2024–25 Ranji Trophy Explained

2024–25 Ranji Trophy
Fromdate:11 October 2024
Todate:February 2025
Administrator:BCCI
Cricket Format:First-class cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin then knockout
Host: India
Participants:38
Matches:138
Previous Year:2023–24
Previous Tournament:2023–24 Ranji Trophy

The 2024–25 Ranji Trophy is the 90th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.[1] It took place from 10 October to March 2024.[2] [3]

Format

The teams were divided into two categories named as Elite category having 32 teams split into four groups, with Plate category having 6 teams.The Elite group teams played each other once, with the top two teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals. In the Plate Group also teams played each other once, but the top four teams qualified for the plate group knockouts, with the bottom two teams playing for the fifth and sixth positions, and another playoff for the third and fourth positions took place.The two Plate finalists will be promoted to the Elite group for the next season, 2025–26, while the bottom two teams of all the four Elite groups combined - factoring in both points and the quotient will be relegated to Plate group.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BCCI to review new domestic structure for upcoming season. Cricbuzz. 20 June 2024.
  2. Web site: BCCI announces domestic fixtures for home season 2024-25. bcci.tv. 20 June 2024.
  3. Web site: BCCI announce Indian domestic schedule for 2024/25: Full list of tournaments and start dates. wisden. 20 June 2024.