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2016–17 Ranji Trophy Group B
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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]
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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]
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Points table
- Top three teams advanced to knockout stage.
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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]
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