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The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in the Plate Group.[1] The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019.[1] The top team from the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[2] The teams in the Plate Group were allowed to have up to three professional players in their squads.[3]
All of the matches in the first round of fixtures reached a result within three days,[4] with Uttarakhand beating Bihar in two days.[5] Nagaland beat Mizoram by an innings and 333 runs, the biggest winning margin for a team making its debut in the Ranji Trophy.[6] Puducherry made their debut in the second round of the tournament, against Meghalaya.[7]
In fifth round match between Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh, Paras Dogra scored his eighth double century. He broke Ajay Sharma's record of the most double centuries by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy.[8]
In the sixth round of fixtures, Milind Kumar of Sikkim became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in this edition of the tournament.[9] He did so in the match against Mizoram, in his ninth innings of the competition.[10] In round seven of the tournament, Ashutosh Aman of Bihar became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in this years' Ranji Trophy tournament.[11] He went on to finish the tournament with 68 wickets, breaking the previous record of 64 dismissals set by Bishan Singh Bedi in the 1974–75 tournament.[12] Round eight saw Pankaj Singh of Puducherry become the first seam bowler to take 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.[13]
Uttarakhand won the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals.[14]
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Fixtures
Round 1
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19. ESPN Cricinfo.
- ↑ Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season. Indian Express.
- ↑ Go pro – the template to success in Ranji Trophy's Plate Group.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy Takeaways: Unadkat Picks Seven; Mumbai in Command Against Railways.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy Digest: Mixed Bag For India Stars, New States Take Baby Steps.
- ↑ Historic moment awaits Nayar as Puducherry makes Ranji Trophy debut.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Milind Kumar: from being sidelined in Delhi to 1000 in the Ranji Trophy.
- ↑ Ranji Takeaways: Shubman Gill Scores 148 in Thrilling Draw; Mumbai Fail to Win Again.
- ↑ Ashutosh Aman flights his way from the Air Force to the Ranji Trophy record books.
- ↑ No stopping Wasim Jaffer.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy 2018–19, Round 9, Plate, Day 3: Unbeaten Uttarakhand qualify for knockouts.
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