2022–23 Ranji Trophy Plate Group

The 2022–23 Ranji Trophy is the 88th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.^[1] It is contested by 38 teams, divided into four elite groups and a plate group, with eight teams in the plate group.^[2] The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 8 August 2022.^[3]

2022–23 Ranji Trophy Plate Group

Dates	13 December 2022 – 10 February 2023
Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin then knockout
Participants	6
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Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	D	NR	Pts	Quot
1	Meghalaya	5	4	1	0	0	0	25	1.421
2	Sikkim	5	3	1	0	1	0	20	1.401
3	Manipur	5	3	1	0	1	0	20	1.253
4	Bihar	5	1	1	0	3	0	14	1.258
5	Mizoram	5	1	3	0	1	0	8	0.921
6	Arunachal Pradesh	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0.353

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2023. Source: ESPN Cricinfo

  Advances to Plate Semi-Final

Fixtures

Round 1

13–16 December 2022 Scorecard

Manipur	v	Sikkim
186 (56.5 overs) Kishan Singha 42* (63) Sumit Singh 3/43 (12 overs)		220 (73.1 overs) Sumit Singh 47 (43) Pheiroijam Singh 9/69 (22 overs)
193 (84 overs) Ronald Longjam 50 (198) Palzor Tamang 5/52 (24 overs)		160/2 (54.2 overs) Nilesh Lamichaney 74 (113) Pheiroijam Singh 1/32 (15 overs)

Sikkim won by 8 wickets Mining Cricket Stadium, Rangpo Umpires: Satrajit Lahiri and Chandrakant Mhase Player of the match: Nilesh Lamichaney (Sikkim)

• Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
• Karnajit Yumnam, Pheiroijam Singh, Ronald Longjam (Manipur), Arun Chettri, Jeetendra Sharma and Pankaj Rawat (Sikkim) all made their first-class debuts.

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13–15 December 2022 Scorecard

Arunachal Pradesh	v	Bihar
212 (74.3 overs) Akhilesh Sahani 66 (83) Ashutosh Aman 4/36 (18.3 overs)		517 (133.5 overs) Sachin Kumar 156 (198) Nabam Abo 5/164 (32 overs)
84 (29.4 overs) Rahul Dalal 25 (33) Malay Raj 5/35 (8.4 overs)

Bihar won by an innings and 221 runs Urja Stadium, Patna Umpires: Dharmesh Bhardwaj and Prahlad Rawat Player of the match: Sachin Kumar (Bihar)

• Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rohan Sharma, Chetan Anand (Arunachal Pradesh), Adhiraj Johri and Baljeet Singh Bihari (Bihar) all made their first-class debuts.

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13–16 December 2022 Scorecard

Mizoram	v	Meghalaya
252 (86.1 overs) Taruwar Kohli 123 (250) Rajesh Bishnoi 4/62 (27.1 overs)		171 (67.4 overs) Kishan Lyngdoh 40 (118) Avinash Yadav 6/39 (23.4 overs)
216 (80.3 overs) Shreevats Goswami 64 (100) Rajesh Bishnoi 5/61 (31.3 overs)		300/8 (105.4 overs) Puneet Bisht 53 (76) Avinash Yadav 5/103 (50 overs)

Meghalaya won by 2 wickets GS Patel Stadium, Nadiad Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram)

• Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
• Jehu Anderson, Naveen Gurung, Zothanzuala (Mizoram) and Abhishek Kumar (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.

Round 2

20–21 December 2022 Scorecard

Sikkim	v	Meghalaya
140 (59 overs) Ankur Malik 37 (51) Rajesh Bishnoi 4/28 (22 overs)		153 (45.4 overs) Akash Choudhary 31* (51) Palzor Tamang 5/43 (17.4 overs)
90 (34.1 overs) Pankaj Rawat 26 (40) Rajesh Bishnoi 5/19 (10.1 overs)		78/0 (8 overs) Raj Biswa 56* (32)

Meghalaya won by 10 wickets Meghalaya Cricket Association Ground, Shillong Umpires: Bhavesh Patel and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Rajesh Bishnoi (Meghalaya)

• Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bijay Prasad (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.

