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]
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| 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) |  India |
| Participants | 9 |
Points table
edit| 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
editRound 1
edit6–9 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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- 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
edit13–16 October
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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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- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubek Gill (Punjab) made his first-class debut.
13–16 October
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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
edit20–23 October
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- 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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- Railways won the toss and elected to field.
- Karan Patel (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
20–23 October
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhruv Pratap Singh (Uttar Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
edit27–30 October
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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 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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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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- 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
edit5–8 November
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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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5–8 November
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- 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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Round 6
edit13–16 November
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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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- 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
edit21–24 November
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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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- Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
- Akshay Brahmbhatt (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
21–24 November
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- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Laxmesha Suryaprakash (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
Round 8
edit29 November–2 December
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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 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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- 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 won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashish Sehrawat (Railways) and Upendra Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 9
edit7–10 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 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ranji Trophy to have its earliest final". ESPNcricinfo. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Iyer ton helps Mumbai hang on for draw". ESPNcricinfo. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Hardik Patel seven-for demolishes UP". ESPNcricinfo. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Deepak Hooda's 293* flattens Punjab". ESPNcricinfo. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Vohra 201*, Yuvraj 179* as Punjab close in on lead". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Smog stops play". ESPNcricinfo. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Delhi smog forces cancellation of Ranji Trophy matches". ESPNcricinfo. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Delhi Ranji Trophy matches shifted out of smog-hit Delhi". ESPNcricinfo. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Rescheduled matches to delay Ranji knockouts". ESPNcricinfo. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Odisha-Jharkhand Ranji game rescheduled". ESPNcricinfo. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Ranji umpire stands at both ends with partner absent ill". ESPNcricinfo. 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*". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.