# 2016–17 Ranji Trophy Group A

The 2016–17 Ranji Trophy was the 83rd season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into three groups. Groups A and B comprised nine teams, and Group C comprised ten teams. Mumbai finished top of Group A, qualifying for the knockout stage of the tournament, along with Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
| Mumbai | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | +0.027 |
| Gujarat | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | +0.368 |
| Tamil Nadu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 26 | +0.164 |
| Punjab | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 | +0.109 |
| Bengal | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | –0.235 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | +0.024 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | –0.124 |
| Baroda | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | –0.003 |
| Railways | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | –0.368 |
* Top three teams advanced to knockout stage.

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Mumbai won by 2 wickets Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Dhawal Kulkarni (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
* Armaan Jaffer, Tushar Deshpande and Vijay Gohil (Mumbai); Krishnamoorthy Vignesh and Washington Sundar (Tamil Nadu) all made their first-class debuts.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Manpreet Juneja (Gujarat)
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to field.
* Krunal Pandya (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Palam A Ground, Delhi Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Shivakant Shukla (Railways)
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Madhya Pradesh won by an innings and 64 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Harpreet Singh (Madhya Pradesh)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mukul Raghav (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.

### Round 2

* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Tamil Nadu won by 174 runs Lohnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Tamil Nadu)
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Mrunal Devdhar (Railways) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Palam A Ground, Delhi Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Jayaraman Madanagopal Player of the match: Akhil Herwadkar (Mumbai)
* Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Punjab won by 126 runs CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Punjab)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Shubek Gill (Punjab) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Bengal)
* Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
* Agniv Pan (Bengal) and Samarth Singh (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 3

* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Akhil Herwadkar (Mumbai)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Bengal won by 115 runs Lohnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Sayan Mondal (Bengal)
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* Ayan Bhattacharjee and Amit Kuila (Bengal) both made their first-class debuts.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 294 runs CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Jayaraman Madanagopal Player of the match: Rush Kalaria (Gujarat)
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Karan Patel (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Samarth Singh (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Dhruv Pratap Singh (Uttar Pradesh) made his first-class debut.

### Round 4

* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Bengal won by 43 runs Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Ashok Dinda (Bengal)
* Railways won the toss and have elected to field.
* Karan Thakur (Railways) made his first-class debut.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 132 runs Palam A Ground, Delhi Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Hardik Patel (Gujarat)
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chintan Gaja (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
* Hardik Patel (Gujarat) recorded his best bowling figures in a first-class match.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: R. Sundar and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Deepak Hooda (Baroda)
* Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
* Deepak Hooda (Baroda) scored his first double-century and his highest score in first-class cricket.
* Manan Vohra (Punjab) scored his first double-century in first-class cricket.
* Yuvraj Singh (Punjab) scored his first Ranji Trophy double-century and his highest score in first-class cricket.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Narayan Jagadeesan (Tamil Nadu)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Ashwin Das (Madhya Pradesh) and Narayan Jagadeesan (Tamil Nadu) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 5

* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Mumbai won by 10 wickets Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Akhil Herwadkar (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 44 runs Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur Umpires: Sudhir Asnani and Ulhas Gandhe Player of the match: Krishnamoorthy Vignesh (Tamil Nadu)
* Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
* Soaeb Tai (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
* In their first innings, Baroda lost their last nine wickets for 22 runs.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Punjab won by 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and S. Shankar Player of the match: Siddarth Kaul (Punjab)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rinku Singh (Uttar Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Match abandoned Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Krishnamachari Bharatan and Virender Sharma
* Smog pollution prevented any play from taking place.
* The BCCI originally rescheduled the match to take place after the conclusion of the group stage. However, this decision was revoked in December 2016, with both teams being awarded one point each.

### Round 6

* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Railways won by 7 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Saurabh Wakaskar (Railways)
* Baroda won the toss and elected to bat.
* Vijay Halai (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Reliance Cricket Stadium, Nagothane Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Parthiv Patel (Gujarat)
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Krishnamoorthy Vignesh (Tamil Nadu)
* Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Mumbai won by 121 runs Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aditya Dhumal (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
* Umpire Virender Sharma had to stand at both ends on day 2, after the other umpire Sam Nogajski was taken ill with food poisoning.

### Round 7

* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Match drawn KSCA Rajnagar Stadium, Hubballi Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Gujarat)
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shubham Ranjane (Mumbai) made his first class debut.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Baroda won by 21 runs CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Virender Sharma and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Atit Sheth (Baroda)
* Bengal won the toss and elected to field.
* Akshay Brahmbhatt (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Abhijit Deshmukh Player of the match: Kaushik Gandhi (Tamil Nadu)
* Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
* Laxmesha Suryaprakash (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: P. Jayapal and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Devendra Bundela (Madhya Pradesh)
* Railways won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 8

* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Ashoke Dinda (Bengal)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to field.
* Abhishek Raman (Bengal) made his first-class debut.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Madhya Pradesh won by 232 runs Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Ishwar Pandey (Madhya Pradesh)
* Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
* Devendra Bundela made the record of highest Ranji Trophy appearances (137).
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Match drawn KSCA Stadium, Belagavi Umpires: Krishnamachari Bharatan and Abhijit Deshmukh Player of the match: Priyank Panchal (Gujarat)
* Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* Dhruv Raval (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
* Priyank Panchal (Gujarat) scored his first triple century in first-class cricket and the 39th triple century in the Ranji Trophy. He became first player to score a triple century for Gujarat.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Uttar Pradesh won by 221 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Shivam Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh)
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Ashish Sehrawat (Railways) and Upendra Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 9

* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Nand Kishore and P. Jayapal Player of the match: Mayank Sidhana (Punjab)
* Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
* Royston Dias (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Golf Club Ground, Nasik Umpires: Virender Sharma and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Viraj Bhosale (Baroda)
* Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
* Viraj Bhosale (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Shreevats Goswami (Bengal)
* Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Match drawn KSCA Stadium, Belagavi Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Priyank Panchal (Gujarat)
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Priyank Panchal became the first player for Gujarat to score 1,000 runs in a single Ranji Trophy season.