2017 18 Ranji Trophy Group A

Template:Infobox cricket tournament Template:2017–18 Indian domestic cricket season The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams.^[1] The top two teams from Group A progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition.^[2] Both of Hyderabad's first two matches were abandoned due to rain.^[3] Following the conclusion of the sixth round of fixtures, both Karnataka and Delhi had progressed to the knockout stage of the competition.^[4]

Teams

The following teams were placed in Group A, based on their average points in the previous three years:^[5]

Team^[6]	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr
Karnataka	6	4	0	2	0	32	+0.479
Delhi	6	3	0	3	0	27	+0.333
Maharashtra	6	2	2	1	1	16	+0.084
Hyderabad	6	2	1	1	2	16	–0.156
Railways	6	2	3	1	0	14	–0.312
Uttar Pradesh	6	0	3	2	1	5	+0.508
Assam	6	0	4	2	0	2	–0.977

↑ Reports: Ranji Trophy to be back to its home and away format as per the BCCI(29 July 2017).
↑ BCCI reverts to home and away format for Ranji Trophy(1 August 2017).
↑ Karnataka, Delhi snatch full points(17 October 2017).
↑ Karnataka, Delhi confirm passage to knockouts(20 November 2017).
↑ Duleep Trophy scrapped from 2017-18 calendar(25 August 2017).
↑ Ranji Trophy Table - 2017–18(28 November 2017).