2016–17 Ranji Trophy Group B
The 2016–17 Ranji Trophy is the 83rd season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It is being contested by 28 teams divided into three groups. Groups A and B comprise nine teams and Group C comprises ten teams.[1] The round 1 fixture between Rajasthan and Saurashtra was moved from Chennai to Vizianagaram because of the senior women's one-day league.[2] The round 2 fixture between Jharkhand and Karnataka was moved from Tamil Nadu to Greater Noida because of the Kaveri River water dispute.[2]
![]() The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners  | |
| Dates | 6 October 2016 – 18 December 2016 | 
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI | 
| Cricket format | First-class cricket | 
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | 
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| Participants | 9 | 
| 2016–17 Indian domestic cricket season | 
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Karnataka, Jharkhand and Odisha all qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament, with Odisha qualifying for the knockout stage for the first time since the 2000–01 tournament.[3] Jharkhand finished top of the table after winning their final match by an innings and 93 runs.[4]
Points table
    
| Team[5] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR | 
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| Jharkhand | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | +0.399 | 
| Karnataka | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | +0.273 | 
| Odisha | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | +0.054 | 
| Delhi | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | +0.579 | 
| Maharashtra | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | –0.059 | 
| Vidarbha | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | –0.025 | 
| Saurashtra | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | +0.101 | 
| Rajasthan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | –0.637 | 
| Assam | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | –0.620 | 
- Top three teams advanced to knockout stage.
 
Fixtures
    
    Round 1
    
6–9 October    Scorecard  | 
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- Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
 - Mahipal Lomror (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
 
6–9 October    Scorecard  | 
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Sandeep Pattnaik, Subhranshu Senapati (Odisha); and Lalit Yadav (Vidarbha) all made their first-class debuts.
 
6–9 October    Scorecard  | 
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- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
 - Ruturaj Gaikwad (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
 - Kaushal Singh (Jharkhand) scored his maiden first-class century.[6]
 
Round 2
    
13–16 October    Scorecard  | 
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- Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
 - Saurabh Rawat (Odisha) made his first-class debut.
 
13–16 October    Scorecard  | 
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58/0 (15 overs) Harshad Khadiwale 38* (40)  | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Mohsin Sayyed and Naushad Shaikh (Maharashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
 - Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne (Maharashtra) made the second-highest partnership in first-class cricket with 594 runs.[7]
 - Their partnership was also the highest in all matches in the history of the Ranji Trophy.[7]
 - Swapnil Gugale became the seventh captain to score a triple century in the Ranji Trophy.[7]
 - Rishabh Pant (Delhi) became the fourth-youngest player to score a triple century in first-class cricket.[8]
 
13–16 October    Scorecard  | 
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Kaunain Abbas (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 3
    
20–23 October    Scorecard  | 
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- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Pratyush Singh (Jharkhand) made his first-class debut.
 
20–23 October    Scorecard  | 
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
 - Murtaza Trunkwala (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
 - Jaydev Shah became the first captain of Saurashtra to score a double century.[9]
 
Round 4
    
27–30 October    Scorecard  | 
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4/0 (6 overs) Vineet Saxena 4* (18)  | 
- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
 
27–30 October    Scorecard  | 
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21/0 (3 overs) Mayank Agarwal 17* (10)  | 
- Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
 
27–30 October    Scorecard  | 
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- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
 - Vikash Singh (Jharkhand); Rajneesh Gurbani and Akshay Karnewar (Vidarbha) all made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 5
    
5–8 November    Scorecard  | 
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- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
 - In the second innings of the match Rishabh Pant scored India's fastest first-class hundred.[10]
 
5–8 November    Scorecard  | 
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- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
 - Abhishek Yadav (Odisha); Rahul Chahar, Amitkumar Gautam and Salman Khan (Rajasthan) all made their first-class debuts.
 
Round 6
    
13–16 November    Scorecard  | 
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- Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
 - This fixture was originally scheduled to be held in Delhi, but was moved due to concerns about smog pollution.[11]
 - Abinash Saha (Odisha) made his first-class debut.
 
13–16 November    Scorecard  | 
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
 - Pradeep Dadhe (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
 
13–16 November    Scorecard  | 
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Rajesh Bishnoi (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 7
    
21–24 November    Scorecard  | 
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63/0 (32 overs) Ranjit Singh 35* (96)  | 
- Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
 
21–24 November    Scorecard  | 
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- Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Mrinmoy Dutta (Assam) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 8
    
29 November–2 December    Scorecard  | 
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Jay Chauhan and Kishan Parmar (Saurashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
 
29 November–2 December    Scorecard  | 
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- Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
 - No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
 - Siddhesh Wath (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
 
Round 9
    
7–10 December    Scorecard  | 
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39/0 (10 overs) Ravikumar Samarth 25* (34)  | 
- Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
 - Arjun Hoysala and Pavan Deshpande (Karnataka) both made their first-class debuts.
 
15–18 December    Scorecard  | 
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- Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
 - The date of this fixture was scheduled to take place a few days later than originally planned following the death of J Jayalalithaa.[12]
 
References
    
- "Ranji Trophy to have its earliest final". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
 - "Iyer, Lad to miss opener; Unmukt to lead Delhi". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
 - "Saurashtra knock Delhi out; Odisha through". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
 - "Nadeem, Kaushal inflict innings-defeat on Odisha". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
 - "Ranji Trophy, 2016-17 Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
 - "Pant, Chand and Rana dominate Assam". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
 - "The second-highest partnership in first-class cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
 - "Rishabh Pant: fourth-youngest triple-centurion in first-class cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
 - "Karnataka 324 ahead; Nadeem helps Jharkhand snatch two-run lead". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
 - "Rishabh Pant hits India's fastest first-class hundred". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
 - "Ranji Trophy matches shifted out of smog-hit Delhi". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
 - "Odisha-Jharkhand Ranji game rescheduled". ESPN Cricinfo. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
 
