# 2023–24 Ranji Trophy

The 2023–24 Ranji Trophy is the 89th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It took place from 5 January to 14 March 2024. Saurashtra were the defending champions, winning their second Ranji Trophy in previous seasons.

## 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, 2024–25, 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.

## League stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Quot | Qualification |
| 1 | Vidarbha | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1.351 | Advances to Quarter-final |
| 2 | Saurashtra | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1.592 | Advances to Quarter-final |
| 3 | Services | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1.625 | |
| 4 | Haryana | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1.616 | |
| 5 | Rajasthan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1.028 | |
| 6 | Jharkhand | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0.717 | |
| 7 | Maharashtra | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0.914 | |
| 8 | Manipur | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.224 | Relegated to Plate Group for next season |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Quot | Qualification |
| 1 | Mumbai | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1.647 | Advances to Quarter-final |
| 2 | Andhra | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1.177 | Advances to Quarter-final |
| 3 | Bengal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1.314 | |
| 4 | Kerala | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1.093 | |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1.082 | |
| 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1.038 | |
| 7 | Assam | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.680 | |
| 8 | Bihar | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.419 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Quot | Qualification |
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1.782 | Advances to Quarter-final |
| 2 | Karnataka | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1.252 | Advances to Quarter-final |
| 3 | Gujarat | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1.117 | |
| 4 | Railways | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1.211 | |
| 5 | Tripura | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1.114 | |
| 6 | Punjab | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.781 | |
| 7 | Chandigarh | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.343 | |
| 8 | Goa | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.754 | Relegated to Plate Group for next season |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Quot | Qualification |
| 1 | Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1.535 | Advances to Quarter-final |
| 2 | Baroda | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1.149 | Advances to Quarter-final |
| 3 | Delhi | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0.940 | |
| 4 | Jammu & Kashmir | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0.928 | |
| 5 | Uttarakhand | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1.007 | |
| 6 | Puducherry | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.884 | |
| 7 | Odisha | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.870 | |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.864 | |

### Plate Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Quot | Qualification |
| 1 | Hyderabad | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4.999 | Advances to Plate semi-finals |
| 2 | Meghalaya | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.199 | Advances to Plate semi-finals |
| 3 | Mizoram | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.919 | Advances to Plate semi-finals |
| 4 | Nagaland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.827 | Advances to Plate semi-finals |
| 5 | Sikkim | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.902 | |
| 6 | Arunachal Pradesh | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.300 | |

## Plate knockouts
### Plate semi-finals

| Plate Semi-finals | Plate Semi-finals | Plate Semi-finals | Plate Final | Plate Final | Plate Final |
| P1 | Hyderabad | 462/8d | | | |
| P4 | Nagaland | 206 & 188 | | | |
| P4 | Nagaland | 206 & 188 | P1 | Hyderabad | 305 & 203/5 |
| | | | P2 | Meghalaya | 304 & 243 |
| P3 | Mizoram | 144 & 153 | P2 | Meghalaya | 304 & 243 |
| P2 | Meghalaya | 145 & 156/4 | | | |
* 9–13 February 2024 1st Plate Semi-final Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by an innings and 68 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Abhijit Bengeri and Mohamed Rafi Player of the match: Tanay Thyagarajan (Hyderabad)
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9–13 February 2024 2nd Plate Semi-final Scorecard
* Meghalaya won by 6 wickets Mangaldoi Sports Association Ground, Mangaldoi Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Manish Jain Player of the match: Aryan Bora (Meghalaya)
* Mizoram won the toss and elected to bat.

### Plate final

* 17–21 February 2024 Plate final Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by 5 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Vaibhav Dhokre and Rajeev Godara Player of the match: Nitesh Reddy (Hyderabad)
* Meghalaya won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rishab Baslas (Hyderabad) made his first-class debut.

