Axar Patel 3/136 (33 overs) |
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
- Krunal Pandya (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
6–9 October
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- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mukul Raghav (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
Round 2[]
13–16 October
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Railways
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- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Mrunal Devdhar (Railways) made his first-class debut.
13–16 October
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Baroda
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323 (92.5 overs)
Akhil Herwadkar 106 (216) Irfan Pathan 3/30 (15.5 overs) | ||
- Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
13–16 October
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Punjab
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378 (108.2 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 177 (295) Ishwar Pandey 8/102 (36.2 overs) |
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175/dd (51.3 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 76 (120) Ishwar Pandey 3/25 (14 overs) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubek Gill (Punjab) made his first-class debut.
13–16 October
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Bengal
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410 (112.4 overs)
Umang Sharma 136 (247) Aamir Gani 3/72 (22 overs) | ||
70/0 (20 overs)
Tanmay Srivastava 31* (57) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Agniv Pan (Bengal) and Samarth Singh (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 3[]
20–23 October
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568/7d (184.1 overs)
Akhil Herwadkar 153 (358) Ishwar Pandey 3/122 (34 overs) | ||
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
20–23 October
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Bengal
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Punjab
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404 (120.3) overs
Sayan Mondal 135 (200) Sandeep Sharma 4/96 (29 overs) |
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226 (64.5 overs)
Manoj Tiwary 92 (130) Siddarth Kaul 6/57 (20 overs) |
244 (72.3 overs)
Manan Vohra 75 (112) Pragyan Ojha 4/70 (21 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Ayan Bhattacharjee and Amit Kuila (Bengal) both made their first-class debuts.
20–23 October
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Gujarat
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Railways
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- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Karan Patel (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
20–23 October
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479 (133 overs)
Abhinav Mukund 154 (249) Ankit Rajpoot 4/120 (36 overs) | ||
114/1d (49 overs)
Tanmay Srivastava 59* (144) Rahil Shah 1/19 (6 overs) |
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhruv Pratap Singh (Uttar Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
Round 4[]
27–30 October
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Bengal
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Railways
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205 (69.5 overs)
Sudip Chatterjee 85 (158) Anureet Singh 4/66 (23.5 overs) |
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- Railways won the toss and have elected to field.
- Karan Thakur (Railways) made his first-class debut.
27–30 October
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Gujarat
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chintan Gaja (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
- Hardik Patel (Gujarat) recorded his best bowling figures in a first-class match.[4]
27–30 October
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Baroda
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Punjab
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529 (140 overs)
Deepak Hooda 293* (354) Sandeep Sharma 4/101 (34 overs) |
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37/0 (14 overs)
Kedar Devdhar 20* (44) |
- Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Deepak Hooda (Baroda) scored his first double-century and his highest score in first-class cricket.[5]
- Manan Vohra (Punjab) scored his first double-century in first-class cricket.[6]
- Yuvraj Singh (Punjab) scored his first Ranji Trophy double-century and his highest score in first-class cricket.[7]
27–30 October
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273 (97.3 overs)
Devendra Bundela 93 (190) Washington Sundar 3/23 (12 overs) | ||
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashwin Das (Madhya Pradesh) and Narayan Jagadeesan (Tamil Nadu) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 5[]
5–8 November
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Railways
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24/0 (5 overs)
Akhil Herwadkar 18* (14) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
5–8 November
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Baroda
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337 (102.4 overs)
Abhinav Mukund 100 (165) Munaf Patel 4/91 (25.4 overs) | ||
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
- Soaeb Tai (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
- In their first innings, Baroda lost their last nine wickets for 22 runs.[8]
5–8 November
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Punjab
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319 (105.4 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 85 (130) Saurabh Kumar 4/71 (24.4 overs) | ||
112/3 (28.1 overs)
Jiwanjot Singh 69 (82) Saurabh Kumar 2/31 (10 overs) |
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rinku Singh (Uttar Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
5–8 November
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Bengal
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Gujarat
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Round 6[]
13–16 November
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Baroda
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vijay Halai (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
13–16 November
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Gujarat
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252 (80.1 overs)
Rajat Patidar 71 (152) Rush Kalaria 4/72 (23 overs) | ||
324 (92 overs)
Parthiv Patel 139* (170) Ishwar Pandey 4/69 (23 overs) |
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
13–16 November
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Bengal
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196/9 (77 overs)
Shreevats Goswami 61 (154) Washington Sundar 3/29 (13 overs) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
13–16 November
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286 (98.4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 90 (186) Saurabh Kumar 3/48 (20.4 overs) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aditya Dhumal (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
- Umpire Virender Sharma had to stand at both ends on day 2, after the other umpire Sam Nogajski was taken ill with food poisoning.[14]
Round 7[]
21–24 November
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Gujarat
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82/0 (45 overs)
Priyank Kirit Panchal 56* (149) |
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shubham Ranjane (Mumbai) made his first class debut.
