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The 2023–24 Ranji Trophy is the 89th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.[1] It took place from 5 January to 14 March 2024.[2] Saurashtra were the defending champions, winning their second Ranji Trophy in previous seasons.
Format
The teams were divided into two categories named as Elite category having 32 teams split into four groups, with Plate category having 6 teams.The Elite group teams played each other once, with the top two teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals. In the Plate Group also teams played each other once, but the top four teams qualified for the plate group knockouts, with the bottom two teams playing for the fifth and sixth positions, and another playoff for the third and fourth positions took place.The two Plate finalists will be promoted to the Elite group for the next season, 2024–25, while the bottom two teams of all the four Elite groups combined - factoring in both points and the quotient will be relegated to Plate group.
League stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Plate Group
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Plate knockouts
Plate semi-finals
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Plate final
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Knockout stage
Tamil Nadu made the knockouts for the first time in six seasons after a win over Punjab in their final match of the group stage. Karnataka's drawn attempt against Chandigarh meant Tamil Nadu occupied the top spot in Group C. Vidarbha's win over Haryana took them to the top of their group, followed by defending champions Saurashtra.[3] Group D was topped by Madhya Pradesh, with Baroda finishing second. Mumbai and Andhra took the first two spots of Group B.[4]
Quarter-finals
Tamil Nadu were the first team to make the semi-final, their first since the 2016–17 edition, after their win over Saurashtra.[5] They secured a 155-run first innings lead, with only Cheteshwar Pujara of Saurashtra offering any resistance to their bowling. Captain R. Sai Kishore returned match figures of 9/93 and helped his side secure the victory by an innings and 33 runs.[6] Madhya Pradesh denied Andhra a maiden semi-final berth after defeating them in the fourth quarter-final. Requiring 170 runs to win after bundling Madhya Pradesh out for 107 in their second innings, Andhra were on course at 112 for 4 before captain and top-scorer Hanuma Vihari was dismissed by Anubhav Agarwal. Ashwin Hebbar (22) added 32 runs for the ninth wicket and was the last batsman dismissed, by Kulwant Khejroliya, who secured his team the win by a 4-run margin. Wicket-keeper Himanshu Mantri was a standout performer for the winners, with his 49 and 43; however, the man of the match was awarded to Agarwal for his match haul of 9/85.[7] Madhya Pradesh made the semi-final for the third time in a row.[8]
In the remaining quarter-final matches both of which went to final day of play, Vidarbha defeated Karnataka and Mumbai drew against Baroda, but progressed to the semi-final on first-innings lead.[9] Karnataka looked steady in their chase of a daunting 371 and entered day five at 103 for one, but four-wicket hauls by Harsh Dubey and Aditya Sarwate meant they fell 127 runs short.[10] Mumbai gained a 36-run lead in the first innings after Baroda were bowled out for 348 in reply to the hosts' 384. In their second innings, their final pair of Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande put together a 232-run partnership, with both making centuries, the second such instance in first-class cricket.[11] The match was called off at tea with Baroda reaching 121 for three in an improbable chase of 606; Mumbai progressed to the semi-final based on first innings lead.[12]
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Semi-finals
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Final
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References
- ↑ BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2023-24. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ Bengal vs Saurashtra HIGHLIGHTS Ranji Trophy Final Day 4: SAU beats BEN by 9 wickets to lift title, Unadkat shines. Sportstar(19 February 2023). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy round seven: TN in knockouts after six seasons, Thakur bags ten for Mumbai. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy 2023-24: List of teams who qualified for the quarter-finals. Khel Now(19 February 2024). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy quarterfinal: Tamil Nadu eliminates defending champion Saurashtra to enter semis. Sportstar(25 February 2024). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ Captain Sai Kishore powers Tamil Nadu into Ranji Trophy semifinal. The New Indian Express(25 February 2024). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ Anubhav clinches thriller for MP; Sai Kishore takes TN to Ranji semi-finals. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ Ranji Trophy 2023-24 quarterfinals: Anubhav takes six wickets as Madhya Pradesh beats Andhra to enter semifinal. Sportstar(26 February 2024). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ Vidarbha send Karnataka packing, Mumbai set up semis date with TN. Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ↑ Vidarbha crush Karnataka by 128 runs to make Ranji Trophy semifinals. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ↑ Mumbai's No. 10 and 11 batters Tushar Deshpande, Tanush Kotian slam historic centuries in 232-run stand for last wicket. Hindustan Times(27 February 2024). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ Mumbai beat Baroda in Ranji quarters, Shreyas Iyer to return for semis vs Tamil Nadu. The New Indian Express(27 February 2024). Retrieved 28 February 2024.