The
2019–20 Ranji Trophy
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It took place between December 2019 and March 2020. Chandigarh competed in the Ranji Trophy for the first time. Vidarbha wer ...
was the 86th season of the
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...
, the
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 of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...
tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group A.
The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020.
The top five teams across Group A and
Group B
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progressed to the
quarter-finals
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of the competition.
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches,
Gujarat
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and
Andhra
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had qualified for the quarter-finals from Group A.
Bengal
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were the third and final team from Group A to progress, after beating
Punjab
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by 48 runs in their final match.
Kerala
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and
Hyderabad
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finished in the last two places across groups A and B and were relegated for the next season.
Points table
Fixtures
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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References
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2019 in Indian cricket
2020 in Indian cricket
Domestic cricket competitions in 2019–20
Ranji Trophy seasons