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20–21 December 2022 Scorecard

Arunachal Pradesh	v	Mizoram
63 (30.4 overs) Kumar Nyompu 24 (52) Taruwar Kohli 4/2 (8 overs)		338 (90 overs) Taruwar Kohli 203 (297) Nabam Abo 4/75 (24 overs)
157 (48.4 overs) Kumar Nyompu 64* (128) Avinash Yadav 4/42 (11.4 overs)

Mizoram won by an innings and 118 runs Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Anand Umpires: Bhanushali Ashish and Saidharshan Kumar Player of the match: Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram)

• Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.

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20–23 December 2022 Scorecard

Bihar	v	Manipur
311 (97.4 overs) Babul Kumar 156 (228) Rex Rajkumar 4/62 (21 overs)		296 (102 overs) Prafullomani Singh 75 (107) Malay Raj 5/53 (17 overs)
287/9d (81 overs) Veer Pratap Singh 63 (76) Kishan Singha 3/54 (29 overs)		248/8 (74 overs) Langlonyamba Keishangbam 79* (185) Ashutosh Aman 4/61 (27 overs)

Match drawn Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Prahlad Rawat Player of the match: Babul Kumar (Bihar)

• Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
• Bikash Singh (Manipur) made his first-class debut.

Round 3

27–30 December 2022 Scorecard

Mizoram	v	Sikkim
263 (101.4 overs) Taruwar Kohli 94 (190) Palzor Tamang 4/45 (27.4 overs)		176 (61 overs) Sumit Singh 99 (133) Avinash Yadav 5/71 (21 overs)
156 (58 overs) Taruwar Kohli 50 (99) Palzor Tamang 5/25 (20 overs)		244/6 (77.2 overs) Nilesh Lamichaney 108 (216) Remruatdika Ralte 3/72 (24 overs)

Sikkim won by 4 wickets Mining Cricket Stadium, Rangpo Umpires: M Ashwin Kumar and KR Vasuki Player of the match: Nilesh Lamichaney (Sikkim)

• Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
• Md Saptulla (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.

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27–29 December 2022 Scorecard

Bihar	v	Meghalaya
264 (72 overs) Bipin Saurabh 107 (115) Rajesh Bishnoi 6/60 (24 overs)		167 (38.5 overs) Dippu Sangma 57 (95) Sachin Kumar 3/28 (7.5 overs)
99 (36.2 overs) Babul Kumar 31 (48) Abhishek Kumar 4/26 (15.2 overs)		200/6 (45 overs) Swarajeet Das 81 (93) Abhijeet Saket 3/39 (12 overs)

Meghalaya won by 4 wickets Meghalaya Cricket Association Ground, Shillong Umpires: Ajith Kumar and K Raghuram Player of the match: Rajesh Bishnoi (Meghalaya)

• Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
• Anuj Raj and Raghuvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.

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27–30 December 2022 Scorecard

Arunachal Pradesh	v	Manipur
233 (87.5 overs) Kamsha Yangfo 41 (63) Bishworjit Konthoujam 5/47 (19.5 overs)		287 (78.1 overs) Langlonyamba Keishangbam 91 (138) Chandan Kumar Singh 3/66 (18 overs)
251 (95.5 overs) Anup Ahlawat 52 (108) Kishan Singha 6/63 (29.5 overs)		198/2 (42.2 overs) Prafullomani Singh 87* (55) Nabam Tempol 1/45 (12 overs)

Manipur won by 8 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Anand Umpires: Indranil Chakravarti and Prabhakar Rao Player of the match: Kishan Singha (Manipur)

• Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
• Anup Ahlawat, Vipin Dhaka and Chandan Kumar Singh (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.

