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2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group C
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 6 October 2017 – 28 November 2017 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Participants | 7 |
The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams.[1] The top two teams from Group C progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition.[2]
Ahead of the fifth round of fixtures, Tamil Nadu's last two home games were moved from Chennai following heavy rain and were rescheduled to take place in Indore and Vadodara.[3] In November 2017, Mumbai's fifth-round fixture against Baroda was their 500th match in the Ranji Trophy.[4] Mumbai progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Tripura by 10 wickets in round 7 of the tournament.[5] They were joined by Madhya Pradesh, who topped the group, after beating Odisha by 7 wickets in their final game.[6]
Teams[edit]
The following teams were placed in Group C, based on their average points in the previous three years:[7]
Points table[edit]
| Team[8] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
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| Madhya Pradesh | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | –0.116 |
| Mumbai | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | +0.228 |
| Andhra | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | +0.326 |
| Baroda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | +0.508 |
| Tamil Nadu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | –0.112 |
| Odisha | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –0.648 |
| Tripura | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | –0.426 |
- Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage
Fixtures[edit]
Round 1[edit]
6–9 October 2017
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 and only 2 overs were bowled on day 3.
6–9 October 2017
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Waseem Ahmed (Madhya Pradesh) and Lukman Meriwala (Baroda) both made their first-class debuts.
6–9 October 2017
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- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shoaib Md Khan and Prithvi Raj (Andhra) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 2[edit]
14–17 October 2017
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- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Minad Manjrekar and Akash Parkar (Mumbai) both made their first-class debuts.
14–17 October 2017
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- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
- Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (Tamil Nadu) and Joydeep Bhattacharjee (Tripura) both made their first-class debuts.
- Washington Sundar (Tamil Nadu) scored his maiden first-class century.[9]
Round 3[edit]
24–27 October 2017
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52/0 (14.2 overs)
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- Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
24–27 October 2017
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- Andhra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Subham Nayak (Odisha) made his first-class debut.
- Hanuma Vihari (Andhra) scored his maiden triple century and his second consecutive total of 150 runs or more in first-class cricket.[10]
Round 4[edit]
1–4 November 2017
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Shantanu Mishra (Odisha) made his first-class debut.
- Prithvi Shaw (Mumbai) scored his second consecutive century, and his fourth in five first-class matches since his debut.[11]
1–4 November 2017
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- Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitesh Patel and Rudresh Vaghela (Baroda) both made their first-class debuts.
- Vishnu Solanki (Baroda) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[11]
Round 5[edit]
9–12 November 2017
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- This was Mumbai's 500th match in the Ranji Trophy.[4]
- Ahmadnoor Pathan and Kartik Kakade (Baroda) both made their first-class debuts.
9–12 November 2017
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- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Velidi Lakshman (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
Round 6[edit]
17–20 November 2017
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- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
- Karsh Kothari (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
17–20 November 2017
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Ninad Rathva and Dhruv Patel (Baroda) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 7[edit]
25–28 November 2017
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64/0 (6.2 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 50* (26) |
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
25–28 November 2017
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- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Aryaman Birla (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Reports: Ranji Trophy to be back to its home and away format as per the BCCI". Sportskeeda. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "BCCI reverts to home and away format for Ranji Trophy". CricBuzz. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu's games moved out of Chennai". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sheth, Meriwala help Baroda take control in Mumbai's 500th match". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Mumbai maul Tripura by 10 wickets to enter quarters". Times of India. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ↑ "Group C: Hirwani spins Madhya Pradesh into knockouts". Wisden India. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Duleep Trophy scrapped from 2017-18 calendar". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy Table - 2017–18". ESPN Cricinfo. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Washington Sundar's 156* underpins TN's dominance". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ↑ "Vihari's triple-hundred propels Andhra". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Shaw's 105 headlines back-and-forth day". ESPN Cricinfo. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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