2019–20 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners  | |
| Dates | 9 December 2019 – 15 February 2020 | 
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | First-class cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | 
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| Participants | 10 | 
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]
Points table[edit]
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Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot | 
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| Goa | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.343 | 
| Puducherry | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2.336 | 
| Chandigarh | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3.498 | 
| Meghalaya | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.302 | 
| Bihar | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.191 | 
| Nagaland | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.765 | 
| Manipur | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.397 | 
| Mizoram | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.424 | 
| Sikkim | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.705 | 
| Arunachal Pradesh | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.458 | 
- Top team advances to the knockout stage and gets promoted to Elite Group C for the next season.
 
Fixtures[edit]
Round 1[edit]
9–12 December 2019    
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
 - Nishant Kumar, Shivam Kumar, Sabir Khan (Bihar), Ashith Rajiv and A Aravinddaraj (Puducherry) all made their first-class debuts.
 - Vinay Kumar (Puducherry) took his 400th wicket in the Ranji Trophy.[9]
 
9–12 December 2019    
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
 - Arslan Khan, Shivam Bhambri, Raman Bishnoi (Chandigarh), Kengo Bam, Yab Niya and Karkir Taye (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
 - 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]
 
9–12 December 2019    
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
 - Aditya Kaushik (Goa) and Bhushan Subba (Sikkim) both made their first-class debuts.
 
9–12 December 2019    
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
 - Langlonyamba Keishangbam, Al Bashid Muhammed, Ajay Lamabam (Manipur) and Parvez Ahmed (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
 
9–12 December 2019    
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
 - Aosashi Longchar, Bohoto Yeptho, Nagaho Chishi (Nagaland), Wallam Kynshi, Sanjay Yadav and Akash Choudhary (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
 - Sanjay Yadav (Meghalaya) took the third-best figures in Indian domestic first-class cricket.[12]
 
Round 2[edit]
17–20 December 2019    
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
 - Sagar Trivedi (Puducherry) made his first-class debut.
 
17–20 December 2019    
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Thomas Moirangthem (Manipur) made his first-class debut.
 
17–20 December 2019    
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram) scored his second triple century in the Ranji Trophy.[13]
 
17–20 December 2019    
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
 - Anirudh Kanwar (Chandigarh) and Shashi Shekhar (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.
 - Ankit Kaushik (Chandigarh) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[14]
 
Round 3[edit]
25–28 December 2019    
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
 - Sumit Lama (Mizoram) made his first-class debut.
 
25–28 December 2019    
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 - Gelson Singh (Manipur) made his first-class debut.
 
25–28 December 2019    
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
 - Tejosel Yiethun and Vino Zhimomi (Nagaland) both made their first-class debuts.
 
26–29 December 2019    
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Tengchan Sangma (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 4[edit]
3–6 January 2020    
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
 - No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
 - Temjentoshi Jamir (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
 
3–6 January 2020    
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 - No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to a wet outfield.
 - Nabam Tempol (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
 
3–6 January 2020    
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- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
 - Lakhan Raja, Shabbir Khan (Bihar) and Lalruatdika (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
 
3–6 January 2020    
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- Goa won the toss and elected to field.
 - Vaibhav Govekar (Goa) and Karam Dharmendra (Manipur) both made their first-class debuts.
 
3–6 January 2020    
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
 - No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
 
Round 5[edit]
11–14 January 2020    
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
 - Atulya Priyankar (Bihar) made his first-class debut.
 
11–14 January 2020    
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Shashwat Kohli (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
 
11–14 January 2020    
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
 - Jagjit Singh (Chandigarh), Puran Giri and Ruben Lepcha (Sikkim) all made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 6[edit]
19–22 January 2020    
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- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
 - Nitesh Gupta (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.
 
19–22 January 2020    
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
 - Takam Tallum (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
 
19–22 January 2020    
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- Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
 - Jaskaranvir Singh (Chandigarh) made his first-class debut.
 
