2018–19 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
Dates | 1 November 2018 | – 10 January 2019
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | India |
Participants | 9 |
Matches | 36 |
2018–19 Indian domestic cricket season |
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The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in the Plate Group.[1] The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019.[1] The top team from the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[2] The teams in the Plate Group were allowed to have up to three professional players in their squads.[3]
All of the matches in the first round of fixtures reached a result within three days,[4] with Uttarakhand beating Bihar in two days.[5] Nagaland beat Mizoram by an innings and 333 runs, the biggest winning margin for a team making its debut in the Ranji Trophy.[6] Puducherry made their debut in the second round of the tournament, against Meghalaya.[7]
In fifth round match between Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh, Paras Dogra scored his eighth double century. He broke Ajay Sharma's record of the most double centuries by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy.[8]
In the sixth round of fixtures, Milind Kumar of Sikkim became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in this edition of the tournament.[9] He did so in the match against Mizoram, in his ninth innings of the competition.[10] In round seven of the tournament, Ashutosh Aman of Bihar became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in this years' Ranji Trophy tournament.[11] He went on to finish the tournament with 68 wickets, breaking the previous record of 64 dismissals set by Bishan Singh Bedi in the 1974–75 tournament.[12] Round eight saw Pankaj Singh of Puducherry become the first seam bowler to take 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.[13]
Uttarakhand won the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals.[14]
Points table[]
Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot | |
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Uttarakhand | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2.435 |
Bihar | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 2.307 |
Puducherry | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1.859 |
Meghalaya | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.349 |
Sikkim | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.757 |
Manipur | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.845 |
Nagaland | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.039 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.436 |
Mizoram | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.385 |
- Top team advanced to the knockout stage and gets promoted to Elite Group C for the next season.
Fixtures[]
Round 1[]
1–4 November 2018
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Bihar
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169 (50.5 overs)
Samar Quadri 36 (43) Sunny Kashyap 4/51 (15 overs) |
4/0 (0.1 overs)
Karn Kaushal 4* (1) |
- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Dhanraj Sharma, Kartik Joshi, Shivam Khurana, Deepak Dhapola Sunny Rana, Karn Kaushal (Uttarakhand), Vikash Ranjan, Kumar Rajnish, Vivek Mohan, MD Rahmatullah, Ashutosh Aman, Anunay Singh and Himanshu Hari (Bihar) all made their first-class debuts.
- Deepak Dhapola (Uttarakhand) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[16]
1–4 November 2018
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106 (47.2 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 49 (86) Abrar Kazi 4/16 (16 overs) |
530/8d (117.2 overs)
Abrar Kazi 200* (215) K Lalhmingmawia 3/90 (19.2 overs) | |
91 (41.4 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 48 (90) Abrar Kazi 5/13 (9 overs) |
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nitesh Lohchab, Sedezhalie Rupero, Rachit Bhatia, Mughavi Wotsa, Tahmeed Rahman, Imliwati Lemtur (Nagaland), Michael Lalremkima, Akhil Rajput, C Lalrinsanga, K Vanlalruata, Lalhmangaiha, Sinan Khadir, Saidingliana Sailo, Lalhruai Ralte, G Lalbiakvela and K Lalhmingmawia (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
- Abrar Kazi (Nagaland) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[17]
1–4 November 2018
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Bishworjit Konthoujam, Bonny Chingangbam, Narisingh Yadav, Jayanta Sagatpam, Prafullomani Singh, Shelly Shaurya, Rex Rajkumar, Kangabam Singh, Lakhan Rawat, Sultan Karim (Manipur), Chitiz Tamang, Faizan Khan, Nilesh Lamichaney, Plazor Tamang, Ashish Thapa, Lee Yong Lepcha, Padam Limboo and Amos Rai (Sikkim) all made their first-class debuts.
1–4 November 2018
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157/3 (32 overs)
Puneet Bisht 66* (70) Licha Tehi 2/30 (12 overs) |
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Chengkam Sangma, Dippu Sangma, Aditya Singhania, Babloo Passah, Raj Biswa, Lakhan Singh, Abhay Negi (Meghalaya), Samarth Seth, Techi Doria, Neelam Obi, Kshitiz Sharma, Akhilesh Sahani, Kamsha Yangfo, Akash Singh, Licha Tehi, Subhash Sharma, Sandeep Kumar Thakur and Md Shoyeb (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2[]
12–15 November 2018
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to bat.
