# 2019–20 Ranji Trophy Plate Group

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 ten teams in the Plate Group. The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020. The top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.
In January 2020, in the round six fixture between Meghalaya and Manipur, Manipur were bowled out for only 27 runs in their first innings. On 12 February 2020, the fixture between Chandigarh and Manipur was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.
In the final round of matches, Goa qualified from the Plate Group, after beating Mizoram inside two days.

## Points table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot |
| Goa | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.343 |
| Pondicherry | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2.336 |
| Chandigarh | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3.498 |
| Meghalaya | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.302 |
| Bihar | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.191 |
| Nagaland | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.765 |
| Manipur | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.397 |
| Mizoram | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.424 |
| Sikkim | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.705 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.458 |
* Top team advances to the knockout stage and gets promoted to Elite Group C for the next season.

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Pondicherry won by 10 wickets Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna Umpires: Akshay Totre and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Sagar Udeshi (Pondicherry)
* Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
* Nishant Kumar, Shivam Kumar, Sabir Khan (Bihar), Ashith Rajiv and A Aravinddaraj (Pondicherry) all made their first-class debuts.
* Vinay Kumar (Pondicherry) took his 400th wicket in the Ranji Trophy.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Chandigarh won by an innings and 173 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Arslan Khan (Chandigarh)
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
* Arslan Khan, Shivam Bhambri, Raman Bishnoi (Chandigarh), Kengo Bam, Yab Niya and Karkir Taye (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
* Arslan Khan scored the first century by a batsman for Chandigarh in first-class cricket, and went on to score his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Goa won by 9 wickets Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: GS Ananth Ramakrishnan and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Suyash Prabhudessai (Goa)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* Aditya Kaushik (Goa) and Bhushan Subba (Sikkim) both made their first-class debuts.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Manipur won by 6 wickets Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Madanagopal Kuppuraj Player of the match: Rex Rajkumar (Manipur)
* Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
* Langlonyamba Keishangbam, Al Bashid Muhammed, Ajay Lamabam (Manipur) and Parvez Ahmed (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Meghalaya won by 110 runs Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Dimapur Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Puneet Bisht (Meghalaya)
* Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
* Aosashi Longchar, Bohoto Yeptho, Nagaho Chishi (Nagaland), Wallam Kynshi, Sanjay Yadav and Akash Choudhary (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
* Sanjay Yadav (Meghalaya) took the third-best figures in Indian domestic first-class cricket.

### Round 2

* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Pondicherry won by an innings and 269 runs Cricket Association Pondicherry Ground 2, Puducherry Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Kamlesh Sharma Player of the match: Sagar Trivedi (Pondicherry)
* Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
* Sagar Trivedi (Pondicherry) made his first-class debut.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Goa won by an innings and 8 runs Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: Abhijit Bengeri and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Snehal Kauthankar (Goa)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Nagaland won by an innings and 68 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Sivasubramaniyan Shankar and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Imliwati Lemtur (Nagaland)
* Manipur won the toss and elected to bat.
* Thomas Moirangthem (Manipur) made his first-class debut.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry Umpires: Pranav Joshi and Arun Kumar Basa Player of the match: Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram)
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram) scored his second triple century in the Ranji Trophy.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Gurinder Singh (Chandigarh)
* Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
* Anirudh Kanwar (Chandigarh) and Shashi Shekhar (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.
* Ankit Kaushik (Chandigarh) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

### Round 3

* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Pondicherry won by an innings and 272 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Rajeev Godara and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Paras Dogra (Pondicherry)
* Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
* Sumit Lama (Mizoram) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Manipur won by 84 runs Jalan Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Rex Rajkumar (Manipur)
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Gelson Singh (Manipur) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Nagaland won by 9 wickets KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and VM Dhokre Player of the match: Stuart Binny (Nagaland)
* Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
* Tejosel Yiethun and Vino Zhimomi (Nagaland) both made their first-class debuts.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Suyash Prabhudessai (Goa)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* 26–29 December 2019 Scorecard
* Chandigarh won by an innings and 189 runs Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Vinod Seshan and Arun Kumar Basa Player of the match: Shresth Nirmohi (Chandigarh)
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tengchan Sangma (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.

### Round 4

* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Puttarangaiah Jayapal Player of the match: Shresth Nirmohi (Chandigarh)
* Nagaland won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
* Temjentoshi Jamir (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Vikas Cricket Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Rajesh Timaney and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Yashpal Singh (Sikkim)
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to a wet outfield.
* Nabam Tempol (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Bihar won by 6 wickets Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna Umpires: Akshay Totre and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Abhijeet Saket (Bihar)
* Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
* Lakhan Raja, Shabbir Khan (Bihar) and Lalruatdika (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Goa won by an innings and 359 runs Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Amit Verma (Goa)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* Vaibhav Govekar (Goa) and Karam Dharmendra (Manipur) both made their first-class debuts.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Pondicherry won by 5 wickets Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Mukund Mandale and GS Ananth Ramakrishnan Player of the match: Vinay Kumar (Pondicherry)
* Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.

