2019–20 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
Dates | 9 December 2019 | – 15 February 2020
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | India |
Participants | 10 |
2019–20 Indian domestic cricket season |
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The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India.[1] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with ten teams in the Plate Group.[2] The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020.[2] The top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[3]
In January 2020, in the round six fixture between Meghalaya and Manipur, Manipur were bowled out for only 27 runs in their first innings.[4][5] On 12 February 2020, the fixture between Chandigarh and Manipur was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[6][7]
In the final round of matches, Goa qualified from the Plate Group, after beating Mizoram inside two days.[8]
Points table[]
Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot | |
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Goa | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.343 |
Puducherry | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2.336 |
Chandigarh | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3.498 |
Meghalaya | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.302 |
Bihar | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.191 |
Nagaland | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.765 |
Manipur | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.397 |
Mizoram | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.424 |
Sikkim | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.705 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.458 |
- Top team advances to the knockout stage and gets promoted to Elite Group C for the next season.
Fixtures[]
Round 1[]
9–12 December 2019
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Bihar
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70/0 (11.2 overs)
Paras Dogra 42* (40) |
- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Nishant Kumar, Shivam Kumar, Sabir Khan (Bihar), Ashith Rajiv and A Aravinddaraj (Puducherry) all made their first-class debuts.
- Vinay Kumar (Puducherry) took his 400th wicket in the Ranji Trophy.[9]
9–12 December 2019
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Chandigarh
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503/2d (76 overs)
Arslan Khan 233* (236) Techi Doria 1/33 (3 overs) | ||
- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Arslan Khan, Shivam Bhambri, Raman Bishnoi (Chandigarh), Kengo Bam, Yab Niya and Karkir Taye (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
- Arslan Khan scored the first century by a batsman for Chandigarh in first-class cricket,[10] and went on to score his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[11]
9–12 December 2019
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Goa
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436/6d (105.4 overs)
Snehal Kauthankar 134 (239) Ishwar Chaudhary 2/96 (24 overs) | ||
- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Aditya Kaushik (Goa) and Bhushan Subba (Sikkim) both made their first-class debuts.
9–12 December 2019
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65 (16 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 34 (35) Rex Rajkumar 8/22 (8 overs) |
289 (80.1 overs)
Bonny Chingangbam 89 (161) Bobby Zothansanga 5/92 (27 overs) | |
290 (75.1 overs)
KB Pawan 124* (172) Langlonyamba Keishangbam 2/16 (5.1 overs) |
- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Langlonyamba Keishangbam, Al Bashid Muhammed, Ajay Lamabam (Manipur) and Parvez Ahmed (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
9–12 December 2019
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285 (96.5 overs)
Puneet Bisht 125 (145) Imliwati Lemtur 7/53 (32 overs) |
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142 (48.1 overs)
Dipu Sangma 36* (70) Imliwati Lemtur 6/54 (21 overs) |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Aosashi Longchar, Bohoto Yeptho, Nagaho Chishi (Nagaland), Wallam Kynshi, Sanjay Yadav and Akash Choudhary (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sanjay Yadav (Meghalaya) took the third-best figures in Indian domestic first-class cricket.[12]
Round 2[]
17–20 December 2019
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446/8d (88.4 overs)
Paras Dogra 117 (140) Ishwar Chaudhary 5/145 (28.4 overs) | ||
- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Sagar Trivedi (Puducherry) made his first-class debut.
17–20 December 2019
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Goa
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463 (143.5 overs)
Snehal Kauthankar 179 (287) Abhay Negi 5/90 (29 overs) | ||
- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
17–20 December 2019
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216 (79.2 overs)
Narisingh Yadav 85 (115) Stuart Binny 3/64 (22 overs) |
- Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thomas Moirangthem (Manipur) made his first-class debut.
17–20 December 2019
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344 (92 overs)
Rahul Dalal 179 (179) Bobby Zothansanga 4/62 (18 overs) |
620/9d (142 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 307* (408) Akhilesh Sahani 4/175 (38 overs) | |
417/5 (103.5 overs)
Rahul Dalal 205* (272) Pratik Desai 2/111 (27 overs) |
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram) scored his second triple century in the Ranji Trophy.[13]
17–20 December 2019
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Chandigarh
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Bihar
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- Anirudh Kanwar (Chandigarh) and Shashi Shekhar (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.
- Ankit Kaushik (Chandigarh) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[14]
Round 3[]
25–28 December 2019
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
- Sumit Lama (Mizoram) made his first-class debut.
25–28 December 2019
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143 (47 overs)
Rahul Dalal 53 (77) Ajay Lamabam 4/23 (8 overs) | ||
184 (65.4 overs)
Rahul Dalal 84 (146) Rex Rajkumar 6/58 (18 overs) |
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Gelson Singh (Manipur) made his first-class debut.
25–28 December 2019
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269 (74.4 overs)
Iqbal Abdulla 94 (99) Nagaho Chishi 2/26 (7 overs) |
296 (61.4 overs)
Stuart Binny 135 (108) Ishwar Chaudhary 5/133 (26 overs) | |
133 (35.5 overs)
Bibek Diyali 42 (61) Nagaho Chishi 4/20 (6.5 overs) |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- Tejosel Yiethun and Vino Zhimomi (Nagaland) both made their first-class debuts.
