Ranji Trophy 2022: Format

Breakdown

A total of 64 matches will be played across 62 days, with 38 teams participating in two phases (pre and post IPL 2022). 38 teams have been divided into eight Elite Groups and one Plate Group, with four teams per Elite Group and six teams in Plate Group.

Elite teams play against each other, whereas Plate teams play against three teams from the group.

Quarter-final qualification

One team from each Elite Group will qualify for the quarter-final, barring the lowest-ranked of the eight qualified teams, which will play a pre-quarterfinal with the top team from the Plate group.

The draws for the quarter-final will be carried out after the pre-quarter-final match.

Ranji Trophy 2022: Groups

Elite A: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya; Venue: Rajkot

Elite B: Bengal, Baroda, Hyderabad, Chandigarh; Venue: Cuttack

Elite C: Karnataka, Railways, Jammu & Kasmir, Pondicherry; Venue: Chennai

Elite D: Saurashtra, Mumbai, Odisha, Goa; Venue: Ahmedabad

Elite E: Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Services, Uttarakhand; Venue: Trivandrum

Elite F: Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Tripura; Venue: Delhi

Elite G: Vidarbha, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam; Venue: Haryana

Elite H: Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Venue: Guwahati

Plate: Bihar, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Prades; Venue: Kolkata

Ranji Trophy 2022: Venues

Ahmedabad

Narendra Modi Stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium-2, Gujarat College Ground

Kolkata

Eden Gardens, Bengal Cricket Academy (Kalyani), Videocon Academy Ground, Jadavpur University Campus 2nd ground

Rajkot

SCA Stadium, SCA Stadium Khanderi B Ground, Madhavrao Scindia Ground

Haryana

Ch. Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium (Rohtak), Gurugram Cricket Ground

Delhi

Arun Jaitely Stadium, Roshanara Club Ground

Guwahati

Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Judges Field, NFRSA Ground

Cuttack

Barabati, KIIT (Bhubaneshwar), Vikas Cricket Ground (Bhubaneshwar), DRIEMS Ground

Trivandrum

St Xaviers’ KCA Cricket Ground, Greenfield Stadium, KCA Stadium (Mangalapuram)

Chennai

MA Chidambaram Stadium, IIT Chemplast, IC-Gurunanak College Ground

Ranji Trophy 2022: Schedule

There will be three league matches per team. The pre-IPL phase begins on February 10, two days before the start of the IPL 2022 auction.

First leg (Pre- IPL 2022): February 10, 2022, to March 15, 2022 (34 days, 57 matches)

Second leg (Post- IPL 2022): May 30, 2022, to June 26, 2022 (28 days, 7 matches)

The full list of fixtures will be updated once available. Updated till February 3, 2022.