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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{short description|First-class cricket championship played in India}} | ||
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{{Infobox cricket tournament main | {{Infobox cricket tournament main | ||
| name = Ranji Trophy | | name = Ranji Trophy | ||
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| cricket format = [[First-class cricket]] | | cricket format = [[First-class cricket]] | ||
| first = [[1934–35 Ranji Trophy|1934–35]] | | first = [[1934–35 Ranji Trophy|1934–35]] | ||
| last = [[ | | last = [[2021-22 Ranji Trophy|2021–22]] | ||
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] then [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]] | | tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] then [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]] | ||
| participants = 38 | | participants = 38 | ||
| qualification = [[Irani Cup]] | | qualification = [[Irani Cup]] | ||
| champions = | | champions = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] (1st title) | ||
| most successful = [[ | | most successful = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] (41 titles) | ||
| most runs = [[Wasim Jaffer]] (12,038)<br>1996–2020 | | most runs = [[Wasim Jaffer]] (12,038)<br>1996–2020 | ||
| most wickets = [[Rajinder Goel]] (640)<br>1958–1985 | | most wickets = [[Rajinder Goel]] (640)<br>1958–1985 | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| current = | | current = [[2021–22 Ranji Trophy]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Ranji Trophy''' is a domestic [[first-class cricket]] championship played in [[India]] between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. The competition currently consists of 38 teams, with all 28 [[States and union territories of India#States|states in India]] and four of the eight [[States and union territories of India#Union territories|union territories]] having at least one representation. The competition is named after the first Indian cricketer who played international cricket, [[Ranjitsinhji]], who was also known as 'Ranji'. | The '''Ranji Trophy''' (also known as '''[[Paytm]] Ranji Trophy''' for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic [[first-class cricket]] championship played in [[India]] between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. The competition currently consists of 38 teams, with all 28 [[States and union territories of India#States|states in India]] and four of the eight [[States and union territories of India#Union territories|union territories]] having at least one representation. The competition is named after the first Indian cricketer who played international cricket, [[Ranjitsinhji]], who was also known as 'Ranji'. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The competition was launched following a meeting in July 1934,<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/261615.html |title=The Ranji Trophy |access-date=27 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> with the first fixtures taking place in [[1934–35 Ranji Trophy|1934–35]]. The trophy was donated by [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala]].<ref name="History"/> The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at the Chepauk ground in Madras. Mumbai (Bombay) have won the tournament the most times with 41 wins including 15 back-to-back wins from [[1958–59 Ranji Trophy|1958–59]] to [[1972–73 Ranji Trophy|1972–73]]. | The competition was launched following a meeting in July 1934,<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/261615.html |title=The Ranji Trophy |access-date=27 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> with the first fixtures taking place in [[1934–35 Ranji Trophy|1934–35]]. The trophy was donated by [[Bhupinder Singh of Patiala|Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala]].<ref name="History"/> The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at the Chepauk ground in Madras. Mumbai (Bombay) have won the tournament the most times with 41 wins including 15 back-to-back wins from [[1958–59 Ranji Trophy|1958–59]] to [[1972–73 Ranji Trophy|1972–73]]. | ||
The [[2020–21 Ranji Trophy]] tournament was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-ranji-trophy-in-2020-21-but-bcci-to-hold-domestic-50-over-competitions-for-men-women-u-19-boys-1249623 |title=No Ranji Trophy in 2020-21, but BCCI to hold domestic 50-over games for men, women, and U-19 boys |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> the first time since the tournament's inception in the [[1934–35 Ranji Trophy|1934–35 season]] that the Ranji Trophy was not held,<ref>{{cite | The [[2020–21 Ranji Trophy]] tournament was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-ranji-trophy-in-2020-21-but-bcci-to-hold-domestic-50-over-competitions-for-men-women-u-19-boys-1249623 |title=No Ranji Trophy in 2020-21, but BCCI to hold domestic 50-over games for men, women, and U-19 boys |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> the first time since the tournament's inception in the [[1934–35 Ranji Trophy|1934–35 season]] that the Ranji Trophy was not held,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/bcci-to-hold-hazare-trophy-as-per-state-units-wish-no-ranji-trophy-for-first-time-in-87-years/article33701912.ece |title=No Ranji Trophy for first time in 87 years |work=The Hindu |date=30 January 2021 |access-date=30 January 2021|last1=Karhadkar |first1=Amol }}</ref> instead, the BCCI has decided to organize 50 overs Vijay Hazare Trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=No Ranji Trophy For First Time in 87 Years, BCCI Opts For Vijay Hazare Trophy|url=https://www.probatsman.com/no-ranji-trophy-for-first-time-in-87-years-bcci-opts-for-vijay-hazare-trophy|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 30, 2021|website=Pro Batsman}}</ref> | ||
== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
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* [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] | * [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] | ||
* [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] | * [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] | ||
* [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] | * [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] | ||
* [[Chhattisgarh cricket team|Chhattisgarh]] | * [[Chhattisgarh cricket team|Chhattisgarh]] | ||
* [[Chandigarh cricket team|Chandigarh]]† | * [[Chandigarh cricket team|Chandigarh]]† | ||
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* [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] | * [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] | ||
* [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] (Rajputana) | * [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] (Rajputana) | ||
* [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] (Kathiawar | * [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] (Kathiawar) | ||
* [[Sikkim cricket team|Sikkim]]† | * [[Sikkim cricket team|Sikkim]]† | ||
* [[Services cricket team|Services]] (Army) | * [[Services cricket team|Services]] (Army) | ||
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* [[Uttarakhand cricket team|Uttarakhand]]† | * [[Uttarakhand cricket team|Uttarakhand]]† | ||
* [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] | * [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] | ||
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==Defunct teams== | ==Defunct teams== | ||
The following teams have appeared in the Ranji Trophy, but no longer do so: | The following teams have appeared in the Ranji Trophy, but no longer do so: | ||
*[[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]] (1934/35 – 1949/50) | * [[Central Provinces and Berar cricket team|Central Provinces and Berar]] (1934/35 – 1949/50) | ||
*[[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]] (1934/35 – 1946/47) | * [[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]] (1934/35 – 1946/47) | ||
*[[ | * [[Sind cricket team|Sind]] (1934/35 – 1947/48) | ||
*[[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]] (1934/35 – 1951/52, 1959/60 – 1967/68) | * [[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]] (1934/35 – 1951/52, 1959/60 – 1967/68) | ||
*[[Western India cricket team|Western India]] (1934/35 – 1945/46) | * [[Western India cricket team|Western India]] (1934/35 – 1945/46) | ||
*[[ | * [[Nawanagar cricket team|Nawanagar]] (1936/37 – 1947/48) | ||
*Holkar (1941/42 – 1954/55) | * [[North West Frontier Province cricket team|North West Frontier Province]] (1937/38 – 1946/47) | ||
*Gwalior (1943/44 | * Holkar (1941/42 – 1954/55) | ||
* Gwalior (1943/44) | |||
*[[Patiala cricket team|Patiala]]/Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union (1948/49, 1953/54 – 1958/59) | * [[Patiala cricket team|Patiala]]/Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union (1948/49, 1953/54 – 1958/59) | ||
*[[Eastern Punjab cricket team|Eastern Punjab]] (1950/51 – 1959/60) | * [[Eastern Punjab cricket team|Eastern Punjab]] (1950/51 – 1959/60) | ||
*[[Travancore-Cochin cricket team|Travancore-Cochin]] (1951/52 – 1956/57) | * [[Travancore-Cochin cricket team|Travancore-Cochin]] (1951/52 – 1956/57) | ||
*Madhya Bharat (1955/56 – 1956/57) | * Madhya Bharat (1955/56 – 1956/57) | ||
*[[Northern Punjab cricket team|Northern Punjab]] (1960/61 – 1967/68) | * [[Northern Punjab cricket team|Northern Punjab]] (1960/61 – 1967/68) | ||
== Format == | == Format == | ||
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For the 2017-18 season, the two-tier system was abandoned to have 4 groups of seven teams each and two quarter-finalists from each group. | For the 2017-18 season, the two-tier system was abandoned to have 4 groups of seven teams each and two quarter-finalists from each group. | ||
From the 2018-19 season, the teams contested in three-tiers. Five teams will qualify for the quarter-finals from the top tier (known as Elite Group A and Group B). Two teams will qualify from the second-tier (Elite Group C) and | From the 2018-19 season, the teams contested in three-tiers. Five teams will qualify for the quarter-finals from the top tier (known as Elite Group A and Group B). Two teams will qualify from the second-tier (Elite Group C) and one team from the lower-tier (Plate Group) for the quarter-finals. | ||
Round-robin matches are four days in length; knockout matches are played for five days. Throughout its history, if there is no outright result in a Ranji Trophy knock-out match, the team leading after the first innings is the winner. | Round-robin matches are four days in length; knockout matches are played for five days. Throughout its history, if there is no outright result in a Ranji Trophy knock-out match, the team leading after the first innings is the winner. | ||
