Ranji Trophy: Teams, Groups, Format, Live Streaming - All You Need To Know

A new season of Indian domestic cricket is set to commence with the Ranji Trophy on 5 January. Similar to the previous editions, a total of 38 teams will compete in the red-ball tournament. The participating teams are divided into four Elite groups and a Plate group. While each of the Elite groups features four teams, the remaining six are placed in the Plate group.

The inaugural day of the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy will see as many as 16 teams across the Elite and Plate groups begin their campaign. Eyes will be on Bihar and Manipur, who have been promoted to the Elite  group after finishing top of the Plate group last season.

Saurashtra are the reigning Ranji Trophy champions. The Jaydev Unadkat-led side triumphed over Bengal in the Ranji Trophy final last season, registering a dominant 9-wicket win. Saurashtra have been placed in Elite Group A alongside strong teams like Vidarbha and Haryana. In their maiden fixture, Saurashtra will take on Jharkhand at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.

Meanwhile, last season’s runners-up Bengal also have some good competitors like Mumbai, Andra and Assam in Group B. They are slated to play Andra in the opening clash, which will take place at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Groups

Elite Group A: Saurashtra, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Haryana, Services, Manipur

Elite Group B: Bengal, Andhra, Mumbai, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar

Elite Group C: Karnataka, Punjab, Railways, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Gujarat, Tripura, Chandigarh

Elite Group D: Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Baroda, Delhi, Odisha, Pondicherry, Jammu & Kashmir

Plate Group: Nagaland, Hyderabad, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh

Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Tournament Format

Each team from the Elite groups is set to play seven matches during the league stage. The top eight teams from the Elite groups will progress to the knockout stage, which will have four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final, scheduled for March 10. The two worst-performing sides among 32 Elite teams will be relegated, featuring in the Plate group of the 2024-25 season. The teams securing the top two places in the Plate group will play as Elites in the next Ranji Trophy.

Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Fixtures

January 5-8: Elite Group C – Gujarat v Tamil Nadu, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Valsad

January 5-8: Elite Group B – Bihar v Mumbai, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna

January 5-8: Elite Group B – Kerala v Uttar Pradesh, TBC

January 5-8: Elite Group B – Chhattisgarh v Assam, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

January 5-8: Elite Group C – Karnataka v Punjab, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

January 5-8: Elite Group C – Chandigarh v Railways, Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

January 5-8: Plate – Nagaland v Hyderabad, Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, Dimapur

January 5-8: Plate – Arunachal Pradesh v Meghalaya, TBC

January 5-8: Plate – Mizoram v Sikkim, GS Patel Stadium, Nadiad

January 5-8: Elite Group D – Delhi v Puducherry, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

January 5-8: Elite Group B – Andhra v Bengal, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

January 5-8: Elite Group C – Tripura v Goa, Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala

January 5-8: Elite Group A – Maharashtra v Manipur, TBC

January 5-8: Elite Group D – Uttarakhand v Madhya Pradesh, Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun

January 5-8: Elite Group A – Haryana v Rajasthan, Ch Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak

January 5-8: Elite Group D – Jammu and Kashmir v Himachal Pradesh, Hostel Ground JKCA, Jammu

January 5-8: Elite Group A – Vidarbha v Services, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

January 5-8: Elite Group D – Baroda v Odisha, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara

January 5-8: Elite Group A – Saurashtra v Jharkhand, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot

January 12-15: Elite Group A – Services v Rajasthan, Palam A Stadium, Delhi

January 12-15: Elite Group D – Himachal Pradesh v Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

January 12-15: Elite Group A – Manipur v Vidarbha, ADSA Railways Cricket Ground, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand

January 12-15: Elite Group D – Baroda v Puducherry, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara

January 12-15: Plate – Arunachal Pradesh v Sikkim, TBC

January 12-15: Plate – Meghalaya v Hyderabad, Meghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, Shillong

January 12-15: Plate – Mizoram v Nagaland, GS Patel Stadium, Nadiad

January 12-15: Elite Group D – Madhya Pradesh v Odisha, TBC

January 12-15: Elite Group A – Maharashtra v Jharkhand, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

