2015–16 Ranji Trophy Explained

2015–16 Ranji Trophy
Administrator:BCCI
Cricket Format:First-class cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin then knockout
Host: India
Champions:Mumbai
Count:41
Participants:27
Matches:115
Most Runs:Shreyas Iyer (1321) (Mumbai)
Most Wickets:Shahbaz Nadeem (51) (Jharkhand)
Previous Year:2014–15
Previous Tournament:2014–15 Ranji Trophy
Next Year:2016–17
Next Tournament:2016–17 Ranji Trophy

The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy was the 82nd season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advanced to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. For this season the schedule splits into two stages, the first is a league stage and the second being a knock-out stage. The league stage starts on 1 October 2015 and ends on 4 December 2015 and the knock-out stage starts on 3 February 2016 and ends on 28 February 2016. The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy will be followed by the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Deodhar Trophy.[1]

The final was contested by Saurashtra and Mumbai, a repeat of the 2012–13 final.[2] Mumbai won the match by an innings and 21 runs to claim their 41st title.[3]

Personnel changes

Players

PlayerFromToRole
Sarfaraz KhanMumbaiUttar PradeshBatsman[4]
Tashuk AliHimachal PradeshMumbaiAll rounder
Pragyan OjhaHyderabadBengalSpinner
Wasim JafferMumbaiVidarbhaOpening Batsman
Sainty PathakDelhiHaryanaOpening Batsman[5]
Mithun ManhasDelhiJ&KBatsman
RP SinghUttar PradeshGujaratSeam Bowler[6]
Prasanth ParameswaranTamil NaduGoaSeam Bowler
Amit VermaKeralaAssamBatsman

Coaches

CoachFromToRole
Chandrakant PanditMumbaiCoach
Hrishikesh KanitkarGoaCoach
Dheeraj JadhavGoaAsst. Coach
Sairaj BahutuleBengalCoach
Lakshmipathy BalajiTamil NaduBowling Coach
Rizwan ShamshadUttar PradeshHead Coach
Ajay JadejaDelhiHead Coach

Teams

The groups drawn are as follows[7]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group A

See main article: 2015–16 Ranji Trophy Group A. Points table

Team
Vidarbha8 4 2 2 0 1 1 29 0.047
Bengal8 2 0 6 0 0 5 28 0.110
Assam8 3 2 3 0 1 2 26 –0.304
Delhi8 3 1 4 0 1 1 25 0.215
Karnataka8 2 1 5 0 1 3 24 0.336
Rajasthan8 2 3 3 0 0 1 17 –0.313
Maharashtra8 1 2 5 0 0 3 17 0.301
Odisha8 1 3 4 0 0 1 12 0.016
Haryana8 0 4 4 0 0 1 6 –0.406

Group B

See main article: 2015–16 Ranji Trophy Group B. Points table

Team
Mumbai8 4 0 4 0 1 3 35 0.851
Punjab8 3 2 3 0 1 2 26 0.045
Madhya Pradesh8 3 2 3 0 1 1 24 –0.059
Gujarat8 3 1 4 0 2 0 24 –0.092
Uttar Pradesh8 2 1 5 0 0 2 21 –0.117
Tamil Nadu8 2 2 4 0 0 1 18 –0.321
Baroda8 2 3 3 0 2 0 17 –0.045
Railways8 2 6 0 0 0 0 12 0.039
Andhra Pradesh8 0 4 4 0 0 3 10 –0.459

Group C

See main article: 2015–16 Ranji Trophy Group C. Points table

Team[8]
Saurashtra8 5 1 2 0 1 0 36 –0.061
Jharkhand8 4 2 2 0 0 0 31 0.093
Himachal Pradesh8 3 1 4 0 1 0 30 1.201
Services8 3 1 4 0 0 1 27 0.473
Kerala8 2 2 4 0 0 2 25 0.589
Goa8 1 1 6 0 0 1 18 –0.206
Jammu & Kashmir8 0 3 5 0 0 0 9 0.870
Hyderabad8 0 2 6 0 0 0 8 –0.330
Tripura8 0 5 3 0 0 0 3 –0.760

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

1st Quarter-final
2nd Quarter-final
3rd Quarter-final
4th Quarter-final

Semi-finals

1st Semi-final
  • 2nd Semi-final

    • Final

    Statistics

    Batting records

    Most runs

    Player Name Style Team Run
    Right-handed Middle-order 1321
    Left-handed Opening 879
    Right-handed Middle-order 802

    High scores

    Player Name Style Team Run Ground
    Right-handed Opening 255* CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak
    Right-handed Opening 232 Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu
    Right-handed Middle-order 227 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
    Right-handed Middle-order 220* Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmshala

    Most hundreds

    Player Name Style Team 100s
    Right-handed Middle-order 4
    Left-handed Middle-order 4
    Right-handed Middle-order 4

    Most fifties (and over)

    Player Name Style Team 50+
    Right-handed Middle-order 11
    Left-handed Middle-order 8
    Right-handed Middle-order 8

    Most sixes in an innings

    Player Name Style Team 50+ Ground
    Left-handed Opening 8
    Right-handed Middle-order 8 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: BCCI splits Ranji Trophy stages in rejig . ESPNcricinfo . 20 July 2015 . 20 July 2015 .
    2. Web site: Mumbai enter final on lead in Cuttack run fest . 17 February 2016. ESPNcricinfo.
    3. Web site: Mumbai seal 41st Ranji title with innings win . 26 February 2016. ESPNcricinfo.
    4. News: Full list of transfers before the 2015-16 domestic season . ESPNcricinfo . July 25, 2015 . July 25, 2015 .
    5. News: Sehwag joins Haryana Ranji team . bcci.tv . 22 August 2015 . 22 August 2015.
    6. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/toi-cri/top-stories/From-Sehwag-to-Sarfaraz-plenty-of-movement-ahead-of-2015-16-Ranji-Trophy/articleshow/48980230.cms RP Singh from Uttar Pradesh to Gujarat
    7. News: Duleep Trophy omitted from 2015-16 calendar . ESPNcricinfo . July 20, 2015 . July 20, 2015 .
    8. Web site: Ranji Trophy, 2015-16 Points table . ESPN . ESPNcricinfo . 3 October 2015 .

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