Prior to the 2016–17 season matches were played at the home ground of one of the two teams taking part. For the 2016–17 competition the BCCI decided that all games would be staged at a neutral venue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy to be held at neutral venues, confirms BCCI|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Ranji-Trophy-to-be-held-at-neutral-venues-confirms-BCCI/articleshow/52901161.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref> | Prior to the 2016–17 season, matches were played at the home ground of one of the two teams taking part. For the 2016–17 competition, the BCCI decided that all games would be staged at a neutral venue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy to be held at neutral venues, confirms BCCI|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Ranji-Trophy-to-be-held-at-neutral-venues-confirms-BCCI/articleshow/52901161.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
===Points summary=== | ===Points summary=== | ||
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| 1st innings deficit in a drawn match || 1 <sup>*</sup> | | 1st innings deficit in a drawn match || 1 <sup>*</sup> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Lost | |Lost outright|| 0 | ||
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! colspan="4" | Team records<ref name=ca>Compiled from [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Firstclass/Overall/index.html Overall First-Class Records] at CricketArchive.</ref> | ! colspan="4" | Team records<ref name=ca>Compiled from [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Firstclass/Overall/index.html Overall First-Class Records] at CricketArchive.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Most wins || | | Most wins || 41 || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || 1934–2016 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Highest team score || 935/ | | Highest team score || 935/5 dec.|| [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] v [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || 1993–94<ref>[http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58339.html The Home of CricketArchive]. Cricketarchive.co.uk (1994-01-11). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Lowest team score || 21 || [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] v [[ | | Lowest team score || 21 || [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] v [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] || 2010<ref>[http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15292.html The Home of CricketArchive]. Cricketarchive.co.uk (1935-02-06). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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! colspan="5" | Individual match records<ref name=ca/> | ! colspan="5" | Individual match records<ref name=ca/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Highest individual innings || | | Highest individual innings || 443* || [[B. B. Nimbalkar]] || [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] v [[Kathiawar cricket team|Kathiawar]] || 1948–49<ref>[http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18737.html The Home of CricketArchive]. Cricketarchive.co.uk (1948-12-18). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Best innings bowling || 10/20 || [[Premangsu Chatterjee]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] v [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] || 1956–57<ref>[http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22337.html The Home of CricketArchive]. Cricketarchive.co.uk (1957-01-29). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> | | Best innings bowling || 10/20 || [[Premangsu Chatterjee]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] v [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] || 1956–57<ref>[http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22337.html The Home of CricketArchive]. Cricketarchive.co.uk (1957-01-29). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref> | ||
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! colspan="5" | Individual season records<ref>From ''[[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricket 2004]]'', published by ''[[The Hindu]]'', 2004</ref> | ! colspan="5" | Individual season records<ref>From ''[[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricket 2004]]'', published by ''[[The Hindu]]'', 2004</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Most runs in a season || 1,415 || [[ | | Most runs in a season || 1,415 || [[VVS Laxman|V. V. S. Laxman]]|| [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] || 1999–2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Most centuries in a season || 7|| [[Wasim Jaffer]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || 1999–2000 | | Most centuries in a season || 7|| [[Wasim Jaffer]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] || 1999–2000 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Most wickets in a season || 68 || [[Ashutosh Aman]] || [[Bihar]] || | | Most wickets in a season || 68 || [[Ashutosh Aman]] || [[Bihar]] || 2018–19 | ||