January 12-15: Elite Group B – Uttar Pradesh v Bengal, Green Park, Kanpur

January 12-15: Elite Group D – Jammu and Kashmir v Delhi, Hostel Ground JKCA, Jammu

January 12-15: Elite Group B – Mumbai v Andhra, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

January 12-15: Elite Group B – Assam v Kerala, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

January 12-15: Elite Group B – Bihar v Chhattisgarh, TBC

January 12-15: Elite Group C – Gujarat v Karnataka, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

January 12-15: Elite Group A – Saurashtra v Haryana, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot

January 12-15: Elite Group C – Punjab v Railways, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali

January 12-15: Elite Group C – Tripura v Tamil Nadu, Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala

January 12-15: Elite Group C – Goa v Chandigarh, Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim

January 19-22: Elite Group C – Karnataka v Goa, Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore

January 19-22: Elite Group C – Punjab v Tripura, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali

January 19-22: Plate – Meghalaya v Nagaland, TBC

January 19-22: Plate – Hyderabad v Sikkim, TBC

January 19-22: Plate – Arunachal Pradesh v Mizoram, TBC

January 19-22: Elite Group B – Uttar Pradesh v Bihar, Victoria Park Stadium, Meerut

January 19-22: Elite Group B – Kerala v Mumbai, St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram

January 19-22: Elite Group B – Assam v Andhra, Jalan Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh

January 19-22: Elite Group C – Tamil Nadu v Railways, SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore

January 19-22: Elite Group A – Vidarbha v Saurashtra, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

January 19-22: Elite Group C – Chandigarh v Gujarat, Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

January 19-22: Elite Group A – Services v Jharkhand, Palam A Stadium, Delhi

January 19-22: Elite Group D – Madhya Pradesh v Delhi, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

January 19-22: Elite Group A – Rajasthan v Maharashtra, Barkatullah Khan Stadium, Jodhpur

January 19-22: Elite Group D – Uttarakhand v Puducherry, Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun

January 19-22: Elite Group A – Manipur v Haryana, ADSA Railways Cricket Ground, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand

January 19-22: Elite Group D – Himachal Pradesh v Baroda, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

January 19-22: Elite Group B – Bengal v Chhattisgarh, Eden Gardens, Kolkata

January 19-22: Elite Group D – Odisha v Jammu and Kashmir, DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack

January 26-29: Elite Group D – Puducherry v Madhya Pradesh, Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

January 26-29: Elite Group A – Haryana v Maharashtra, Ch Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak

January 26-29: Elite Group D – Delhi v Uttarakhand, Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi

January 26-29: Elite Group A – Manipur v Rajasthan, Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad

January 26-29: Elite Group D – Odisha v Himachal Pradesh, DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack

January 26-29: Plate – Sikkim v Nagaland, SICA ground, Rangpo

January 26-29: Plate – Hyderabad v Arunachal Pradesh, TBC

January 26-29: Plate – Mizoram v Meghalaya, TBC

January 26-29: Elite Group A – Jharkhand v Vidarbha, JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi

January 26-29: Elite Group C – Tamil Nadu v Chandigarh, SCF Cricket Ground, Salem

January 26-29: Elite Group A – Services v Saurashtra, Palam A Stadium, Delhi

January 26-29: Elite Group B – Assam v Bengal, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

January 26-29: Elite Group D – Baroda v Jammu and Kashmir, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara

January 26-29: Elite Group B – Chhattisgarh v Andhra, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

January 26-29: Elite Group B – Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

January 26-29: Elite Group B – Bihar v Kerala, TBC

January 26-29: Elite Group C – Tripura v Karnataka, Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala

January 26-29: Elite Group C – Goa v Punjab, Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim

January 26-29: Elite Group C – Railways v Gujarat, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Valsad

February 2-5: Elite Group B – Bihar v Andhra, TBC

February 2-5: Elite Group B – Chhattisgarh v Kerala, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

February 2-5: Elite Group B – Uttar Pradesh v Assam, Green Park, Kanpur

February 2-5: Elite Group C – Railways v Karnataka, Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat

February 2-5: Elite Group C – Chandigarh v Punjab, Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

February 2-5: Plate – Nagaland v Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, Dimapur

