The new season of Ranji Trophy, the biggest and historical tournament of Indian domestic cricket, is going to start from January 5, this time a total of 38 teams will be seen playing in this Mahakumbh of domestic cricket.
Ranji Trophy 2024: The final match of this two-month long tournament will be played on March 10. In the last season of Ranji Trophy, Saurashtra team had won this title, after which they will play on the field this time with the intention of defending their title. Saurashtra team will play its first match this season against Jharkhand.
While Gujarat will face Tamil Nadu in the first match of Ranji Trophy starting from January 5, matches will also be played between Karnataka vs Punjab and Haryana vs Rajasthan. This time the defending champion Saurashtra team has been placed in a tough group with strong teams, in which teams from Vidarbha and Haryana are also there. Apart from this, if we talk about Group-B, apart from Andhra and Assam, there is also the Bengal team which was the runner-up last season.
All the teams got place in these groups
Elite A Group – Saurashtra, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Haryana, Services, Manipur.
Elite B Group – Bengal, Andhra, Mumbai, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar.
Elite C Group – Karnataka, Punjab, Railways, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Gujarat, Tripura, Chhattisgarh.
Elite D Group – Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Baroda, Delhi, Orissa, Pondicherry, Jharkhand.
Plate Group – Nagaland, Hyderabad, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh.
It is noteworthy that this time 38 teams have been divided into a total of 5 groups. In which there are 4 groups in elite category. Out of which 8 teams each have been divided into 4 different groups. Apart from this, there is a plate group, in which 6 teams have been placed. In this way a total of 38 teams have been kept.
Know the details of venue and live broadcasting
Ranji Trophy 2023-24 matches will be played at many places across the country, in which the tournament will be organized on a total of 48 grounds, while the league stage matches of the plate group will be organized at five venues. This time Ranji Trophy matches will be telecast live on Sports 18 network. Fans can enjoy online streaming of these matches through Jio Cinema app.
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