2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group B Explained

The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India.^[1] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group B.^[2] The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020.^[2] The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.^[3]

In the round seven match between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh's Ravi Yadav became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in his first over on his debut in a first-class cricket match.^[4]

Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Saurashtra had qualified for the quarter-finals from Group B.^[5] Karnataka also progressed from Group B, after they beat Baroda by eight wickets in their final match.^[6]

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Notes and References

1. News: Ranji Trophy set to finish in March; Mushtaq Ali T20s gets pre-IPL auction window . ESPNcricinfo . 2 July 2019.
2. Web site: BCCI Domestic Schedule 2019–20 . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 3 July 2019 . 12 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200912164935/http://relaunch-live.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/documents/5d1b1400c82f1-BCCI%20Domestic.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be held ahead of IPL auction as BCCI announces domestic schedule . Times of India . 3 July 2019.
4. Web site: Ravi Yadav's unreal record: hat-trick in first over on first-class debut . ESPNcricinfo . 27 January 2020.
5. Web site: Ranji Trophy quarter-final scenarios: 14 teams still in contention for five slots . ESPNcricinfo . 10 February 2020.
6. Web site: Ranji Trophy: Bengal and Karnataka reach quarterfinals, Delhi crash out . India Today . 15 February 2020.