2019–20 Ranji Trophy
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 9 December 2019 – 13 March 2020 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robinthenknockout |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Champions | Saurashtra(1st title) |
| Participants | 38 |
| Matches | 169 |
| Most runs | Rahul Dalal(1,340) (Arunachal Pradesh) |
| Most wickets | Jaydev Unadkat(67) (Saurashtra) |
| 2019–20 Indian domestic cricket season |
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The2019–20 Ranji Trophywas the 86th season of theRanji Trophy,the premierfirst-class crickettournament in India.[1]It took place between December 2019 and March 2020.[2][3]Chandigarhcompeted in the Ranji Trophy for the first time.[4]Vidarbhawere the defending champions.[5][6]
In the opening round of fixtures, Vidarbha'sWasim Jafferbecame the first cricketer to play in 150 matches in the Ranji Trophy.[7][8]In January 2020, in the round seven match betweenMadhya PradeshandUttar Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh'sRavi Yadavbecame the first bowler to take ahat-trickin his first over on his debut in a first-class cricket match.[9]On 12 February 2020, the Plate Group fixture betweenChandigarhandManipurwas the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.[10][11]
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches,Gujarat,SaurashtraandAndhrahad qualified for the quarter-finals, with fourteen teams in contention for the remaining five places.[12]Goaqualified from the Plate Group, after beatingMizoraminside two days.[13]Following the final group stage games,Bengalfrom Group A,[14]Karnatakafrom Group B,[15]Jammu & Kashmirfrom Group C,[16]andOdisha,also from Group C, had all qualified for the quarter-finals.[17]Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and Saurashtra all progressed from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals of the tournament.[18]
Bengal reached the final for the first time since the2006–07 tournament,after beating Karnataka by 174 runs.[19]Saurashtra beat Gujarat by 92 runs to advance to the final for the fourth time in the last eight seasons.[20]The final finished in a draw, with Saurashtra winning their maiden title, with a lead in the first innings of the match.[21][22]
Format
[edit]The tournament retained the same format as the previous edition of the competition.[23]The tournament had four groups, with nine teams each in Groups A, B, and ten teams in Group C and the Plate Group. The top two teams from Group C and the top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the tournament, along with the top five teams across Groups A and B.[24]A neutral curator was appointed to select thewicketfor each fixture.[25]
In July 2019, theBoard of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) considered the use of theDecision Review System(DRS) for matches in the knockout section of the tournament.[26]The BCCI agreed to use a "limited DRS" system, which does not useHawk-Eyeand UltraEdge.[27]
Player transfers
[edit]The following player transfers were approved ahead of the season. The new team, Chandigarh, transferred few players from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.[28]
| Player | From | To |
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| Stuart Binny[29] | Karnataka | Nagaland |
| Unmukt Chand[30] | Delhi | Uttarakhand |
| C. M. Gautam[31] | Karnataka | Goa |
| Arun Karthik[32] | Kerala | Pondicherry |
| Abrar Kazi[33] | Nagaland | Mizoram |
| Milind Kumar[34] | Sikkim | Tripura |
| Vinay Kumar[35] | Karnataka | Pondicherry |
| Shrikant Mundhe[36] | Maharashtra | Nagaland |
| K. B. Pawan[33] | Nagaland | Mizoram |
| Malolan Rangarajan[37] | Uttarakhand | Tamil Nadu |
| Rahil Shah[38] | Tamil Nadu | Uttarakhand |
| Yashpal Singh[39] | Manipur | Sikkim |
| Dwaraka Ravi Teja[40] | Andhra | Meghalaya |
| Robin Uthappa[41] | Saurashtra | Kerala |
Teams
[edit]The teams were placed in the following groups, based on their performance from the previous edition.Chandigarhcompeted in the tournament for the first time.[42][43]
League stage
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Knockout stage
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| A1 | Gujarat | 602/8d & 199/6d | ||||||||||||
| P1 | Goa | 173 & 164 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Gujarat | 252 & 234 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Saurashtra | 304 & 274 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Saurashtra | 419 & 426 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Andhra | 136 & 149/4 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Saurashtra | 425 & 105/4 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Bengal | 381 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Karnataka | 206 & 316 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Jammu & Kashmir | 192 & 163 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Karnataka | 122 & 177 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Bengal | 312 & 161 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Bengal | 332 & 373 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Odisha | 250 & 39/0 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
- Kanwar Singh Chohan(Odisha) made his first-class debut.
- Bengal advanced to the semi-finals due to a first-innings lead.[44]
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only six overs were bowled on day 1 and no play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
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- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
- Saurashtra advanced to the semi-finals due to a first-innings lead.[45]
Semi-finals
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- Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sudip Kumar Gharami(Bengal) made his first-class debut.
- UmpireChettithody Shamshuddinwas injured on the first day of the final and was replaced byYeshwant Barde.[46]
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