2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group D Explained

2017-18 Ranji Trophy Group D
Administrator:BCCI
Cricket Format:First-class cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Host: India
Participants:7
Previous Year:2016–17
Previous Tournament:2016–17 Ranji Trophy

The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams.[1] The top two teams from Group D progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition.[2] Vidarbha progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Goa by an innings and 37 runs in round 6 of the tournament.[3] They were joined by Bengal, after they drew against Goa in their final group-stage match.[4]

Teams

The following teams were placed in Group D, based on their average points in the previous three years:[5]

Points table

Team[6]
Vidarbha6 4 0 2 0 31 +0.358
Bengal6 2 1 3 0 23 +0.367
Punjab6 2 2 2 0 18 +0.609
Himachal Pradesh6 1 1 4 0 14 +0.300
Chhattisgarh6 1 3 2 0 13 –0.514
Services6 1 2 3 0 10 –0.273
Goa6 0 2 4 0 6 –0.700

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Notes and References

  1. News: Reports: Ranji Trophy to be back to its home and away format as per the BCCI . Sportskeeda . 29 July 2017 . 30 July 2017.
  2. News: BCCI reverts to home and away format for Ranji Trophy . CricBuzz . 1 August 2017 . 1 August 2017.
  3. News: Wakhare helps Vidarbha secure quarter-final berth . ESPNcricinfo . 20 November 2017 . 20 November 2017.
  4. News: Tiger Dinda Hai! . Cricket Country . 28 November 2017 . 28 November 2017.
  5. News: Duleep Trophy scrapped from 2017-18 calendar . ESPNcricinfo . 25 August 2017 . 25 August 2017.
  6. News: Ranji Trophy Table - 2017–18 . ESPNcricinfo . 28 November 2017 . 28 November 2017.