2016–17 Ranji Trophy Group B
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
2016-17 Ranji Trophy Group B The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners
Dates 6 October 2016 (2016-10-06 ) – 18 December 2016 (2016-12-18 ) Administrator(s) BCCI Cricket format First-class cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) India Participants 9
The 2016–17 Ranji Trophy is the 83rd season of the Ranji Trophy , the first-class cricket tournament in India. It is being contested by 28 teams divided into three groups. Groups A and B comprise nine teams and Group C comprises ten teams.[ 1] The round 1 fixture between Rajasthan and Saurashtra was moved from Chennai to Vizianagaram because of the senior women's one-day league.[ 2] The round 2 fixture between Jharkhand and Karnataka was moved from Tamil Nadu to Greater Noida because of the Kaveri River water dispute .[ 2]
Karnataka , Jharkhand and Odisha all qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament, with Odisha qualifying for the knockout stage for the first time since the 2000–01 tournament .[ 3] Jharkhand finished top of the table after winning their final match by an innings and 93 runs.[ 4]
Points table
Fixtures
Round 1
Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
Mahipal Lomror (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
Kaushal Singh (Jharkhand) scored his maiden first-class century.[ 6]
Round 2
Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
Saurabh Rawat (Odisha) made his first-class debut.
Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
Kaunain Abbas (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat.
Pratyush Singh (Jharkhand) made his first-class debut.
Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
Murtaza Trunkwala (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
Jaydev Shah became the first captain of Saurashtra to score a double century.[ 9]
Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 4
Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5
Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
In the second innings of the match Rishabh Pant scored India's fastest first-class hundred.[ 10]
Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
Assam won the toss and elected to field.
Round 6
Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
This fixture was originally scheduled to be held in Delhi, but was moved due to concerns about smog pollution.[ 11]
Abinash Saha (Odisha) made his first-class debut.
Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
Pradeep Dadhe (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajesh Bishnoi (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
Mrinmoy Dutta (Assam) made his first-class debut.
Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
Round 8
Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
Jay Chauhan and Kishan Parmar (Saurashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
Siddhesh Wath (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
Assam won the toss and elected to field.
Round 9
Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
The date of this fixture was scheduled to take place a few days later than originally planned following the death of J Jayalalithaa .[ 12]
See also
References
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