The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India.[1] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with ten teams in the Plate Group.[2] The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020.[2] The top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[3]
In January 2020, in the round six fixture between Meghalaya and Manipur, Manipur were bowled out for only 27 runs in their first innings.[4][5] On 12 February 2020, the fixture between Chandigarh and Manipur was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[6][7]
In the final round of matches, Goa qualified from the Plate Group, after beating Mizoram inside two days.[8]
Arslan Khan scored the first century by a batsman for Chandigarh in first-class cricket,[10] and went on to score his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[11]
Pondicherry won by an innings and 269 runs Cricket Association Pondicherry Ground 2, Puducherry Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Kamlesh Sharma Player of the match: Sagar Trivedi (Pondicherry)
Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
Sagar Trivedi (Pondicherry) made his first-class debut.
Match drawn Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry Umpires: Pranav Joshi and Arun Kumar Basa Player of the match: Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram)
Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
Pondicherry won by an innings and 272 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Rajeev Godara and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Paras Dogra (Pondicherry)
Chandigarh won by an innings and 189 runs Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Vinod Seshan and Arun Kumar Basa Player of the match: Shresth Nirmohi (Chandigarh)
Pondicherry won by 5 wickets Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Mukund Mandale and GS Ananth Ramakrishnan Player of the match: Vinay Kumar (Pondicherry)
Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
Goa won by 81 runs Cricket Association Pondicherry Ground 2, Puducherry Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Felix Alemao (Goa)
Meghalaya won by an innings and 425 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Sanjay Yadav (Meghalaya)
Pondicherry won by 296 runs Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Nabam Tempol (Pondicherry)
Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Takam Tallum (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
Meghalaya won by an innings and 116 runs Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Sanjay Yadav (Meghalaya)
Chandigarh won by an innings and 356 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and GS Ananth Ramakrishnan Player of the match: Uday Kaul (Chandigarh)
Pondicherry won by an innings and 241 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Fabid Ahmed (Pondicherry)
Meghalaya won by 66 runs Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Amit Bansal and Saiyed Khalid Player of the match: Abhay Negi (Meghalaya)
Pondicherry won by an innings and 195 runs Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry Umpires: Abhijit Bengeri and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Santha Moorthy (Pondicherry)
Meghalaya won by an innings and 248 runs Jalan Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh Umpires: Pranav Joshi and Arun Kumar Basa Player of the match: Puneet Bisht (Meghalaya)
