OTF Exclusive Ranji trophy 2017/18--updates

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Gujarat are the defending champions going into the tournamentWith less than two weeks to go until the start of the tournament, the schedule for the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy has been released by the BCCI. This season's tournament will see 28 teams, split into four groups, play in 91 matches to decide the winner of India's most prestigious tournament.The top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals that will start on December 7. The semi-finals of the tournament will begin on December 17 while the all-important final will be played from December 29.Unlike the previous season, the matches this season will be played in the home and away format. Defending champions Gujarat will start their campaign against Kerala in the second round at Nadiad.Here is the complete schedule of the tournament:Group A: Karnataka, Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra, Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, RailwaysGroup B: Jharkhand, Gujarat, Kerala, Saurashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu & KashmirGroup C: Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Baroda, TripuraGroup D: Himachal Pradesh, Vidarbha, Punjab, Bengal, Services, Goa, ChhattisgarhRound I: 6 October-9 OctoberGroup ADelhi vs Assam, New DelhiUttar Pradesh vs Railways, LucknowHyderabad vs Maharashtra, HyderabadGroup BKerala vs Jharkhand, TrivandrumRajasthan vs Jammu and Kashmir, JaipurHaryana vs Saurashtra, LahliGroup CMadhya Pradesh vs Baroda, IndoreOdisha vs Tripura, BhubaneshwarTamil Nadu vs Andhra, ChennaiGroup DServices vs Bengal, New DelhiGoa vs Chhatisgarh, GoaHimachal vs Punjab, DharamsalaRound II: 14 October-17 OctoberGroup ARailways vs Delhi, DelhiHyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh, HyderabadKarnataka vs Assam, DelhiGroup BSaurashtra vs Jammu and Kashmir, RajkotRajasthan vs Jharkhand, JaipurGujarat vs Kerala, NadiadGroup CBaroda vs Andhra, BarodaMadhya Pradesh vs Mumbai, IndoreTamil Nadu vs Tripura, AgartalaGroup DPunjab vs Vidharbha, MohaliHimachal vs Goa, DharamsalaChhattisgarh vs Bengal, RaipurRound III: 24 October-27 OctoberGroup AAssam vs Railways, GuwahatiUttar Pradesh vs Maharashtra, DehradunKarnataka vs Hyderabad, BangaloreGroup BJammu and Kashmir vs Gujarat, JammuJharkhand vs Haryana, RanchiKerala vs Rajasthan, TrivandrumGroup CAndhra vs Odisha, VizianagaramMumbai vs Tamil Nadu, MumbaiTripura vs Madhya Pradesh, AgartalaGroup DGoa vs Punjab, GoaServices vs Himachal Pradesh, DelhiVidarbha vs Chhattisgarh, NagpurRound IV: 1 November-4 NovemberGroup ARailways vs Hyderabad, DelhiDelhi vs Uttar Pradesh, DelhiMaharashtra vs Karnataka, PuneGroup BJammu and Kashmir vs Kerala, JammuGujarat vs Haryana, ValsadSaurashtra vs Jharkhand, RajkotGroup CBaroda vs Tripura, BarodaAndhra vs Madhya Pradesh, VizianagaramOdisha vs Mumbai, BhubaneshwarGroup DBengal vs Himachal, KolkataVidarbha vs Services, NagpurChhattisgarh vs Punjab, RaipurRound V: 9 November-12 NovemberGroup AAssam vs Uttar Pradesh, GuwahatiMaharashtra vs Railways, PuneKarnataka vs Delhi, BangaloreGroup BHaryana vs Rajasthan, LahliJharkhand vs Jammu and Kashmir, JamshedpurSaurashtra vs Gujarat, RajkotGroup CTripura vs Andhra, AgartalaOdisha vs Tamil Nadu, CuttackMumbai vs Baroda, MumbaiGroup DBengal vs Vidarbha vs Bengal, KolkataHimachal vs Chhattisgarh, DharamsalaServices vs Goa, DelhiRound VI: 17 November-20 NovemberGroup ADelhi vs Maharashtra, DelhiAssam vs Hyderabad, GuwahatiUttar Pradesh vs Karnataka, KanpurGroup BGujarat vs Rajasthan, SuratJammu and Kashmir vs Haryana, JammuKerala vs Saurashtra, TrivandrumGroup CAndhra vs Mumbai, OngoleTamil Nadu vs Madhya Pradesh, ChennaiBaroda vs Odisha, BarodaGroup DPunjab vs Bengal, MohaliChhattisgarh vs Services, RaipurGoa vs Vidarbha, GoaRound VII: 25 November-28 NovemberGroup AHyderabad vs Delhi, HyderabadMaharashtra vs Assam, PuneRailways vs Karnataka, DelhiGroup BRajasthan vs Saurashtra, JaipurJharkhand vs Gujarat, RanchiHaryana vs Kerala, LahliGroup CMumbai vs Tripura, MumbaiTamil Nadu vs Baroda, ChennaiMadhya Pradesh vs Odisha, Gwalior