The Ranji Trophy 2024-25 will commence on October 11, with the defending champions Mumbai facing off against Baroda in Vadodara. Here is the schedule, including the match timings and venues.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Which teams are participating?
32 teams, divided into four groups of eight teams, will take part in India’s premier domestic red-ball competition. Here are the teams:
Elite Group A: Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mumbai, Odisha, Services, Tripura
Elite Group B: Andhra, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Hyderabad, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Vidarbha
Elite Group C: Bengal, Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
Elite Group D: Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Railways, Saurashtra, Tamil Nadu
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: What’s the format?
The group stage will have a round-robin format with each team facing off against every other team in the group once. Teams finishing top two from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals. The knockout phase of the competition will kick off on February 8, 2025.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Full schedule
October 11, 9:30am
Elite Group A:
Baroda vs Mumbai, Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Jammu & Kashmir vs Maharashtra, Sher E Kashmir Cricket Stadium, Srinagar
Services vs Meghalaya, Airforce Complex Ground, New Delhi
Tripura vs Odisha, MBB Stadium, Agartala
Elite Group B:
Hyderabad vs Gujarat, Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad
Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Rajasthan vs Puducherry, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Vidarbha vs Andhra, VCA Stadium, Civil Lines, Nagpur
Elite Group C:
Madhya Pradesh vs Karnataka, Holkar Stadium, Indore
Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Haryana vs Bihar, Chaudhry Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli
Kerala vs Punjab, St. Xavier's KCA Cricket Ground, Trivandrum
Elite Group D:
Assam vs Jharkhand, ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati
Chandigarh vs Railways, GMSSS Sec-26 Cricket Ground, Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh vs Delhi, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Tamil Nadu vs Saurashtra, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ground, Coimbatore
October 18, 9:30am
Elite Group A:
Services vs Baroda, Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi
Odisha vs Jammu & Kashmir, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Mumbai vs Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Mumbai
Meghalaya vs Tripura, Meghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, Polo Ground, Shillong
Elite Group B:
Gujarat vs Andhra, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Uttarakhand vs Hyderabad, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Puducherry vs Vidarbha, Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry
Elite Group C:
Karnataka vs Kerala, KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
Bengal vs Bihar, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Uttar Pradesh vs Haryana, Dr Akhilesh Das Stadium, Lucknow
Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Elite Group D:
Assam vs Chandigarh, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Delhi vs Tamil Nadu, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Railways vs Jharkhand, ADSA Railways Cricket Ground, Ahmedabad
October 26, 9:30am
Elite Group A:
Baroda vs Odisha, Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Jammu and Kashmir vs Services, Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar
Maharashtra vs Meghalaya, TBD, TBD
Tripura vs Mumbai, Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala
Elite Group B:
Uttarakhand vs Vidarbha, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Rajasthan vs Gujarat, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Andhra vs Himachal Pradesh, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Hyderabad vs Puducherry, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Elite Group C:
Bengal vs Kerala, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Madhya Pradesh vs Haryana, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Punjab vs Uttar Pradesh, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh
Bihar vs Karnataka, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
Elite Group D:
Delhi vs Assam, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Jharkhand vs Chandigarh, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
Tamil Nadu vs Chhattisgarh, SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore
Saurashtra vs Railways, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
November 6, 9:30am
Elite Group A:
Tripura vs Baroda, Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala
Meghalaya vs Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, Shillong
Maharashtra vs Services, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Mumbai vs Odisha, Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Mumbai
Elite Group B:
Andhra vs Uttarakhand, Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram
Gujarat vs Puducherry, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Vidarbha vs Himachal Pradesh, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Rajasthan vs Hyderabad, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Elite Group C:
Bihar vs Madhya Pradesh, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
Haryana vs Punjab, Ch Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak
Kerala vs Uttar Pradesh, St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba
Karnataka vs Bengal, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Elite Group D:
Assam vs Tamil Nadu, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Chandigarh vs Delhi, TBD, TBD
Chhattisgarh vs Railways, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Jharkhand vs Saurashtra, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
November 13, 9:30am
Elite Group A:
Baroda vs Meghalaya, Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Jammu and Kashmir vs Tripura, Hostel Ground JKCA, Jammu
Odisha vs Maharashtra, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Services vs Mumbai, Palam A Stadium, Delhi
Elite Group B:
Uttarakhand vs Rajasthan, Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun
Vidarbha vs Gujarat, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Himachal Pradesh vs Puducherry, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Hyderabad vs Andhra, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Elite Group C:
Madhya Pradesh vs Bengal, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Punjab vs Bihar, I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Haryana vs Kerala, CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli, Rohtak
Uttar Pradesh vs Karnataka, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Elite Group D:
Chhattisgarh vs Assam, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Chandigarh vs Saurashtra, TBD, TBD
Delhi vs Jharkhand, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Railways vs Tamil Nadu, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
January 23, 2025, 9:30am
Elite Group A:
Maharashtra vs Baroda, Golf Club Ground, Nasik
Mumbai vs Jammu and Kashmir, Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Mumbai
Meghalaya vs Odisha, Meghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, Polo Ground, Shillong
Tripura vs Services, Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala
Elite Group B:
Rajasthan vs Vidarbha, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Gujarat vs Uttarakhand, Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad
Hyderabad vs Himachal Pradesh, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Puducherry vs Andhra, Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground
Elite Group C:
Bengal vs Haryana, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Bihar vs Uttar Pradesh, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
Kerala vs Madhya Pradesh, St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba
Karnataka vs Punjab, TBD, TBD
Elite Group D:
Assam vs Railways, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Tamil Nadu vs Chandigarh, Salem Cricket Foundation Ground
Jharkhand vs Chhattisgarh, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
Saurashtra vs Delhi, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
January 30, 2025, 9:30am
Elite Group A:
Baroda vs Jammu and Kashmir, Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Maharashtra vs Tripura, Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur
Mumbai vs Meghalaya, Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, Mumbai
Odisha vs Services, DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack
Elite Group B:
Andhra vs Rajasthan, Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram
Gujarat vs Himachal Pradesh, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Vidarbha vs Hyderabad, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Puducherry vs Uttarakhand, Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground
Elite Group C:
Bengal vs Punjab, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Kerala vs Bihar, St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba
Madhya Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Karnataka vs Haryana, TBD, TBD
Elite Group D:
Saurashtra vs Assam, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Chhattisgarh vs Chandigarh, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Railways vs Delhi, TBD, TBD
Jharkhand vs Tamil Nadu, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
February 8, 2025, 9:30am
Quarterfinal 1 - TBD vs TBD
Quarterfinal 2 - TBD vs TBD
Quarterfinal 3 - TBD vs TBD
Quarterfinal 4 - TBD vs TBD
February 17, 2025, 9:30am
Semifinal 1 - TBD vs TBD
Semifinal 2 - TBD vs TBD
February 26, 2025, 9:30am
Final - TBD vs TBD
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