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{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group A
| fromdate = 17 February
| todate = 26 June 2022
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] then [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| host =
| champions =
| count =
| participants = 4
| matches =
| most runs =
| most wickets =
| website =
| previous_year = 2020–21
| previous_tournament = 2020–21 Ranji Trophy
| next_year =2022–23
| next_tournament =
}}
{{2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season}}
The '''2021–22 Ranji Trophy''' was the 87th season of the [[Ranji Trophy]], the premier [[first-class cricket]] tournament in India.<ref name=START1>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-returns-after-gap-year-due-to-covid-19-as-bcci-announces-2021-22-domestic-calendar-1268528 |title=Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154550/bcci-announces-india-s-domestic-season-for-2021-22 |title=BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22 |work=The Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> It was contested by 38 teams, divided into eight groups, with four teams in Group A.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-to-be-held-in-two-phases-between-february-10-and-june-26-1299725 |title=BCCI unveils two-phased plan for Ranji Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> All the Group A league matches took place in [[Rajkot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-first-phase-from-feb-10-knockouts-from-may-30-matches-reduced-for-teams-7755175/ |title=65 matches, 9 venues, 2 phases: Ranji Trophy after 22 months |work=The Indian Express |access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref> The tournament was announced by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154550/bcci-announces-india-s-domestic-season-for-2021-22|title=BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22|work=Board of Control for Cricket in India|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] won Group A to progress to the [[2021–22 Ranji Trophy#Knockout stage|knockout stage]] of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-2021-22-sarfaraz-khan-century-puts-mumbai-in-quarter-finals-tamil-nadu-knocked-out-1303996 |title=Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref>

==Points table==
{{2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group A}}

==Fixtures==
===Round 1===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 17–20 February 2022
| team1 = [[Meghalaya cricket team|Meghalaya]]
| team2 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 148 (40.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Punit Bisht]] 93 (90)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Eden Apple Tom 4/41 (9 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 505/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (140.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ponnan Rahul 147 (239)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Aryan Bora]] 3/105 (32.4 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 191 (53.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Chirag Khurana]] 75 (70)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Basil Thampi]] 4/43 (16 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Kerala won by an innings and 166 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280408.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium|Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Krishnaraj Srinath]] and Pranav Joshi
| motm = Eden Apple Tom (Kerala)
| toss = Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Eden Apple Tom (Kerala), Kishan Lyngdoh and [[Larry Sangma]] (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
* [[Rohan Kunnummal]] (Kerala) and [[Vathsal Govind]] (Kerala) both scored their maiden centuries in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/ranji-trophy-2021-22-edhen-apple-tom-rohan-kunnummal-kerala-vs-meghalaya/article38427782.ece |title=Ranji Trophy: Edhen, Rohan help take Kerala take control |work=SportStar |access-date=17 February 2022 | first=P.K. |last=Ajith Kumar |date=17 February 2022 |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |place= [[Rajkot]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/02/19/ranji-trophy-kerala-meghalaya-day-3.html|title=Ranji Trophy: Kerala close in on big win|date=19 February 2022|access-date=19 February 2022|work=OnManorama}}</ref>
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 17–20 February 2022
| team1 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| team2 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 274 (96.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Shubham Sharma (Madhya Pradesh cricketer)|Shubham Sharma]] 92 (206)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Arzan Nagwaswalla]] 5/59 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 331 (94.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Het Patel]] 72 (139)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ishwar Pandey]] 5/72 (25 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 251 (78 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Shubham Sharma (Madhya Pradesh cricketer)|Shubham Sharma]] 103[[not out|*]] (242)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Chintan Gaja]] 6/48 (18 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 88 (37.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Karan Patel (cricketer)|Karan Patel]] 27 (55)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Kumar Kartikeya]] 5/34 (18.5 overs)

| result = Madhya Pradesh won by 106 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280409.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Anil Dandekar]] and [[C. K. Nandan]]
| motm = [[Shubham Sharma (Madhya Pradesh cricketer)|Shubham Sharma]] (Madhya Pradesh)
| toss = Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Het Patel]] (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
}}

