| Dates | 17 February – 26 June 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
| Participants | 6 |
| 2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season |
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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 elite groups, with six teams in Plate group .[3] All the Plate Group league matches took place in Kolkata.[4] The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.[5]
In the opening round of fixtures, Sakibul Gani of Bihar became the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut, scoring 341 runs.[6] Nagaland won the Plate Group to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament.[7]
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Advances to Preliminary quarter-final
Fixtures
Round 1
17–20 February 2022
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bipin Saurabh, Malay Raj, Sachin Kumar, Sakibul Gani (Bihar), Joseph Lalthankhuma, Remruatdika Ralte and Vikash Kumar (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sakibul Gani (Bihar) became the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut.[8]
17–20 February 2022
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- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ankur Malik, Anwesh Sharma, Codanda Ajit Karthik, Kranthi Kumar, Rajiv Malay (Sikkim), Khrievitso Kense and Yugandhar Singh (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
17–20 February 2022
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Johnson Singh, Kishan Singha (Manipur), Manvan Patel, Nazeeb Saiyed and Suraj Tayam (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
24–27 February 2022
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- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhinav Kumar (Bihar) made his first-class debut.
24–27 February 2022
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kumar Nyompu and Techi Kagung (Arunachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
24–27 February 2022
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- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- B Lalnunfela (Mizoram) and Nitesh Sedai (Manipur) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
3–6 March 2022
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- Amit Sotiya, Banshidar Kumar, Govind Choudhary, Saurav Kumar, Shivam Singh, Vikrant Singh (Bihar), Nabam Abo and Teshi Tiku (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
3–6 March 2022
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- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Raja Swarnkar (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
3–6 March 2022
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Tarun Sharma (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.
References
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "BCCI unveils two-phased plan for Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "65 matches, 9 venues, 2 phases: Ranji Trophy after 22 months". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy 2022: Bihar batter Sakibul Gani scripts world record with a triple hundred on first-class debut". India Today. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Bihar's Sakibul Gani creates world record on first-class debut with incredible triple-century". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 February 2022.