- Angadu Narayanan, Vikneshwaran Marimuthu, Damodaren Rohit, Akshay Jain, Vengadeshwaran, Pawan Kumar, Ranjit Baskaran (Puducherry), Sylvester Mylliempdah and Amiangshu Sen (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
- Abhishek Nayar (Puducherry) played in his 100th first-class match.[18]
- Paras Dogra became the first batsman for Puducherry to score a century in the Ranji Trophy.[19]
12–15 November 2018
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220 (66.2 overs)
Akhilesh Sahani 65 (118) Taruwar Kohli 3/62 (19 overs) |
142 (43.2 overs)
Akhil Rajput 57 (73) Techi Doria 4/26 (6 overs) | |
331 (96 overs)
Neelam Obi 80 (172) Sinan Khadir 3/81 (21 overs) |
244/2 (59 overs)
Akhil Rajput 124 (134) Techi Doria 1/48 (10 overs) |
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
- Lalhruaizela (Mizoram), Techi Tahin and Hayat Ansari (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
12–15 November 2018
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273 (95 overs)
KB Pawan 134 (208) Ishwar Chaudhary 5/70 (24 overs) |
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Milind Kumar (Sikkim) scored his second-successive double century in first-class cricket.[20]
12–15 November 2018
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- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Vaibhav Bhatt, Mayank Mishra (Uttarakhand), Konjengbam Sashikant Singh and Kishan Thokchom (Manipur) all made their first-class debut.
Round 3[]
20–23 November 2018
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582/9d (163 overs)
Saurabh Rawat 220 (381) Ishwar Chaudhary 4/105 (27 overs) |
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- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Saurabh Rawat (Uttarakhand) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[21]
20–23 November 2018
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Bihar
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Sashi Kumar, Prashanth Varma (Puducherry), Harsh Singh, Indrajit Kumar, Vishal Das and Vivek Kumar (Bihar) all made their first-class debuts.
20–23 November 2018
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91/4 (21.4 overs)
Puneet Bisht 34* (63) Pawan Suyal 2/18 (9 overs) |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Tarique Siddique (Meghalaya), Jala Uddin and Paras Sehrawat (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
20–23 November 2018
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219 (69.1 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 100 (181) Bishworjit Konthoujam 3/50 (13 overs) |
319 (87 overs)
Yashpal Singh 156* (244) K Lalhmingmawia 3/88 (24 overs) | |
19/2 (7.5 overs)
Bonny Chingangbam 9* (17) K Lalhmingmawia 1/2 (3 overs) |
- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Lalnunkima Varte, S Zorinliana (Mizoram), Homendro Kabrambam, Kennedy and Nungleppam William Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 4[]
28 November–1 December 2018
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Bihar
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Utkarsh Bhaskar (Bihar), Bijay Subba, Bibek Diyali, Jahan Uddin and Pritam Nirala (Sikkim) all made their first-class debuts.
28 November–1 December 2018
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326 (87.4 overs)
Puneet Bisht 92 (88) Homendro Kabrambam 3/27 (12.4 overs) | ||
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Bimol Singh, Syed Mujibur Rahaman and Santosh Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
28 November–1 December 2018
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- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Myendung Singpho, Techi Neri (Arunachal Pradesh), Piyush Joshi and Girish Rauturi (Uttarakhand) all made their first-class debuts.
- Kartik Joshi (Uttarakhand) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[22]
28 November–1 December 2018
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92 (54.4 overs)
Michael Lalremkima 25 (106) Pankaj Singh 7/21 (16.4 overs) |
375/8d (89.1 overs)
Fabid Ahmed 103* (153) Sinan Khadir 5/97 (33 overs) | |
45 (29.3 overs)
Michael Lalremkima 20 (54) Fabid Ahmed 4/8 (12 overs) |
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
- Saju Chothan (Puducherry) made his first-class debut.
- Pankaj Singh (Puducherry) set a new record for the most five-wicket hauls against different teams in the Ranji Trophy with 17.[23] Overall, it was his 27th five-wicket haul.[24]
Round 5[]
6–9 December 2018
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336 (91.4 overs)
Mayank Raghav 228 (269) Tahmeed Rahman 5/108 (27 overs) | ||
334 (98.1 overs)
KB Pawan 131 (203) Yashpal Singh 5/46 (23.1 overs) |
128/3 (36.4 overs)
Lakhan Rawat 55 (116) Abrar Kazi 1/21 (9 overs) |
- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Mayank Raghav and Samson Singh (Manipur) both made their first-class debuts.
- Mayank Raghav (Manipur) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket and went on to convert it into his maiden double century.[8][25]
- Tahmeed Rahman (Nagaland) took a hat-trick.[25]
6–9 December 2018
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53/2 (6.1 overs)
Vaibhav Singh Panwar 32* (12) Chengkam Sangma 1/13 (2 overs) |
- Uttarakhand won the toss and elected to field.
- Swarajeet Das and Wanlambok Nongkhlaw (Meghalaya) both made their first-class debuts.
- Deepak Dhapola (Uttarakhand) took a hat-trick.[26]
6–9 December 2018
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647/8d (157 overs)
Paras Dogra 253 (244) Dinesh Rai 2/70 (20 overs) |
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- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Dinesh Rai, Karma Bhutia, Mandup Bhutia (Sikkim) and Abhijeet Saranath (Puducherry) all made their first-class debuts.