26–29 December 2019
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Chandigarh
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tengchan Sangma (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.
Round 4[]
3–6 January 2020
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Chandigarh
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400/6d (70.3 overs)
Manan Vohra 121 (140) Nagaho Chishi 5/80 (17.3 overs) |
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
- Temjentoshi Jamir (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2020
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141 (48.1 overs)
Samarth Seth 29 (61) Iqbal Abdulla 4/35 (18 overs) | ||
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to a wet outfield.
- Nabam Tempol (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2020
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Bihar
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- Lakhan Raja, Shabbir Khan (Bihar) and Lalruatdika (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
3–6 January 2020
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Goa
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
- Vaibhav Govekar (Goa) and Karam Dharmendra (Manipur) both made their first-class debuts.
3–6 January 2020
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49/5 (12.3 overs)
Arun Karthik 13 (11) Abhay Negi 3/15 (6 overs) |
- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
Round 5[]
11–14 January 2020
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Bihar
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Atulya Priyankar (Bihar) made his first-class debut.
11–14 January 2020
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460 (118.5 overs)
Rahul Dalal 267* (329) Imliwati Lemtur 5/123 (43.5 overs) | ||
259/7d (62 overs)
Yogesh Takawale 73* (113) Akhilesh Sahani 3/91 (22 overs) |
152/4 (35 overs)
Rahul Dalal 36* (29) Imliwati Lemtur 2/19 (8 overs) |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shashwat Kohli (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
11–14 January 2020
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Chandigarh
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264 (86.3 overs)
Iqbal Abdulla 84 (109) Jagjit Singh 4/53 (16.3 overs) |
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Jagjit Singh (Chandigarh), Puran Giri and Ruben Lepcha (Sikkim) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 6[]
19–22 January 2020
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201 (59.1 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 113 (152) Iqbal Abdulla 5/78 (23.1 overs) |
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179 (39 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 55 (72) Ishwar Chaudhary 5/70 (16 overs) |
163 (42.2 overs)
Iqbal Abdulla 37 (48) Taruwar Kohli 6/52 (14.2 overs) |
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Nitesh Gupta (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.
19–22 January 2020
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Takam Tallum (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
19–22 January 2020
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Goa
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Chandigarh
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
- Jaskaranvir Singh (Chandigarh) made his first-class debut.
19–22 January 2020
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Purajit Mandal (Meghalaya), Rajkumar Jotish and Ajit Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
19–22 January 2020
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Bihar
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chopise Hopongkyu (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
Round 7[]
27–30 January 2020
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169 (55.3 overs)
Lee Yong Lepcha 48 (81) Rex Rajkumar 4/41 (10 overs) |
91 (25 overs)
Rex Rajkumar 25 (23) Ishwar Chaudhary 6/39 (13 overs) | |
- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
27–30 January 2020
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Bihar
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
- Basukinath Mishra, Yashasvi Rishav, Sarfaraz Ashraf, Amod Yadav (Bihar) and Pringsang Sangma (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
27–30 January 2020
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Chandigarh
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 2 and 3.
27–30 January 2020
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243 (83 overs)
Sedezhalie Rupero 105* (253) G Lalbiakvela 5/55 (21 overs) |
318/3 (94 overs)
KB Pawan 129* (225) Nagaho Chishi 1/50 (20 overs) | |
- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 3.
- Lalfakzuala Renthlei (Mizoram) and Oren Ngullie (Nagaland) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 8[]
4–7 February 2020
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Chandigarh
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- Mizoram won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kunal Mahajan (Chandigarh), Uday Kumar Abhay and Henry Lalsangzuala (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
4–7 February 2020
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Gemson Singh, Somorjit Salam, Basir Rahman, Shamir Khan (Manipur), Alagh Prathiban and Parandaman Thamaraikannan (Puducherry) all made their first-class debuts.
4–7 February 2020
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174 (47.3 overs)
Puneet Bisht 85 (109) Ishwar Chaudhary 5/48 (21 overs) |
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shaisngi Lyngdoh (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.
4–7 February 2020
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Goa
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221/4d (41 overs)
Snehal Kauthankar 68* (63) Stuart Binny 2/29 (9 overs) |
- Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
4–7 February 2020
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Bihar
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227/4 (67 overs)
MD Rahmatullah 113* (148) Nabam Tempol 3/33 (14 overs) |
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rakesh Kumar (Arunachal Pradesh) and Nikhil Anand (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 9[]
12–15 February 2020
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Goa
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490/4d (77.5 overs)
Smit Patel 236 (195) G Lalbiakvela 3/91 (16.5 overs) |
109 (40.2 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 50* (113) Amulya Pandrekar 3/17 (8 overs) | |
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Smit Patel (Goa) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[15]
12–15 February 2020
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ramachandran Ragupathy, Santha Moorthy (Puducherry) and Walling Imomenba (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
- Santha Moorthy (Puducherry) became the oldest bowler to take a five-wicket haul on first-class debut, aged 40 years and 155 days.[16]
12–15 February 2020
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Chandigarh
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Bishworjit Konthoujam, Sunil Salam, Sheiteendra Singh and Sunil Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
- This was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[17][18]
12–15 February 2020
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nafees Siddique and Aryan Bora (Meghalaya) both made their first-class debuts.
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