### Round 5

* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Bihar won by an innings and 183 runs South Dinajpur District Sports Association Cricket Ground, Balurghat Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Indrajit Kumar (Bihar)
* Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
* Atulya Priyankar (Bihar) made his first-class debut.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima Umpires: Akshay Totre and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Rahul Dalal (Arunachal Pradesh)
* Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shashwat Kohli (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and GS Ananth Ramakrishnan Player of the match: Gurinder Singh (Chandigarh)
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
* Jagjit Singh (Chandigarh), Puran Giri and Ruben Lepcha (Sikkim) all made their first-class debuts.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Goa won by 81 runs Cricket Association Pondicherry Ground 2, Puducherry Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Felix Alemao (Goa)
* Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
* 12–15 January 2020 Scorecard
* Meghalaya won by an innings and 425 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Sanjay Yadav (Meghalaya)
* Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 6

* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Mizoram won by 78 runs KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Taruwar Kohli (Mizoram)
* Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
* Nitesh Gupta (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Pondicherry won by 296 runs Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Nabam Tempol (Pondicherry)
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Takam Tallum (Arunachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: GS Ananth Ramakrishnan and Puttarangaiah Jayapal Player of the match: Jagjit Singh (Chandigarh)
* Chandigarh won the toss and elected to field.
* Jaskaranvir Singh (Chandigarh) made his first-class debut.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Meghalaya won by an innings and 116 runs Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Sanjay Yadav (Meghalaya)
* Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
* Purajit Mandal (Meghalaya), Rajkumar Jotish and Ajit Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Vikash Ranjan (Bihar)
* Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chopise Hopongkyu (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.

### Round 7

* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Sikkim won by 232 runs Vikas Cricket Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Ishwar Chaudhary (Sikkim)
* Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Akshay Totre Player of the match: Ashutosh Aman (Bihar)
* Meghalaya won the toss and elected to field.
* Basukinath Mishra, Yashasvi Rishav, Sarfaraz Ashraf, Amod Yadav (Bihar) and Pringsang Sangma (Meghalaya) all made their first-class debuts.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and GS Ananth Ramakrishnan Player of the match: Shresth Nirmohi (Chandigarh)
* Pondicherry won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on days 2 and 3.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground, Calcutta Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: G Lalbiakvela (Mizoram)
* Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 3.
* Lalfakzuala Renthlei (Mizoram) and Oren Ngullie (Nagaland) both made their first-class debuts.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Goa won by an innings and 336 runs Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Amit Verma (Goa)
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 8

* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Chandigarh won by an innings and 356 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and GS Ananth Ramakrishnan Player of the match: Uday Kaul (Chandigarh)
* Mizoram won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kunal Mahajan (Chandigarh), Uday Kumar Abhay and Henry Lalsangzuala (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Pondicherry won by an innings and 241 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Mukund Mandale and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Fabid Ahmed (Pondicherry)
* Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
* Gemson Singh, Somorjit Salam, Basir Rahman, Shamir Khan (Manipur), Alagh Prathiban and Parandaman Thamaraikannan (Pondicherry) all made their first-class debuts.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Meghalaya won by 66 runs Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Amit Bansal and Saiyed Khalid Player of the match: Abhay Negi (Meghalaya)
* Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shaisngi Lyngdoh (Meghalaya) made his first-class debut.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Goa won by 229 runs Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Rajeev Godara Player of the match: Amulya Pandrekar (Goa)
* Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Bihar won by 6 wickets Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: MD Rahmatullah (Bihar)
* Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rakesh Kumar (Arunachal Pradesh) and Nikhil Anand (Bihar) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 9

* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Goa won by an innings and 211 runs Calcutta Cricket and Football Ground, Calcutta Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Amit Verma (Goa)
* Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
* Smit Patel (Goa) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Pondicherry won by an innings and 195 runs Cricket Association Pondicherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry Umpires: Abhijit Bengeri and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Santha Moorthy (Pondicherry)
* Nagaland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ramachandran Ragupathy, Santha Moorthy (Pondicherry) and Walling Imomenba (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
* Santha Moorthy (Pondicherry) became the oldest bowler to take a five-wicket haul on first-class debut, aged 40 years and 155 days.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Chandigarh won by an innings and 405 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Tapan Sharma and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Gurinder Singh (Chandigarh)
* Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
* Bishworjit Konthoujam, Sunil Salam, Sheiteendra Singh and Sunil Singh (Manipur) all made their first-class debuts.
* This was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Meghalaya won by an innings and 248 runs Jalan Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh Umpires: Pranav Joshi and Arun Kumar Basa Player of the match: Puneet Bisht (Meghalaya)
* Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nafees Siddique and Aryan Bora (Meghalaya) both made their first-class debuts.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Vikash Ranjan (Bihar)
* Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.