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    2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group A

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    2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group A
    Dates17 February – 26 June 2022
    Administrator(s)BCCI
    Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
    Tournament format(s)Round-robin then knockout
    Participants4
    ← 2020–21
    2022–23 →
    2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season
    Men
    • Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (A, B, C, D, E, Plate)
    • Ranji Trophy (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, Plate)
    • Vijay Hazare Trophy (A, B, C, D, E, Plate)
    Women
    • Women's Senior One Day Trophy
    • Senior Women's Challenger Trophy
    • Women's Senior T20 Trophy
    • v
    • t
    • e

    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 groups, with four teams in Group A.[3] All the Group A league matches took place in Rajkot.[4] The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.[5] Madhya Pradesh won Group A to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament.[6]

    Points table[edit]

    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W L T D NR Pts Quot
    1 Madhya Pradesh 3 2 0 0 1 0 14 2.147
    2 Kerala 3 2 0 0 1 0 14 1.648
    3 Gujarat 3 1 2 0 0 0 7 1.105
    4 Meghalaya 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.234
    Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ESPN Cricinfo

      Advances to Quarter-final
      Relegated to Plate Group next season


    Fixtures[edit]

    Round 1[edit]

    17–20 February 2022
    Scorecard
    Meghalaya
    v
    Kerala
    148 (40.5 overs)
    Punit Bisht 93 (90)
    Eden Apple Tom 4/41 (9 overs)
    505/9d (140.4 overs)
    Ponnan Rahul 147 (239)
    Aryan Bora 3/105 (32.4 overs)
    191 (53.5 overs)
    Chirag Khurana 75 (70)
    Basil Thampi 4/43 (16 overs)
    Kerala won by an innings and 166 runs
    Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot
    Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Pranav Joshi
    Player of the match: Eden Apple Tom (Kerala)
    • Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
    • Eden Apple Tom (Kerala), Kishan Lyngdoh and Larry Sangma (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
    • Rohan Kunnummal (Kerala) and Vathsal Govind (Kerala) both scored their maiden centuries in first-class cricket.[7][8]
    17–20 February 2022
    Scorecard
    Madhya Pradesh
    v
    Gujarat
    274 (96.3 overs)
    Shubham Sharma 92 (206)
    Arzan Nagwaswalla 5/59 (22 overs)
    331 (94.2 overs)
    Het Patel 72 (139)
    Ishwar Pandey 5/72 (25 overs)
    251 (78 overs)
    Shubham Sharma 103* (242)
    Chintan Gaja 6/48 (18 overs)
    88 (37.5 overs)
    Karan Patel 27 (55)
    Kumar Kartikeya 5/34 (18.5 overs)
    Madhya Pradesh won by 106 runs
    Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar and C. K. Nandan
    Player of the match: Shubham Sharma (Madhya Pradesh)
    • Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
    • Het Patel (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.

    Round 2[edit]

    24–27 February 2022
    Scorecard
    Gujarat
    v
    Kerala
    388 (96.1 overs)
    Het Patel 185 (245)
    MD Nidheesh 5/54 (22 overs)
    439 (107.3 overs)
    Rohan Kunnummal 129 (171)
    Siddharth Desai 5/132 (39 overs)
    264 (85.5 overs)
    Karan Patel 81 (150)
    Jalaj Saxena 4/57 (18 overs)
    214/2 (35.4 Overs)
    Rohan Kunnummal 106* (87)
    Chintan Gaja 1/42 (6 overs)
    Kerala won by 8 wickets
    Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot
    Umpires: Pranav Joshi and Nitin Pandit
    Player of the match: Rohan Kunnummal (Kerala)
    • Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
    • Saurav Chauhan and Umang Kumar (Gujarat) both made their first-class debuts.
    • Het Patel (Gujarat) and Karan Patel (Gujarat) both scored their maiden first-class centuries.[9]
    24–27 February 2022
    Scorecard
    Meghalaya
    v
    Madhya Pradesh
    61 (35.4 overs)
    Wanlambok Nongkhlaw 19 (40)
    Gaurav Yadav 5/11 (10 overs)
    499/6d (132.3 overs)
    Shubham Sharma 111 (169)
    Akash Choudhary 2/77 (21 overs)
    137 (56.2 overs)
    Punit Bisht 38 (64)
    Anubhav Agarwal 5/38 (12 overs)
    Madhya Pradesh won by an innings and 301 runs
    Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
    Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Krishnaraj Srinath
    Player of the match: Gaurav Yadav (Madhya Pradesh)
    • Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Akshat Raghuwanshi, Anubhav Agarwal (Madhya Pradesh) and Kilco Marak (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.

    Round 3[edit]

    3–6 March 2022
    Scorecard
    Madhya Pradesh
    v
    Kerala
    585/9d (204.3 overs)
    Yash Dubey 289 (591)
    Jalaj Saxena 6/116 (51.3 overs)
    432/9 (153 overs)
    Ponnan Rahul 136 (368)
    Anubhav Agarwal 3/58 (24 overs)
    Match drawn
    Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot
    Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Nitin Pandit
    Player of the match: Yash Dubey (Madhya Pradesh)
    • Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
    3–6 March 2022
    Scorecard
    Gujarat
    v
    Meghalaya
    555/8d (141.4 overs)
    Bhargav Merai 223 (340)
    Chirag Khurana 5/151 (43 overs)
    166 (51.1 overs)
    Punit Bisht 59 (91)
    Chintan Gaja 5/34 (12 overs)
    250 (73.5 overs) (f/o)
    Dwaraka Ravi Teja 133 (183)
    Arzan Nagwaswalla 4/70 (19.5 overs)
    Gujarat won by an innings and 139 runs
    Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Rohan Pandit
    Player of the match: Bhargav Merai (Gujarat)
    • Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Bamanbha Shangpliang (Meghalaya), Manan Hingrajia, Parth Vaghani and Priyesh Patel (Gujarat) all made their first-class debuts.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
    2. ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
    3. ^ "BCCI unveils two-phased plan for Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
    4. ^ "65 matches, 9 venues, 2 phases: Ranji Trophy after 22 months". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
    5. ^ "BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
    6. ^ "Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
    7. ^ Ajith Kumar, P.K. (17 February 2022). "Ranji Trophy: Edhen, Rohan help take Kerala take control". SportStar. Rajkot: The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
    8. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Kerala close in on big win". OnManorama. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
    9. ^ P K, Ajith Kumar (25 February 2022). "Het and Karan's maiden tons frustrate Kerala". The Hindu. Rajkot. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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