- Paras Dogra (Puducherry) scored his eighth double century, the most by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy.[8]
6–9 December 2018
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- Rehan Khan (Bihar), Indiya Toku and Prateek Kataria (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 6[]
14–17 December 2018
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161 (57 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 74 (150) Ishwar Chaudhary 5/57 (18 overs) | ||
236 (74.5 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 156 (249) Ishwar Chaudhary 6/111 (23 overs) |
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Bobby Zothansanga and Hmar Zothanchhunga (Mizoram) both made their first-class debuts.
- Milind Kumar (Sikkim) scored his 1,000th run in this years' Ranji Trophy.[27]
14–17 December 2018
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136 (35.5 overs)
Fabid Ahmed 41* (59) Deendyal Upadhyay 4/36 (10.5 overs) |
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351 (76.2 overs)
Paras Dogra 139* (143) Deendyal Upadhyay 4/63 (15.2 overs) |
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Tana Davit, Deendyal Upadhyay, Nipun Malhotra, Song Tacho (Arunachal Pradesh) and Santhosh Kumaran (Puducherry) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 7[]
20–23 December 2018
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Laxman Chettri, Bijon Dey (Meghalaya), Khawlhring Lalremruata and Lalrempuia (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
22–25 December 2018
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Bihar
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504/8d (115 overs)
Mangal Mahrour 177 (244) Abrar Kazi 5/97 (46 overs) |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Mangal Mahrour (Bihar), Inakato Zhimomi and Arun Chauhan (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
- Ashutosh Aman (Bihar) became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in this years' Ranji Trophy tournament.[11]
22–25 December 2018
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253 (56 overs)
Hrithik Kanojia 91 (119) Techi Doria 3/71 (13 overs) |
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hrithik Kanojia, Bobin Singh (Manipur), Utsav Pankaj Madan and Ketan Garg (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
22–25 December 2018
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
- Only 8.2 overs were bowled on day 3, after the umpires declared that the pitch was unfit.[28]
- On day 4, the match was restarted, with another toss taking place. However, only 15 overs of play was possible, before the match was called off.[29]
- Madhavan Manohar, Saiju Titus and Karthik Sukumaran (Puducherry) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 8[]
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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Bihar
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77 (35.5 overs)
Akhil Rajput 49 (107) Samar Quadri 6/19 (7.5 overs) | ||
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Darremsanga (Mizoram), Anshuman Gautam and Abhijeet Saket (Bihar) all made their first-class debuts.
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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135 (54.3 overs)
Song Tacho 31 (96) Pawan Suyal 4/28 (13 overs) |
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122 (53.5 overs)
Techi Doria 33 (49) Abrar Kazi 6/22 (19 overs) |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Toni Chishi (Nagaland) and Robin Toko (Arunachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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132 (39.2 overs)
Yashpal Singh 50 (85) Pankaj Singh 4/32 (13.2 overs) |
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118 (31.5 overs)
Yashpal Singh 52 (83) Pankaj Singh 4/20 (12.5 overs) |
13/0 (1.1 overs)
Paras Dogra 8* (3) |
- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Akshaykumar Singh, Ahmed Shah and Maheshkumar Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
- Pankaj Singh (Puducherry) became the first seam bowler to take 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.[13]
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
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826/7d (171.4 overs)
Puneet Bisht 343 (332) Lee Yong Lepcha 2/157 (26 overs) | ||
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Tshering Bhutia and Rinzing Bhutia (Sikkim) both made their first-class debuts.
- Puneet Bisht (Meghalaya) scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket.[30]
- Meghalaya made the joint-fifth highest total in the Ranji Trophy.[31]
Round 9[]
7–10 January 2019
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286 (98.2 overs)
Paras Dogra 144 (239) Abrar Kazi 4/62 (28 overs) | ||
222/6d (61 overs)
Hokaito Zhimomi 63* (137) Pankaj Singh 3/61 (15 overs) |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
7–10 January 2019
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19/0 (1.3 overs)
Milind Kumar 19* (8) |
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Amit Kumar (Arunachal Pradesh) and Tashi Bhalla (Sikkim) both made their first-class debuts.
7–10 January 2019
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377 (83.5 overs)
Saurabh Rawat 102 (149) Akhil Rajput 2/21 (4.5 overs) |
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- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Vanlalhruaia and Abhay Joshi (Mizoram) both made their first-class debuts.
7–10 January 2019
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156 (32 overs)
Mayank Raghav 79 (54) Samar Quadri 5/49 (12 overs) |
257 (63.1 overs)
Vivek Kumar 40 (39) Bishworjit Konthoujam 5/74 (19.1 overs) | |
140/7 (25.1 overs)
Mangal Mahrour 53 (51) Bishworjit Konthoujam 3/33 (9.1 overs) |
- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- Kumar Aditya, Kundan Gupta (Bihar), Rajesh Singh, Heman Luwang and Akoijam Tenyson Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
- Ashutosh Aman (Bihar) took a hat-trick.[32]
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