2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group B
The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
Dates | 1 November 2018 (2018-11-01) – 10 January 2019 (2019-01-10) |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | India |
Participants | 9 |
Matches | 36 |
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The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group B.[1] The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019.[1] The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[2]
Ahead of Delhi's first match, in round two of the tournament, Gautam Gambhir stepped down as captain of the side.[3] Nitish Rana was appointed as the new captain of the team.[4] In December 2018, Gambhir announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[5] Gambhir went on to score 112 in his final innings, his 43rd century in first-class cricket.[6]
In round five of the tournament, Ajay Rohera set a new record for the highest score on debut in a first-class match.[7] Batting for Madhya Pradesh against Hyderabad, he scored 267 not out, breaking the record of 260 runs set by Amol Mazumdar in 1994.[8] Naman Ojha became the most successful wicket-keeper in the Ranji Trophy. He broke Vinayak Samant's record of 355 dismissals as a wicket-keeper.[9][10]
On the final day of the group stage, Kerala qualified from Group B for the quarter-finals.[11]
Points table
Pos | Team[12]
| Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot |
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4 | Kerala | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.156 |
7 | Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.144 |
8 | Bengal | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.076 |
9 | Punjab | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.017 |
10 | Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1.042 |
12 | Andhra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.900 |
13 | Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.840 |
14 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.016 |
16 | Delhi | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.822 |
- Top five teams across Groups A and B advanced to the knockout stage.
- Bottom two teams across Groups A and B relegated to the Elite Group C for the next season.
Fixtures
Round 1
1–4 November 2018 Scorecard |
Punjab | v | |
Match drawn Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Ricky Bhui (Andhra) |
- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
- Mayank Markande (Andhra), Arpit Pannu and Sanvir Singh (Punjab) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sanvir Singh (Punjab) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[13]
1–4 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Amit Bansal Player of the match: Aamir Gani (Bengal) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ekant Sen (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
- Pankaj Jaswal (Himachal Pradesh) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[13]
- Prashant Chopra (Himachal Pradesh) scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket.[14]
1–4 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and GS Ananth Ramakrishnan Player of the match: VA Jagadeesh (Kerala) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Bavanaka Sandeep (Hyderabad) scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket.[14]
1–4 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn NPR College Ground, Dindigul Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Rajat Patidar (Madhya Pradesh) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
- Abhishek Tanwar (Tamil Nadu), Yash Dubey and Kuldeep Sen (Madhya Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
- M. Mohammed (Tamil Nadu) took a hat-trick.[15]
Round 2
12–15 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Tapan Sharma and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Dhruv Shorey (Delhi) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hiten Dalal (Delhi) made his first-class debut.
12–15 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Amit Bansal and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Manoj Tiwary (Bengal) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Manoj Tiwary (Bengal) scored his fifth double-century in first-class cricket.[16]
- Aryaman Birla (Madhya Pradesh) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[17]
12–15 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Kerala won by 9 wickets St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Jalaj Saxena (Kerala) |
- Andhra won the toss and elected to bat.
- Manish Golamaru and Siva Charan Singh (Andhra) both made their first-class debuts.
12–15 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Indian Cement Company Ground, Tirunelveli Umpires: Sivasubramaniyan Shankar and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Akshath Reddy (Hyderabad) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Varun Chakravarthy (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
- Akshath Reddy (Hyderabad) scored his maiden double-century in first-class cricket.[18]
Round 3
20–23 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Puttarangaiah Jayapal Player of the match: Tanay Thyagarajan (Hyderabad) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tanay Thyagarajan (Hyderabad), Sarthak Ranjan, Gaurav Kumar and Simarjeet Singh (Delhi) all made their first-class debuts.
20–23 November 2018 Scorecard |
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Kerala won by 9 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Jalaj Saxena (Kerala) |
- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
20–23 November 2018 Scorecard |
Punjab | v | |
Match drawn Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Kuldeep Sen (Madhya Pradesh) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kuldeep Sen (Madhya Pradesh) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[19]
20–23 November 2018 Scorecard |
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7/0 (7 overs) Ashwin Hebbar 5* (23) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
- Girinath Reddy (Andhra) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Madhya Pradesh won by 5 wickets St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Abhijit Bengeri and Abhijit Deshmukh Player of the match: Vishnu Vinod (Madhya Pradesh) |
- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kumar Kartikeya (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard |
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97/0 (28.2 overs) Tanmay Agarwal 48* (87) |
Hyderabad won by 10 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Ravi Kiran (Hyderabad) |
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arpit Guleria (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard |
v | Punjab | |
8/0 (2.1 overs) Jiwanjot Singh 6* (7) |
Punjab won by 10 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Rohan Pandit and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Mandeep Singh (Punjab) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kunwar Bidhuri (Delhi) made his first-class debut.