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| Highest career batting average || 98.35<ref name=sharma>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/87472.html | title=Ajay Sharma in elite company | author=Partab Ramchand | author-link=Partab Ramchand | publisher=Cricinfo | date=19 February 2000 | access-date=28 February 2007 }}</ref> || [[Vijay Merchant]] || 1934–51 | | Highest career batting average || 98.35<ref name=sharma>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/87472.html | title=Ajay Sharma in elite company | author=Partab Ramchand | author-link=Partab Ramchand | publisher=Cricinfo | date=19 February 2000 | access-date=28 February 2007 }}</ref> || [[Vijay Merchant]] || 1934–51 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Most career wickets || 640<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/103880.html | title=I was born at the wrong time: Rajinder Goel | author=Anil Gulati | publisher=Cricinfo | date=30 June 2001 | access-date=28 February 2007 }}</ref | | Most career wickets || 640<sup>†</sup><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/103880.html | title=I was born at the wrong time: Rajinder Goel | author=Anil Gulati | publisher=Cricinfo | date=30 June 2001 | access-date=28 February 2007 }}</ref> || [[Rajinder Goel]] || 1958–85 | ||
|} | |} | ||
<sup>†</sup> Some sources credit Goel with 636 or 640 wickets instead – see [[Rajinder Goel]] article for details. | <sup>†</sup> Some sources credit Goel with 636 or 640 wickets instead – see [[Rajinder Goel]] article for details. | ||
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| [[2020–21 Ranji Trophy|2020–21]] ||colspan="2"| Not held due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-ranji-trophy-in-2020-21-but-bcci-to-hold-domestic-50-over-competitions-for-men-women-u-19-boys-1249623 |title=No Ranji Trophy in 2020-21, but BCCI to hold domestic 50-over games for men, women, and U-19 boys |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> | | [[2020–21 Ranji Trophy|2020–21]] ||colspan="2"| Not held due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-ranji-trophy-in-2020-21-but-bcci-to-hold-domestic-50-over-competitions-for-men-women-u-19-boys-1249623 |title=No Ranji Trophy in 2020-21, but BCCI to hold domestic 50-over games for men, women, and U-19 boys |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> | ||
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| [[2021–22 Ranji Trophy|2021–22]] | |||
|| [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] | |||
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
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!Team !! | ! Team !! Winner !! Runner-Up !! Win % !! Last win | ||
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| [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai/Bombay]] || 41 || 6 || 87.2 || 2016 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka/Mysore]] || 8 || 6 || 57.1 || 2015 | |||
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|[[ | | [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] || 7 || 8 || 46.7 || 2008 | ||
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|[[ | | [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] || 5 || 4 || 55.6 || 2001 | ||
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|[[ | | [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh/Holkar]] || 5 || 7 || 41.7 || 2022 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] || 2 || 0 || 100.0 || 2019 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] || 2 || 12 || 14.3 || 1990 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu/Madras]] || 2 || 10 || 16.7 || 1988 | ||
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|[[ | | [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] || 2 || 8 || 20.0 || 2012 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] || 2 || 3 || 40.0 || 1987 | ||
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|[[ | | [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] || 2 || 3 || 40.0 || 1941 | ||
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|[[ | | [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] || 2 || 2 || 50.0 || 2005 | ||
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|[[ | | [[Western India cricket team|Western India]] || 1 || 3 || 25.0 || 1944 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] || 1 || 3 || 25.0 || 2020 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh/United Provinces]] || 1 || 5 || 16.7 || 2006 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]/[[Southern Punjab cricket team (India)|Southern Punjab]] || 1 || 4 || 20.0 || 1993 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[Nawanagar cricket team|Nawanagar]] || 1 || 1 || 50.0 || 1937 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] || 1 || | | [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] || 1 || 1 || 50.0 || 1991 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] || 1 || | | [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] || 1 || 1 || 50.0 || 2017 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Services cricket team|Services]] || 0 || 2 || 00.0 || | | [[Services cricket team|Services]] || 0 || 2 || 00.0 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Jharkhand cricket team|Bihar]] || 0 || 1 || 00.0 || | | [[Jharkhand cricket team|Bihar]] || 0 || 1 || 00.0 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]] || 0 || 1 || 00.0 || | | [[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]] || 0 || 1 || 00.0 || | ||
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