2015–16 Ranji Trophy Group A
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The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 1 October 2015 – 4 December 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |
 India |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches played | 36 |
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The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy is the 82nd season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It is being contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each.
- Top three teams advance to knockout stage and ninth place team will be relegated to Group C for 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.
Squads
| Assam | Bengal | Delhi[1] | Haryana | Karnataka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Points table
| Team[3] | Pld | W | L | D | A | WI | FI | Pts | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidarbha | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | +0.047 |
| Bengal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | +0.110 |
| Assam | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | -0.304 |
| Delhi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | +0.215 |
| Karnataka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | +0.336 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | -0.313 |
| Maharashtra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | +0.301 |
| Odisha | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | +0.016 |
| Haryana | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -0.406 |
- Top three teams advance to knockout stage.
- Bottom place team will be relegated to Group C for 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.
Fixtures
Round 1
| 1–4 October Scorecard |
| Vidarbha (H) |
v |
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- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat
- Rajesh Dhupar (Odisha), Aditya Shanware and Jitesh Sharma (Vidarbha) made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Vidarbha 3, Odisha 1
| 1–4 October Scorecard |
| v |
(H) Maharashtra | |
- Haryana won the toss and elected to bat
- Chaitanya Bishnoi, Rahul Dagar and Sanjay Pahal (Haryana) made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Maharashtra 3, Haryana 1
| 1–4 October Scorecard |
| v |
(H) Rajasthan | |
- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field
- Mohit Ahlawat (Delhi) and Nathu Singh (Rajasthan) made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Rajasthan 3, Delhi 1
| 1–4 October Scorecard |
| v |
(H) Assam | |
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat
- Points: Assam 3, Karnataka 1
Round 2
| 8–11 October Scorecard |
| v |
Assam (H) | |
- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
- Kukna Ajay Singh (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
| 8–11 October Scorecard |
| v |
Karnataka (H) | |
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
- Naved Ahmed (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
| 8–11 October Scorecard |
| v |
Delhi (H) | |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Nitish Rana and Sarang Rawat (both Delhi) made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
| 15–18 October Scorecard |
| v |
Bengal (H) | |
- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aamir Gani and Pankaj Shaw (both Bengal) made their first-class debuts.
Round 4
| 22–25 October Scorecard |
| v |
Vidarbha (H) | |
- Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aditya Sarwate (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
| 22–25 October Scorecard |
| v |
Delhi (H) | |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Rishabh Pant (Delhi) made his first-class debut.
| 22–25 October Scorecard |
| v |
Karnataka (H) | |
- Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Mathias (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
Round 5
| 30 October–2 November Scorecard |
| v |
Odisha (H) | |
- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Suboth Bhati, Pulkit Narang and Dhruv Shorey (Delhi) all made their first-class debuts.
| 30 October–2 November Scorecard |
| v |
Haryana (H) | |
- Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
- Pramod Chandila, Mukesh Kumar (Bengal) and Rohit Sharma (Haryana) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 6
| 7–10 November Scorecard |
| v |
Karnataka (H) | |
- Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amit Das and Ranjit Singh (both Odisha) made their first-class debuts.
| 7–10 November Scorecard |
| Haryana (H) |
v |
|
- Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rahul Hazarika (Assam) made his first-class debut.
| 7–10 November Scorecard |
| Bengal (H) |
v |
|
- Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
- Sayan Ghosh (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
| 15–18 November Scorecard |
| v |
Vidarbha (H) | |
- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Siddharth Dobal (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
- Umesh Yadav (Vidarbha) took a hat-trick in the first innings.[4]
Round 8
| 23–26 November Scorecard |
| Bengal (H) |
v |
|
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anurag Tiwari (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
- Odisha's second innings score of 37 all out is their second lowest score in the Ranji Trophy. Following the match, the club lodged a complaint stating that the pitch was "underprepared".[5]
| 23–26 November Scorecard |
| v |
Maharashtra (H) | |
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
- No play on day 1.
| 23–26 November Scorecard |
| Haryana (H) |
v |
|
- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohit Hooda, Shamsher Yadav (Haryana) and Manender Singh (Rajasthan) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 9
| 1–4 December Scorecard |
| v |
Assam (H) | |
- Assam won the toss and elected to field.
- Wasiqur Rahman (Assam) made his first-class debut.
See also
References
- ↑ Ishant left out of Delhi Ranji squad
- ↑ Vidarbha cricket team
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 2015-16 Points table". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "Umesh hat-trick, Assam rout Delhi for 149". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "Odisha complain against 'underprepared' pitch". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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