- This was Delhi's first loss at home in the Ranji Trophy in five years.[20]
28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Bengal won by 1 wicket M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Virender Sharma and Brad White Player of the match: Abhishek Raman (Bengal) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Brad White of South Africa was part of an umpire exchange programme.[21]
Round 5
6–9 December 2018 Scorecard |
v | Punjab | |
Himachal Pradesh won by an innings and 107 runs Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Sanjay Hazare and Sudhir Asnani |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhijeet Garg (Punjab) and Praveen Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
6–9 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Steve O'Shaughnessy Player of the match: Ricky Bhui (Andhra) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- Jonty Sidhu and Shivank Vashisht (Delhi) both made their first-class debuts.
6–9 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Tamil Nadu won by 151 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Nitin Menon Player of the match: T. Natarajan (Tamil Nadu) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shahrukh Khan (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
6–9 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Madhya Pradesh won by an innings and 253 runs Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Ajay Rohera (Madhya Pradesh) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Venkatesh Iyer and Ajay Rohera (Madhya Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
- Ajay Rohera (Madhya Pradesh) set a new record for the highest score on debut in a first-class match with 267 not out.[8]
Round 6
14–17 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Kerala won by an innings and 27 runs St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya and Vinod Seshan Player of the match: Jalaj Saxena (Kerala) |
- Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vathsal Govind (Kerala) made his first-class debut.
14–17 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar and Puttarangaiah Jayapal Player of the match: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Bengal) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- KSK Chaitnay (Hyderabad) and Shahbaz Ahmed (Bengal) both made their first-class debuts.
14–17 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Himachal Pradesh won by an innings and 3 runs Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Pankaj Jaswal (Himachal Pradesh) |
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Chengalpet Gnaneshwar (Andhra) made his first-class debut.
14–17 December 2018 Scorecard |
v | Punjab | |
Match drawn Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Punjab) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Shubman Gill (Punjab) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[22]
Round 7
22–25 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: K. V. Sasikanth (Andhra) |
- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
22–25 December 2018 Scorecard |
v | Punjab | |
Match drawn Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Sudhir Asnani Player of the match: Ravi Teja (Hyderabad) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
22–25 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Himachal Pradesh won by 9 wickets Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Nitin Menon Player of the match: Rishi Dhawan (Himachal Pradesh) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
22–25 December 2018 Scorecard |
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Delhi won by 9 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Sanjay Hazare and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Anuj Rawat (Delhi) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
- The start of play was delayed by two-and-half-hours after the ground's curator had overwatered the pitch.[23]
Round 8
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard |
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Madhya Pradesh won by 140 runs Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Kumar Kartikeya (Madhya Pradesh) |
- Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Srikar Bharat (Andhra) |
- Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
- Tilak Varma and Ajay Dev Goud (Hyderabad) both made their first-class debuts.
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard |
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Bengal won by 7 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Saiyed Khalid Player of the match: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Bengal) |
- Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard |
v | Punjab | |
131/0 (27.4 overs) Shubman Gill 69* (73) |
Punjab won by 10 wickets Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Siddarth Kaul (Punjab) |
- Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Round 9
7–10 January 2019 Scorecard |
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Match drawn M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (Tamil Nadu) |
- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pradosh Ranjan Paul and Mohan Prasath (Tamil Nadu) both made their first-class debuts.
7–10 January 2019 Scorecard |
v | Punjab | |
Match drawn Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Bengal) |
- Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shubman Gill (Punjab) scored his 1,000th run in first-class cricket.[24]
7–10 January 2019 Scorecard |
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Kerala won by 5 wickets Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, Nadaun Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Vinoop Manoharan (Kerala) |
- Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
- Ponnan Rahul (Kerala) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[25]
7–10 January 2019 Scorecard |
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Andhra won by 307 runs Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Karan Shinde (Andhra) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Karan Shinde (Andhra) made his first-class debut.
- Girinath Reddy (Madhya Pradesh) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[25]
- In Madhya Pradesh's second innings, they lost their last seven wickets for no runs, going from 35 for 3 to 35 all out, including Gaurav Yadav who was absent hurt.[26]
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