| 2016-17 Ranji Trophy Group B | |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | First-class cricket |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Host: |  India |
| Participants: | 9 |
| Previous Year: | 2015–16 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2015–16 Ranji Trophy |
| Next Year: | 2017–18 |
| Next Tournament: | 2017–18 Ranji Trophy |
The 2016–17 Ranji Trophy is the 83rd season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It is being contested by 28 teams divided into three groups. Groups A and B comprise nine teams and Group C comprises ten teams.[1] The round 1 fixture between Rajasthan and Saurashtra was moved from Chennai to Vizianagaram because of the senior women's one-day league.[2] The round 2 fixture between Jharkhand and Karnataka was moved from Tamil Nadu to Greater Noida because of the Kaveri River water dispute.[2]
Karnataka, Jharkhand and Odisha all qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament, with Odisha qualifying for the knockout stage for the first time since the 2000–01 tournament.[3] Jharkhand finished top of the table after winning their final match by an innings and 93 runs.[4]
| Team[5] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jharkhand | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | +0.399 | |
| Karnataka | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | +0.273 | |
| Odisha | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | +0.054 | |
| Delhi | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | +0.579 | |
| Maharashtra | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | –0.059 | |
| Vidarbha | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | –0.025 | |
| Saurashtra | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | +0.101 | |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | –0.637 | |
| Assam | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | –0.620 |
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