Group DPunjab vs Services, MohaliVidarbha vs Gujarat are the defending champions going into the tournamentWith less than two weeks to go until the start of the tournament, the schedule for the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy has been released by the BCCI. This season's tournament will see 28 teams, split into four groups, play in 91 matches to decide the winner of India's most prestigious tournament.The top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals that will start on December 7. The semi-finals of the tournament will begin on December 17 while the all-important final will be played from December 29.Unlike the previous season, the matches this season will be played in the home and away format. Defending champions Gujarat will start their campaign against Kerala in the second round at Nadiad.Here is the complete schedule of the tournament:Group A: Karnataka, Delhi, Assam, Maharashtra, Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, RailwaysGroup B: Jharkhand, Gujarat, Kerala, Saurashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu & KashmirGroup C: Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Baroda, TripuraGroup D: Himachal Pradesh, Vidarbha, Punjab, Bengal, Services, Goa, ChhattisgarhRound I: 6 October-9 OctoberGroup ADelhi vs Assam, New DelhiUttar Pradesh vs Railways, LucknowHyderabad vs Maharashtra, HyderabadGroup BKerala vs Jharkhand, TrivandrumRajasthan vs Jammu and Kashmir, JaipurHaryana vs Saurashtra, LahliGroup CMadhya Pradesh vs Baroda, IndoreOdisha vs Tripura, BhubaneshwarTamil Nadu vs Andhra, ChennaiGroup DServices vs Bengal, New DelhiGoa vs Chhatisgarh, GoaHimachal vs Punjab, DharamsalaRound II: 14 October-17 OctoberGroup ARailways vs Delhi, DelhiHyderabad vs Uttar Pradesh, HyderabadKarnataka vs Assam, DelhiGroup BSaurashtra vs Jammu and Kashmir, RajkotRajasthan vs Jharkhand, JaipurGujarat vs Kerala, NadiadGroup CBaroda vs Andhra, BarodaMadhya Pradesh vs Mumbai, IndoreTamil Nadu vs Tripura, AgartalaGroup DPunjab vs Vidharbha, MohaliHimachal vs Goa, DharamsalaChhattisgarh vs Bengal, RaipurRound III: 24 October-27 OctoberGroup AAssam vs Railways, GuwahatiUttar Pradesh vs Maharashtra, DehradunKarnataka vs Hyderabad, BangaloreGroup BJammu and Kashmir vs Gujarat, JammuJharkhand vs Haryana, RanchiKerala vs Rajasthan, TrivandrumGroup CAndhra vs Odisha, VizianagaramMumbai vs Tamil Nadu, MumbaiTripura vs Madhya Pradesh, AgartalaGroup DGoa vs Punjab, GoaServices vs Himachal Pradesh, DelhiVidarbha vs Chhattisgarh, NagpurRound IV: 1 November-4 NovemberGroup ARailways vs Hyderabad, DelhiDelhi vs Uttar Pradesh, DelhiMaharashtra vs Karnataka, PuneGroup BJammu and Kashmir vs Kerala, JammuGujarat vs Haryana, ValsadSaurashtra vs Jharkhand, RajkotGroup CBaroda vs Tripura, BarodaAndhra vs Madhya Pradesh, VizianagaramOdisha vs Mumbai, BhubaneshwarGroup DBengal vs Himachal, KolkataVidarbha vs Services, NagpurChhattisgarh vs Punjab, RaipurRound V: 9 November-12 NovemberGroup AAssam vs Uttar Pradesh, GuwahatiMaharashtra vs Railways, PuneKarnataka vs Delhi, BangaloreGroup BHaryana vs Rajasthan, LahliJharkhand vs Jammu and Kashmir, JamshedpurSaurashtra vs Gujarat, RajkotGroup CTripura vs Andhra, AgartalaOdisha vs Tamil Nadu, CuttackMumbai vs Baroda, MumbaiGroup DBengal vs Vidarbha vs Bengal, KolkataHimachal vs Chhattisgarh, DharamsalaServices vs Goa, DelhiRound VI: 17 November-20 NovemberGroup ADelhi vs Maharashtra, DelhiAssam vs Hyderabad, GuwahatiUttar Pradesh vs Karnataka, KanpurGroup BGujarat vs Rajasthan, SuratJammu and Kashmir vs Haryana, JammuKerala vs Saurashtra, TrivandrumGroup CAndhra vs Mumbai, OngoleTamil Nadu vs Madhya Pradesh, ChennaiBaroda vs Odisha, BarodaGroup DPunjab vs Bengal, MohaliChhattisgarh vs Services, RaipurGoa vs Vidarbha, GoaRound VII: 25 November-28 NovemberGroup AHyderabad vs Delhi, HyderabadMaharashtra vs Assam, PuneRailways vs Karnataka, DelhiGroup BRajasthan vs Saurashtra, JaipurJharkhand vs Gujarat, RanchiHaryana vs Kerala, LahliGroup CMumbai vs Tripura, MumbaiTamil Nadu vs Baroda, ChennaiMadhya Pradesh vs Odisha, Gwalior Group DPunjab vs Services, MohaliVidarbha vs

 

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