2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group A
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
Dates | 17 February – 26 June 2022 |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
Participants | 4 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season |
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The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.[1][2] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into eight groups, with four teams in Group A.[3] All the Group A league matches took place in Rajkot.[4] The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.[5] Madhya Pradesh won Group A to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament.[6]
Points table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Quot |
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1 | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.147 |
2 | Kerala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.648 |
3 | Gujarat | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.105 |
4 | Meghalaya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.234 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Advances to Quarter-final
Relegated to Plate Group next season
Fixtures
Round 1
17–20 February 2022 Scorecard |
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Kerala won by an innings and 166 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Pranav Joshi Player of the match: Eden Apple Tom (Kerala) |
- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
- 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.[7][8]
17–20 February 2022 Scorecard |
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Madhya Pradesh won by 106 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Anil Dandekar and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Shubham Sharma (Madhya Pradesh) |
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
- Het Patel (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
Round 2
24–27 February 2022 Scorecard |
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Kerala won by 8 wickets Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot Umpires: Pranav Joshi and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Rohan Kunnummal (Kerala) |
24–27 February 2022 Scorecard |
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Madhya Pradesh won by an innings and 301 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Gaurav Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) |
- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Akshat Raghuwanshi, Anubhav Agarwal (Madhya Pradesh) and Kilco Marak (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
3–6 March 2022 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Yash Dubey (Madhya Pradesh) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
3–6 March 2022 Scorecard |
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Gujarat won by an innings and 139 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Bhargav Merai (Gujarat) |
- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bamanbha Shangpliang (Meghalaya), Manan Hingrajia, Parth Vaghani and Priyesh Patel (Gujarat) all made their first-class debuts.
References
- ^ "Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "BCCI unveils two-phased plan for Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "65 matches, 9 venues, 2 phases: Ranji Trophy after 22 months". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Ajith Kumar, P.K. (17 February 2022). "Ranji Trophy: Edhen, Rohan help take Kerala take control". SportStar. Rajkot: The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Kerala close in on big win". OnManorama. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ P K, Ajith Kumar (25 February 2022). "Het and Karan's maiden tons frustrate Kerala". The Hindu. Rajkot. Retrieved 27 February 2022.