===Round 2===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 24–27 February 2022
| team1 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]
| team2 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 388 (96.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Het Patel]] 185 (245)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[MD Nidheesh]] 5/54 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 439 (107.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Rohan Kunnummal]] 129 (171)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Siddharth Desai]] 5/132 (39 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 264 (85.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Karan Patel (cricketer)|Karan Patel]] 81 (150)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Jalaj Saxena]] 4/57 (18 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 214/2 (35.4 Overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Rohan Kunnummal]] 106[[not-out|*]] (87)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Chintan Gaja]] 1/42 (6 overs)

| result = Kerala won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280427.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium|Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = Pranav Joshi and [[Nitin Pandit]]
| motm = [[Rohan Kunnummal]] (Kerala)
| toss = Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Saurav Chauhan and Umang Kumar (Gujarat) both made their first-class debuts.
* [[Het Patel]] (Gujarat) and [[Karan Patel (cricketer)|Karan Patel]] (Gujarat) both scored their maiden first-class centuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/het-and-karans-maiden-tons-frustrate-kerala/article65081213.ece|title=Het and Karan's maiden tons frustrate Kerala|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 February 2022|first=Ajith Kumar|last=P K|place=[[Rajkot]]|date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 24–27 February 2022
| team1 = [[Meghalaya cricket team|Meghalaya]]
| team2 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 61 (35.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Wanlambok Nongkhlaw]] 19 (40)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Gaurav Yadav (cricketer)|Gaurav Yadav]] 5/11 (10 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 499/6[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (132.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Shubham Sharma (Madhya Pradesh cricketer)|Shubham Sharma]] 111 (169)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Akash Choudhary]] 2/77 (21 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 137 (56.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Punit Bisht]] 38 (64)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Anubhav Agarwal 5/38 (12 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Madhya Pradesh won by an innings and 301 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280428.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] and [[Krishnaraj Srinath]]
| motm = [[Gaurav Yadav (cricketer)|Gaurav Yadav]] (Madhya Pradesh)
| toss = Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Akshat Raghuwanshi]], Anubhav Agarwal (Madhya Pradesh) and [[Kilco Marak]] (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
}}

===Round 3===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 3–6 March 2022
| team1 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| team2 = [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 585/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (204.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Yash Dubey]] 289 (591)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jalaj Saxena]] 6/116 (51.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 432/9 (153 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ponnan Rahul]] 136 (368)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Anubhav Agarwal 3/58 (24 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280446.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium|Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] and [[Nitin Pandit]]
| motm = [[Yash Dubey]] (Madhya Pradesh)
| toss = Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 3–6 March 2022
| team1 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]
| team2 = [[Meghalaya cricket team|Meghalaya]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 555/8[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (141.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Bhargav Merai]] 223 (340)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Chirag Khurana]] 5/151 (43 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 166 (51.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Punit Bisht]] 59 (91)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Chintan Gaja]] 5/34 (12 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 250 (73.5 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]])
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Dwaraka Ravi Teja]] 133 (183)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Arzan Nagwaswalla]] 4/70 (19.5 overs)

| result = Gujarat won by an innings and 139 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280447.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Anil Dandekar]] and [[Rohan Pandit]]
| motm = [[Bhargav Merai]] (Gujarat)
| toss = Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Bamanbha Shangpliang (Meghalaya), [[Manan Hingrajia]], Parth Vaghani and [[Priyesh Patel]] (Gujarat) all made their first-class debuts.
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Ranji Trophy}}
{{Domestic cricket in 2021–22}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranji Trophy, 2021-22}}
[[Category:2021 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:2022 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 2021–22]]
[[Category:Ranji Trophy seasons]]

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