## Knockout stage

Tamil Nadu made the knockouts for the first time in six seasons after a win over Punjab in their final match of the group stage. Karnataka's drawn attempt against Chandigarh meant Tamil Nadu occupied the top spot in Group C. Vidarbha's win over Haryana took them to the top of their group, followed by defending champions Saurashtra. Group D was topped by Madhya Pradesh, with Baroda finishing second. Mumbai and Andhra took the first two spots of Group B.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Vidarbha | 460 & 196 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Karnataka | 286 & 243 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Karnataka | 286 & 243 | A1 | Vidarbha | 170 & 402 | | | |
| | | | D1 | Madhya Pradesh | 252 & 258 | | | |
| D1 | Madhya Pradesh | 234 & 107 | D1 | Madhya Pradesh | 252 & 258 | | | |
| B2 | Andhra | 172 & 165 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Andhra | 172 & 165 | | | | A1 | Vidarbha | 105 & 368 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Mumbai | 224 & 418 |
| B1 | Mumbai | 384 & 569 | | | | | | | B1 | Mumbai | 224 & 418 |
| D2 | Baroda | 348 & 121/3 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Baroda | 348 & 121/3 | B1 | Mumbai | 378 | | | |
| | | | C1 | Tamil Nadu | 146 & 162 | | | |
| C1 | Tamil Nadu | 338 | C1 | Tamil Nadu | 146 & 162 | | | |
| A2 | Saurashtra | 183 & 122 | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

Tamil Nadu were the first team to make the semi-final, their first since the 2016–17 edition, after their win over Saurashtra. They secured a 155-run first innings lead, with only Cheteshwar Pujara of Saurashtra offering any resistance to their bowling. Captain R. Sai Kishore returned match figures of 9/93 and helped his side secure the victory by an innings and 33 runs. Madhya Pradesh denied Andhra a maiden semi-final berth after defeating them in the fourth quarter-final. Requiring 170 runs to win after bundling Madhya Pradesh out for 107 in their second innings, Andhra were on course at 112 for 4 before captain and top-scorer Hanuma Vihari was dismissed by Anubhav Agarwal. Ashwin Hebbar (22) added 32 runs for the ninth wicket and was the last batsman dismissed, by Kulwant Khejroliya, who secured his team the win by a 4-run margin. Wicket-keeper Himanshu Mantri was a standout performer for the winners, with his 49 and 43; however, the man of the match was awarded to Agarwal for his match haul of 9/85. Madhya Pradesh made the semi-final for the third time in a row.
In the remaining quarter-final matches both of which went to final day of play, Vidarbha defeated Karnataka and Mumbai drew against Baroda, but progressed to the semi-final on first-innings lead. Karnataka looked steady in their chase of a daunting 371 and entered day five at 103 for one, but four-wicket hauls by Harsh Dubey and Aditya Sarwate meant they fell 127 runs short. Mumbai gained a 36-run lead in the first innings after Baroda were bowled out for 348 in reply to the hosts' 384. In their second innings, their final pair of Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande put together a 232-run partnership, with both making centuries, the second such instance in first-class cricket. The match was called off at tea with Baroda reaching 121 for three in an improbable chase of 606; Mumbai progressed to the semi-final based on first innings lead.
* 23–27 February 2024 1st Quarter-final Scorecard
* Vidarbha won by 127 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: Nand Kishore and Kannur Swaroopanand Player of the match: Aditya Sarwate (Vidarbha)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
* Dheeraj Gowda (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
* 23–27 February 2024 2nd Quarter-final Scorecard
* Match drawn Bandra Kurla Complex Ground, Mumbai Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Musheer Khan (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
* Raj Limbani (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
* Musheer Khan (Mumbai) scored his maiden century and also double century in first-class cricket.
* Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande (Mumbai) both scored their maiden century in first-class cricket. Deshpande (123) broke Shute Banerjee's record for the highest individual score by an Indian number 11 batter.
* 23–27 February 2024 3rd Quarter-final Scorecard
* Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 33 runs SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Akshay Totre Player of the match: R. Sai Kishore (Tamil Nadu)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23–27 February 2024 4th Quarter-final Scorecard
* Madhya Pradesh won by 4 runs Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Vinod Seshan Player of the match: Anubhav Agarwal (Madhya Pradesh)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Anubhav Agarwal (Madhya Pradesh) registered his career-best figures in first-class cricket (6/52).

### Semi-finals

* 2–6 March 2024 1st Semi-final Scorecard
* Vidarbha won by 62 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: Saidharshan Kumar and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Yash Rathod (Vidarbha)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sagar Solanki (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 2–6 March 2024 2nd Semi-final Scorecard
* Mumbai won by an innings and 70 runs Bandra Kurla Complex Ground, Mumbai Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Shardul Thakur (Mumbai)
* Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shardul Thakur (Mumbai) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.

### Final

* 10–14 March 2024 Final Scorecard
* Mumbai won by 169 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Saiyed Khalid Player of the match: Musheer Khan (Mumbai)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
* Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.