The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy is the 82nd season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It is being contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each.
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 1 October 2015 – 4 December 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 36 |
- Top three teams advance to knockout stage and ninth place team will be relegated to Group C for 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.
Squads
edit| Assam | Bengal | Delhi[1] | Haryana | Karnataka |
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| Maharashtra | Odisha | Rajasthan | Vidarbha[2] |
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Points table
edit| Team[3] | Pld | W | L | D | A | WI | FI | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidarbha | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | +0.047 |
| Bengal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | +0.110 |
| Assam | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -0.304 |
| Delhi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | +0.215 |
| Karnataka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | +0.336 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | -0.313 |
| Maharashtra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | +0.301 |
| Odisha | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | +0.016 |
| Haryana | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -0.406 |
- Top three teams advance to knockout stage.
- Bottom place team will be relegated to Group C for 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit 1–4 October
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Vidarbha (H)
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat
- Rajesh Dhuper (Odisha), Aditya Shanware and Jitesh Sharma (Vidarbha) made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Vidarbha 3, Odisha 1
1–4 October
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(H) Maharashtra
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- Haryana won the toss and elected to bat
- Chaitanya Bishnoi, Rahul Dagar and Sanjay Pahal (Haryana) made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Maharashtra 3, Haryana 1
1–4 October
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(H) Rajasthan
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- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field
- Mohit Ahlawat (Delhi) and Nathu Singh (Rajasthan) made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Rajasthan 3, Delhi 1
1–4 October
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(H) Assam
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat
- Points: Assam 3, Karnataka 1
Round 2
edit 8–11 October
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Assam (H)
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- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
- Kukna Ajay Singh (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
8–11 October
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Karnataka (H)
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
- Naved Ahmed (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
8–11 October
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Delhi (H)
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96/0 (14.1 overs)
Unmukt Chand 51* (41) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Nitish Rana and Sarang Rawat (both Delhi) made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
edit 15–18 October
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Bengal (H)
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- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aamir Gani and Pankaj Shaw (both Bengal) made their first-class debuts.
15–18 October
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Karnataka (H)
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17/0 (11 overs)
Aditya Shanware 7* (31) |
- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
Round 4
edit 22–25 October
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Rajasthan (H)
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17/0 (5.3 overs)
Swapnil Gugale 14* (20) |
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
22–25 October
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Vidarbha (H)
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- Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aditya Sarwate (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
22–25 October
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Delhi (H)
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- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Rishabh Pant (Delhi) made his first-class debut.
22–25 October
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Karnataka (H)
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- Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Mathias (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
Round 5
edit 30 October–2 November
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Odisha (H)
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Suboth Bhati, Pulkit Narang and Dhruv Shorey (Delhi) all made their first-class debuts.
30 October–2 November
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Haryana (H)
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- Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
- Pramod Chandila, Mukesh Kumar (Bengal) and Rohit Sharma (Haryana) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
edit7–10 November
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Karnataka (H)
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amit Das and Ranjit Singh (both Odisha) made their first-class debuts.
7–10 November
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Haryana (H)
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- Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rahul Hazarika (Assam) made his first-class debut.
7–10 November
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Bengal (H)
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
- Sayan Ghosh (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
edit 15–18 November
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Maharashtra (H)
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100/1 (33 overs)
Abhimanyu Easwaran 53* (103) |
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
15–18 November
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Vidarbha (H)
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- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sidhant Dobal (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
- Umesh Yadav (Vidarbha) took a hat-trick in the first innings.[4]
Round 8
edit 23–26 November
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Bengal (H)
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- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anurag Tiwari (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
- Odisha's second innings score of 37 all out is their second lowest score in the Ranji Trophy. Following the match, the club lodged a complaint stating that the pitch was "underprepared".[5]
23–26 November
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Maharashtra (H)
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- No play on day 1.
23–26 November
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Haryana (H)
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- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohit Hooda, Shamsher Yadav (Haryana) and Manender Singh (Rajasthan) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 9
edit 1–4 December
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Assam (H)
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- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
- Wasiqur Rahman (Assam) made his first-class debut.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ishant left out of Delhi Ranji squad
- ^ Vidarbha cricket team
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2015-16 Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Umesh hat-trick, Assam rout Delhi for 149". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Odisha complain against 'underprepared' pitch". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
External links
edit- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
- Series home at Bcci.tv Archived 2 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine