The 2022–23 Ranji Trophy is the 88th season of the

Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy (also known as Mastercard Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Board of Control for Cr ...

, the premier

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

tournament in India. It is being played from 13 December 2022 and scheduled to finish on 20 February 2023.

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

are the defending champions, winning their first Ranji Trophy title previous season.Madhya Pradesh previously competed in the Ranji Trophy as Holkar cricket team, winning the tournament four times between 1945–46 and 1952–53. This was their first win as Madhya Pradesh.

Format

Unlike the last season, where all teams were competed for the same trophy, this season will have two winners to improve the standard and competitiveness of the tournament. The teams were divided into two categories named as Elite category having 32 teams split into four groups, with Plate category having 6 teams. The Elite group teams will play each other once, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. In the Plate Group also teams will play each other once, but the top four teams qualifying for the plate group knockouts, with the bottom two teams playing for the fifth and sixth positions while there will be another playoff for third and fourth positions. The two Plate finalists will be promoted to the Elite group for the next season, while the bottom two teams of all the four Elite groups combined - factoring in both points and quotient will be relegated. The teams were placed in the following groups:

League stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Plate Group

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External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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