2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group A

2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group A
Dates17 February – 26 June 2022
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin then knockout
Participants4
2022–23 →
2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season
Men
Women

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
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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148 (40.5 overs)
Punit Bisht 93 (90)
Eden Apple Tom 4/41 (9 overs)
505/9d (140.4 overs)
Ponnan Rahul 147 (239)
Aryan Bora 3/105 (32.4 overs)
191 (53.5 overs)
Chirag Khurana 75 (70)
Basil Thampi 4/43 (16 overs)
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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274 (96.3 overs)
Shubham Sharma 92 (206)
Arzan Nagwaswalla 5/59 (22 overs)
331 (94.2 overs)
Het Patel 72 (139)
Ishwar Pandey 5/72 (25 overs)
251 (78 overs)
Shubham Sharma 103* (242)
Chintan Gaja 6/48 (18 overs)
88 (37.5 overs)
Karan Patel 27 (55)
Kumar Kartikeya 5/34 (18.5 overs)
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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388 (96.1 overs)
Het Patel 185 (245)
MD Nidheesh 5/54 (22 overs)
439 (107.3 overs)
Rohan Kunnummal 129 (171)
Siddharth Desai 5/132 (39 overs)
264 (85.5 overs)
Karan Patel 81 (150)
Jalaj Saxena 4/57 (18 overs)
214/2 (35.4 Overs)
Rohan Kunnummal 106* (87)
Chintan Gaja 1/42 (6 overs)
Kerala won by 8 wickets
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot
Umpires: Pranav Joshi and Nitin Pandit
Player of the match: Rohan Kunnummal (Kerala)
  • Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
  • Saurav Chauhan and Umang Kumar (Gujarat) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Het Patel (Gujarat) and Karan Patel (Gujarat) both scored their maiden first-class centuries.[9]
24–27 February 2022
Scorecard
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61 (35.4 overs)
Wanlambok Nongkhlaw 19 (40)
Gaurav Yadav 5/11 (10 overs)
499/6d (132.3 overs)
Shubham Sharma 111 (169)
Akash Choudhary 2/77 (21 overs)
137 (56.2 overs)
Punit Bisht 38 (64)
Anubhav Agarwal 5/38 (12 overs)
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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585/9d (204.3 overs)
Yash Dubey 289 (591)
Jalaj Saxena 6/116 (51.3 overs)
432/9 (153 overs)
Ponnan Rahul 136 (368)
Anubhav Agarwal 3/58 (24 overs)
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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555/8d (141.4 overs)
Bhargav Merai 223 (340)
Chirag Khurana 5/151 (43 overs)
166 (51.1 overs)
Punit Bisht 59 (91)
Chintan Gaja 5/34 (12 overs)
250 (73.5 overs) (f/o)
Dwaraka Ravi Teja 133 (183)
Arzan Nagwaswalla 4/70 (19.5 overs)
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

  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ "BCCI unveils two-phased plan for Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ "65 matches, 9 venues, 2 phases: Ranji Trophy after 22 months". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ Ajith Kumar, P.K. (17 February 2022). "Ranji Trophy: Edhen, Rohan help take Kerala take control". SportStar. Rajkot: The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Kerala close in on big win". OnManorama. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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