February 2-5: Plate – Hyderabad v Mizoram, TBC

February 2-5: Plate – Sikkim v Meghalaya, SICA ground, Rangpo

February 2-5: Elite Group D – Odisha v Puducherry, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

February 2-5: Elite Group B – Bengal v Mumbai, TBC

February 2-5: Elite Group D – Delhi v Baroda, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

February 2-5: Elite Group C – Goa v Tamil Nadu, Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim

February 2-5: Elite Group A – Maharashtra v Saurashtra, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

February 2-5: Elite Group C – Gujarat v Tripura, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

February 2-5: Elite Group A – Jharkhand v Manipur, TBC

February 2-5: Elite Group D – Himachal Pradesh v Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

February 2-5: Elite Group A – Rajasthan v Vidarbha, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

February 2-5: Elite Group D – Jammu and Kashmir v Uttarakhand, Hostel Ground JKCA, Jammu

February 2-5: Elite Group A – Haryana v Services, Ch Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak

February 9-12: Elite Group A – Jharkhand v Haryana, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur

February 9-12: Elite Group D – Madhya Pradesh v Baroda, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

February 9-12: Elite Group A – Maharashtra v Vidarbha, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune

February 9-12: Elite Group D – Odisha v Uttarakhand, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

February 9-12: Elite Group A – Manipur v Services, ADSA Railways Cricket Ground, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand

February 9-12: Elite Group D – Himachal Pradesh v Delhi, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

February 9-12: Elite Group C – Chandigarh v Tripura, Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

February 9-12: Elite Group A – Rajasthan v Saurashtra, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

February 9-12: Elite Group B – Kerala v Bengal, St Xavier’s College Ground, Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram

February 9-12: Elite Group D – Puducherry v Jammu and Kashmir, Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

February 9-12: Elite Group B – Andhra v Uttar Pradesh, Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram

February 9-12: Elite Group B – Chhattisgarh v Mumbai, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

February 9-12: Elite Group B – Assam v Bihar, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

February 9-12: Elite Group C – Tamil Nadu v Karnataka, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

February 9-12: Elite Group C – Punjab v Gujarat, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali

February 9-12: Elite Group C – Railways v Goa, Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat

February 9-12: Plate Semi-final 1, TBC

February 9-12: Plate Semi-final 2, TBC

February 16-19: Elite Group B – Bengal v Bihar, Eden Gardens, Kolkata

February 16-19: Elite Group D – Delhi v Odisha, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

February 16-19: Elite Group B – Andhra v Kerala, Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram

February 16-19: Elite Group B – Mumbai v Assam, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

February 16-19: Elite Group B – Uttar Pradesh v Chhattisgarh, Green Park, Kanpur

February 16-19: Elite Group C – Karnataka v Chandigarh, KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli

February 16-19: Elite Group C – Tamil Nadu v Punjab, SCF Cricket Ground, Salem

February 16-19: Elite Group D – Puducherry v Himachal Pradesh, Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

February 16-19: Elite Group A – Vidarbha v Haryana, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

February 16-19: Elite Group D – Uttarakhand v Baroda, Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun

February 16-19: Elite Group A – Services v Maharashtra, Palam A Stadium, Delhi

February 16-19: Elite Group D – Madhya Pradesh v Jammu and Kashmir, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

February 16-19: Elite Group A – Jharkhand v Rajasthan, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur

February 16-19: Elite Group C – Goa v Gujarat, Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim

February 16-19: Elite Group A – Saurashtra v Manipur, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium C, Rajkot

February 16-19: Elite Group C – Tripura v Railways, Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala

February 17-21: Plate Final, TBC

February 23-27: Quarter-final 1, TBC

February 23-27: Quarter-final 2, TBC

February 23-27: Quarter-final 3, TBC

February 23-27: Quarter-final 4, TBC

March 2-6: Semi-final 1, TBC

March 2-6: Semi-final 2, TBC

March 10-14: Final, TBC

(All matches will begin at 9:30 AM IST)

Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Telecast and Live Streaming

All matches of the Ranji Trophy will be televised on the Sports18 Network in India. The live streaming of the Ranji Trophy will be available on the JioCinema app and website.