19–22 January 2020    
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
 - Purajit Mandal (Meghalaya), Rajkumar Jotish and Ajit Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
 
19–22 January 2020    
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Chopise Hopongkyu (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 7[edit]
27–30 January 2020    
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
 - Basukinath Mishra, Yashasvi Rishav, Sarfaraz Ashraf, Amod Yadav (Bihar) and Pringsang Sangma (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
 
27–30 January 2020    
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- Puducherry won the toss and elected to field.
 - No play was possible on days 2 and 3.
 
27–30 January 2020    
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
 - No play was possible on day 3.
 - Lalfakzuala Renthlei (Mizoram) and Oren Ngullie (Nagaland) both made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 8[edit]
4–7 February 2020    
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- Mizoram won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Kunal Mahajan (Chandigarh), Uday Kumar Abhay and Henry Lalsangzuala (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
 
4–7 February 2020    
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
 - Gemson Singh, Somorjit Salam, Basir Rahman, Shamir Khan (Manipur), Alagh Prathiban and Parandaman Thamaraikannan (Puducherry) all made their first-class debuts.
 
4–7 February 2020    
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Shaisngi Lyngdoh (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.
 
4–7 February 2020    
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- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Rakesh Kumar (Arunachal Pradesh) and Nikhil Anand (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 9[edit]
12–15 February 2020    
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- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
 - Smit Patel (Goa) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[15]
 
12–15 February 2020    
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- Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Ramachandran Ragupathy, Santha Moorthy (Puducherry) and Walling Imomenba (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
 - Santha Moorthy (Puducherry) became the oldest bowler to take a five-wicket haul on first-class debut, aged 40 years and 155 days.[16]
 
12–15 February 2020    
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- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
 - Bishworjit Konthoujam, Sunil Salam, Sheiteendra Singh and Sunil Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
 - This was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[17][18]
 
12–15 February 2020    
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- Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Nafees Siddique and Aryan Bora (Meghalaya) both made their first-class debuts.
 
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy set to finish in March; Mushtaq Ali T20s gets pre-IPL auction window". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "BCCI Domestic Schedule 2019–20" (PDF). Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
 - ↑ "Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be held ahead of IPL auction as BCCI announces domestic schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
 - ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Manipur folded for 27 as Meghalaya secure innings win". Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
 - ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Manipur folds for 27 as Meghalaya secures innings win". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
 - ↑ "Are R Ashwin's 362 wickets the most after 70 Tests?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
 - ↑ "60,000 not out: Landmark first-class match set for Ranji Trophy". The Cricketer. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
 - ↑ "Goa storm into Ranji Trophy quarters, rout Mizoram inside two days". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
 - ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Vinay Kumar becomes second-fastest to 400 wickets". Sport Star. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
 - ↑ "Plan was to make Ranji debut count: Arslan Khan". Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
 - ↑ "Chandigarh batsman Arslan Khan opens first-class career with Ranji Trophy double-century". The Cricketer. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
 - ↑ "Sanjay Yadav Records Third-Best Bowling Figures in Indian First-Class Cricket History; Meghalaya All-Rounder Takes 9/52 in 2019–20 Ranji Trophy Match Against Nagaland". Latestly. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
 - ↑ "Ranji Trophy 2019–20 Round 2, Day 3: Bengal beats Kerala, Himachal beats Tamil Nadu- As it happened". SportStar. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
 - ↑ "Ankit's unbeaten ton helps home team post 274/5 against Bihar". Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
 - ↑ "Ranji Trophy 2019–20: Smit Patel maiden double ton puts Goa on top". SportStar. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
 - ↑ "Indian cricketer breaks 125-year-old world record". BD Crictime. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
 - ↑ "60,000 and counting: Landmark Ranji Trophy match in Kolkata". India Today. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
 - ↑ "Stats: Ranji Trophy game marks the 60000th match in First-class cricket". CricTracker. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
 
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