2021–22 Ranji Trophy Plate Group | |
Fromdate: | 17 February |
Todate: | 26 June 2022 |
Administrator: | BCCI |
Cricket Format: | First-class cricket |
Tournament Format: | Round-robin then knockout |
Participants: | 6 |
Previous Year: | 2020–21 |
Previous Tournament: | 2020–21 Ranji Trophy |
Next Year: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.[1] [2] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into eight elite groups, with six teams in Plate group .[3] All the Plate Group league matches took place in Kolkata.[4] The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.[5]
In the opening round of fixtures, Sakibul Gani of Bihar became the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut, scoring 341 runs.[6] Nagaland won the Plate Group to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament.[7]
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