Round 4

3–6 January 2023 Scorecard

Sikkim	v	Bihar
157 (64.5 overs) Lee Yong Lepcha 51 (139) Veer Pratap Singh 5/30 (17 overs)		157 (39.3 overs) Sakibul Gani 57 (92) Sumit Singh 6/63 (15.3 overs)
122/4 (47 overs) Anwesh Sharma 50* (109) Raghvendra Pratap Singh 2/31 (7 overs)

Match drawn Urja Stadium, Patna Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Gajanand Vashistha Player of the match: Sumit Singh (Sikkim)

• Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was held on Day 1 due to rain.

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3–5 January 2023 Scorecard

Mizoram	v	Manipur
104 (35.4 overs) Shreevats Goswami 58 (89) Pheiroijam Singh 4/35 (11 overs)		277 (106.1 overs) Pheiroijam Singh 51* (129) Taruwar Kohli 4/47 (23 overs)
137 (53.2 overs) Shreevats Goswami 62 (71) Bishworjit Konthoujam 5/55 (17 overs)

Manipur won by an innings and 36 runs Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: VM Dhokre and Keyur Kelkar Player of the match: Pheiroijam Singh (Manipur)

• Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
• Vanlalhruailuanga (Mizoram) made his first-class debut.

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3–6 January 2023 Scorecard

Meghalaya	v	Arunachal Pradesh
610/6d (135.3 overs) Puneet Bisht 215 (213) Rakesh Kumar 3/119 (41 overs)		331 (90.2 overs) Anup Ahlawat 153 (152) Arbin Singh 3/53 (15 overs)
132/3d (25.2 overs) Raj Biswa 53* (72) Chandan Kumar Singh 2/28 (7.2 overs)		185 (64 overs) Rahul Dalal 96 (116) Arbin Singh 5/42 (16 overs)

Meghalaya won by 226 runs Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Anand Umpires: Amit Bansal and Vijay Shirpur Player of the match: Puneet Bisht (Meghalaya)

• Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
• Arbin Singh (Meghalaya), Siddharth Balodi, Ngurang James and Ngurang Tana (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.

Round 5

10–12 January 2023 Scorecard

Arunachal Pradesh	v	Sikkim
213 (56.3 overs) Rahul Dalal 147 (116) Palzor Tamang 4/53 (21 overs)		532 (125.4 overs) Ashish Thapa 150 (285) Nabam Abo 4/156 (37 overs)
61 (26.1 overs) Tarun Valani 16 (19) Lee Yong Lepcha 5/17 (7.1 overs)

Sikkim won by an innings and 258 runs Mining Cricket Stadium, Rangpo Umpires: Sud Abhiroope and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Palzor Tamang (Sikkim)

• Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
• Kale Cheda, Nabam Tatang, Tana Tatar and Tarun Valani (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.

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10–12 January 2023 Scorecard

Meghalaya	v	Manipur
157 (53.3 overs) Kishan Lyngdoh 33 (44) Kishan Singha 6/18 (13.3 overs)		220 (65.2 overs) Prafullomani Singh 50* (81) Rajesh Bishnoi 5/63 (24.2 overs)
91 (34 overs) Kishan Lyngdoh 29 (50) Rex Rajkumar 3/21 (6 overs)		29/2 (9 overs) Basir Rahman 14* (27) Sanvert Kurkalang 1/11 (3 overs)

Manipur won by 8 wickets Meghalaya Cricket Association Ground, Shillong Umpires: Yashodan Gavankar and GS Ananth Ramakrishnan Player of the match: Kishan Singha (Manipur)

• Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
• Sanvert Kurkalang (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.

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10–13 January 2023 Scorecard

Bihar	v	Mizoram
474 (165.1 overs) Babul Kumar 209 (359) Avinash Yadav 3/94 (47.1 overs)		176 (52.2 overs) Shreevats Goswami 79 (118) Sachin Kumar 4/24 (8.2 overs)
		379/6 (110.4 overs) (f/o) Jehu Anderson 100* (190) Veer Pratap Singh 2/54 (16 overs)

Match drawn GS Patel Stadium, Nadiad Umpires: Vikas Bhatt and Vinod Seshan Player of the match: Babul Kumar (Bihar)

• Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
• Varun Raj (Bihar) made his first-class debut.