21–24 November
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Baroda
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Bengal
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76 (27.3 overs)
Sudip Chatterjee 37 (62) Atit Sheth 7/36 (12 overs) | ||
- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Akshay Brahmbhatt (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
21–24 November
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Punjab
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103/1 (37 overs)
Abhinav Mukund 67* (103) Gurkeerat Singh Mann 1/41 (13 overs) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Laxmesha Suryaprakash (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
21–24 November
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Railways
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371 (139.3 overs)
Nitin Bhille 102 (216) Ankit Sharma 6/108 (44.3 overs) |
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- Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 8[]
29 November–2 December
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Bengal
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99 (35.3 overs)
Sudip Chatterjee 35 (71) Shardul Thakur 6/31 (13 overs) |
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhishek Raman (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
29 November–2 December
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Baroda
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164 (48.1 overs)
Deepak Hooda 61 (131) Ishwar Pandey 7/29 (16 overs) | ||
- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Devendra Bundela made the record of highest Ranji Trophy appearances (137).[15]
29 November–2 December
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Gujarat
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624/6d (156.4 overs)
Priyank Panchal 314* (460) Sandeep Sharma 3/126 (30 overs) |
247 (85.2 overs)
Manan Vohra 68 (146) Rush Kalaria 4/41 (15.2 overs) | |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Dhruv Raval (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
- Priyank Panchal (Gujarat) scored his first triple century in first-class cricket and the 39th triple century in the Ranji Trophy.[16] He became first player to score a triple century for Gujarat.[17]
29 November–2 December
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Railways
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259 (70.3 overs)
Suresh Raina 91 (109) Anureet Singh 4/67 (22 overs) |
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- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashish Sehrawat (Railways) and Upendra Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 9[]
7–10 December
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- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Royston Dias (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
7–10 December
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Viraj Bhosale (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
7–10 December
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Gujarat
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307 (112 overs)
Priyank Panchal 113 (180) Baba Aparajith 3/31 (18 overs) |
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Priyank Panchal became the first player for Gujarat to score 1,000 runs in a single Ranji Trophy season.[18]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Ranji Trophy to have its earliest final". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Iyer ton helps Mumbai hang on for draw". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Hardik Patel seven-for demolishes UP". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Deepak Hooda's 293* flattens Punjab". ESPN Cricinfo. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Vohra 201*, Yuvraj 179* as Punjab close in on lead". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Yuvraj Singh slams maiden Ranji Trophy double hundred as Punjab take lead over Baroda". sportskeeda.com. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Baroda collapse from 71 for 1 to 93 all out". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Smog stops play". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Delhi smog forces cancellation of Ranji Trophy matches". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Delhi Ranji Trophy matches shifted out of smog-hit Delhi". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Rescheduled matches to delay Ranji knockouts". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Odisha-Jharkhand Ranji game rescheduled". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Ranji umpire stands at both ends with partner absent ill". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Stats: Devendra Bundela breaks the record for most appearances in Ranji Trophy". 27 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Panchal pummels Punjab with 314*". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Panchal on a roll, hits triple ton". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Panchal creates Gujarat history; UP tail wags". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
External links[]
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