Indore: The quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy series will begin today in the cities of Indore, Rajkot, Kolkata and Bengaluru. A total of 38 teams participated in the league round of the current Ranji season (2022 Dec 13 – Jan 27). At the end of the league matches played in 40 cities, 8 teams have advanced to the quarter finals. The quarter finals will start today and will be played over 5 days. League round matches were played on 4 days basis.
The Tamil Nadu team, which was placed in the Elite B division, got 21 points from 7 league games with 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss and finished in 5th place, missing out on the quarter-final opportunity and leaving disappointed. Maharashtra (26) and Mumbai (24) also failed to advance to the knockout round. Details about the teams that will compete in the quarter-final matches starting today… Bengal-Jharkhand: In the first quarter-final starting today in Kolkata, Bengal, who won the first division A, and Jharkhand, who finished second in the C division, will face each other.
In the league round, Bengal scored 32 points with 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from 7 matches. Jharkhand had 23 points with 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Karnataka-Uttrakhand: Karnataka-Uttrakhand teams will face each other in the 2nd quarter final match starting today at Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Arena. In the league round, Karnataka finished first in Group C and Uttarakhand finished second in Group A. Unbeaten in the league round, Karnataka had amassed 35 points with 4 wins and 3 draws. Unbeaten like Karnataka, Uttarakhand collected 29 points with 3 wins and 4 draws.
Saurashtra-Punjab: Top placed Saurashtra in Elite B and second placed Punjab in D will play in the 3rd quarter final. This match will be played in Rajkot, Gujarat. Saurashtra had 26 points with 3 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws. Punjab accumulated 27 points with 3 wins and 4 draws. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who is the captain of the Saurashtra team, took 7 wickets in the 2nd innings in the league match against the Tamil Nadu team.
Due to this, the expectation on him in the quarter-finals has risen. Madhya Pradesh-Andhra Pradesh: In the 4th quarter-final in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, who topped Division D, and Andhra Pradesh, who finished second in Division B, will clash. Madhya Pradesh accumulated 33 points with 5 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Andhra has 26 points with 4 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.