# 2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group A

The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group A. The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020. The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Gujarat and Andhra had qualified for the quarter-finals from Group A. Bengal were the third and final team from Group A to progress, after beating Punjab by 48 runs in their final match. Kerala and Hyderabad finished in the last two places across groups A and B and were relegated for the next season.

## Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot |
| 1 | Gujarat | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1.235 |
| 2 | Bengal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1.470 |
| 5 | Andhra | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.175 |
| 6 | Punjab | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.280 |
| 7 | Vidarbha | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.159 |
| 8 | Delhi | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.007 |
| 12 | Rajasthan | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.842 |
| 17 | Kerala | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.772 |
| 18 | Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.509 |
* Top five teams across Groups A and B advance to the knockout stage.
* Bottom two teams across Groups A and B relegated to the Elite Group C for the next season.

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Sachin Baby (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* KM Asif (Kerala) and Tejas Baroka (Delhi) both made their first-class debuts.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Punjab won by 10 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Pranav Joshi Player of the match: Mandeep Singh (Punjab)
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* Ashwani Kumar, Sharad Lumba and Anmol Malhotra (Punjab) all made their first-class debuts.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Dr. Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground, Vijayawada Umpires: Rohan Pandit and Puttarangaiah Jayapal Player of the match: Ganesh Satish (Vidarbha)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
* Wasim Jaffer (Vidarbha) became the first cricketer to play in 150 matches in the Ranji Trophy.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 8 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Pashchim Pathak
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
* Shashidhar Reddy (Hyderabad) made his first-class debut.

### Round 2

* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Vidarbha won by an innings and 60 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Jayaraman Madanagopal Player of the match: Mohit Kale (Vidarbha)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rajat Choudhary (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Andhra won by 9 wickets CSR Sharma College Ground, Ongole Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Rohan Pandit
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Bengal won by 8 wickets St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Akshay Totre and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Abhishek Raman (Bengal)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sudhesan Midhun (Kerala) made his first-class debut.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Punjab won by an innings and 125 runs Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala Umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Mandeep Singh (Punjab)
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
* Akul Pandove, Karan Kaila (Punjab) and Yudhvir Singh (Hyderabad) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 3

* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 90 runs Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Chintan Gaja (Gujarat)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Anil Chaudhary Player of the match: Ganesh Satish (Vidarbha)
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 2.
* Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Abhishek Raman (Bengal)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* Akash Deep (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Delhi won by 7 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi)
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
* Chaitanya Reddy (Hyderabad) made his first-class debut.

### Round 4

* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Andhra won by 6 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Sai Darshan Kumar Player of the match: KV Sasikanth (Andhra)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* Yash Kothari (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and VM Dhokre Player of the match: Akash Deep (Bengal)
* Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 1.
* Ritwik Roy Chowdhury (Bengal) and Tejas Patel (Gujarat) both made their first-class debuts.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by 6 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Kolla Sumanth (Hyderabad)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jamalpur Mallikarjun and Jaweed Ali (Hyderabad) both made their first-class debuts.
* Kolla Sumanth (Hyderabad) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Mohamad Rafi Player of the match: Dhruv Shorey (Delhi)
* Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 5

* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Andhra won by an innings and 96 runs CSR Sharma College Ground, Ongole Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Paidikalva Vijaykumar (Andhra)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Kerala won by 21 runs St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Salman Nizar (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rohan Marwaha (Punjab) made his first-class debut.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Abhijit Bengeri
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aditya Garhwal (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Vidarbha won by 9 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Vineet Kulkarni
* Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 6

* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Bengal won by an innings and 303 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Manoj Tiwary (Bengal)
* Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kazi Saifi (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
* Manoj Tiwary (Bengal) scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Delhi won by 6 wickets Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 110 runs Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Valsad Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Arzan Nagwaswalla (Gujarat)
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kshitij Patel and Yash Gardharia (Gujarat) both made their first-class debuts.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by an innings and 96 runs St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Sundaram Ravi Player of the match: Shubham Sharma (Rajasthan)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rohan Kunnummal (Kerala) and Chandrapal Singh (Rajasthan) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 7

* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Chettithody Shamshuddin and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Anustup Majumdar (Bengal)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* Nilkantha Das (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 4 wickets Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Umpires: Krishnamachari Srinivasan and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Parthiv Patel (Gujarat)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aniruddha Choudhari (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by 9 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Manender Singh (Rajasthan)
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Andhra won by 7 wickets CSR Sharma College Ground, Ongole Umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Mohammad Rafi (Andhra)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Rafi, Uppara Girinath, Nitish Kumar Reddy (Andhra) and Nedumankuzhy Basil (Kerala) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 8

* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Manprit Juneja (Gujarat)
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
* Siddhant Sharma (Delhi) made his first-class debut.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Punjab won by 4 wickets Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala Umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Anmol Malhotra (Punjab)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to bat.
* Krishan Alang (Punjab), Dasari Swaroop Kumar and Siraparapu Ashish (Andhra) all made their first-class debuts.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Bengal won by 2 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Rohan Pandit and Somnath Jha Player of the match: Shahbaz Ahmed (Bengal)
* Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
* Arafat Khan (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Vinod Seshan and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: MD Nidheesh (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 3.

### Round 9

* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 8 wickets GS Patel Stadium, Nadiad Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Axar Patel (Gujarat)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Faiz Fazal (Vidarbha)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
* Prateek Reddy and Gangam Anikethreddy (Hyderabad) both made their first-class debuts.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Bengal won by 48 runs Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Manoj Tiwary (Bengal)
* Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ramandeep Singh (Punjab) and Ramesh Prasad (Bengal) both made their first-class debuts.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Sai Darshan Kumar and Chirra Ravikanthreddy
* Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
* Ramnivas Golada (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.