# 2016–17 Ranji Trophy Group B

The 2016–17 Ranji Trophy is the 83rd season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It is being contested by 28 teams divided into three groups. Groups A and B comprise nine teams and Group C comprises ten teams. The round 1 fixture between Rajasthan and Saurashtra was moved from Chennai to Vizianagaram because of the senior women's one-day league. The round 2 fixture between Jharkhand and Karnataka was moved from Tamil Nadu to Greater Noida because of the Kaveri River water dispute.
Karnataka, Jharkhand and Odisha all qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament, with Odisha qualifying for the knockout stage for the first time since the 2000–01 tournament. Jharkhand finished top of the table after winning their final match by an innings and 93 runs.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
| Jharkhand | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | +0.399 |
| Karnataka | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | +0.273 |
| Odisha | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | +0.054 |
| Delhi | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 21 | +0.579 |
| Maharashtra | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | –0.059 |
| Vidarbha | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | –0.025 |
| Saurashtra | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | +0.101 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | –0.637 |
| Assam | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | –0.620 |
* Top three teams advanced to knockout stage.

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Jaydev Shah (Saurashtra)
* Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
* Mahipal Lomror (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Umpires: S. Shankar and R. Sundar Player of the match: Faiz Fazal (Vidarbha)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sandeep Pattnaik, Subhranshu Senapati (Odisha); and Lalit Yadav (Vidarbha) all made their first-class debuts.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Delhi won by an innings and 83 runs Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Pradeep Sangwan (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by 6 wickets Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Balwant Sharma and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Kaushal Singh (Jharkhand)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
* Ruturaj Gaikwad (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
* Kaushal Singh (Jharkhand) scored his maiden first-class century.

### Round 2

* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Odisha won by 32 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: S. Shankar and R. Sundar Player of the match: Suryakant Pradhan (Odisha)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
* Saurabh Rawat (Odisha) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Swapnil Gugale (Maharashtra)
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohsin Sayyed and Naushad Shaikh (Maharashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
* Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawne (Maharashtra) made the second-highest partnership in first-class cricket with 594 runs.
* Their partnership was also the highest in all matches in the history of the Ranji Trophy.
* Swapnil Gugale became the seventh captain to score a triple century in the Ranji Trophy.
* Rishabh Pant (Delhi) became the fourth-youngest player to score a triple century in first-class cricket.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Ravikumar Samarth (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kaunain Abbas (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by an innings and 8 runs Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Mahipal Lomror (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 3

* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by 42 runs Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Shahbaz Nadeem (Jharkhand)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat.
* Pratyush Singh (Jharkhand) made his first-class debut.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Jaydev Shah (Saurashtra)
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
* Murtaza Trunkwala (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
* Jaydev Shah became the first captain of Saurashtra to score a double century.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Karnataka won by an innings and 160 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Krishnappa Gowtham (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Match drawn St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Aditya Sarwate (Vidarbha)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 4

* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Sivasubramaniyan Shankar and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Naushad Shaikh (Maharashtra)
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 10 wickets Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Amit Verma (Assam)
* Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Krishnagiri Stadium, Wayanad Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Ishank Jaggi (Jharkhand)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
* Vikash Singh (Jharkhand); Rajneesh Gurbani and Akshay Karnewar (Vidarbha) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 5

* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Match drawn St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Ishan Kishan (Jharkhand)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* In the second innings of the match Rishabh Pant scored India's fastest first-class hundred.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 189 runs Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Vinay Kumar (Karnataka)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Assam won by 9 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Nitin Menon Player of the match: Arup Das (Assam)
* Assam won the toss and elected to field.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: S. F. Khan (Rajasthan)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
* Abhishek Yadav (Odisha); Rahul Chahar, Amitkumar Gautam and Salman Khan (Rajasthan) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 6

* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by an innings and 46 runs Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Ishank Jaggi (Jharkhand)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Umesh Dubey and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Govinda Poddar (Odisha)
* Assam won the toss and elected to bat.
* This fixture was originally scheduled to be held in Delhi, but was moved due to concerns about smog pollution.
* Abinash Saha (Odisha) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Maharashtra won by an innings and 3 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and David Millns Player of the match: Anupam Sanklecha (Maharashtra)
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
* Pradeep Dadhe (Maharashtra) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 393 runs Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Vinay Kumar (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rajesh Bishnoi (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.

### Round 7

* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi Umpires: David Millns and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Saurabh Rawat (Odisha)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Delhi won by 2 wickets Krishnagiri Stadium, Wayanad Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Amitkumar Gautam (Rajasthan)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Maharashtra won by an innings and 52 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Anupam Sanklecha (Maharashtra)
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mrinmoy Dutta (Assam) made his first-class debut.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Vidarbha won by 8 wickets Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Belur Ravi and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Sanjay Raghunath (Vidarbha)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 8

* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by 4 wickets Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Prerak Mankad (Saurashtra)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jay Chauhan and Kishan Parmar (Saurashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Odisha won by an innings and 118 runs Krishnagiri Stadium, Wayanad Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Biplab Samantray (Odisha)
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Match drawn MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Manan Sharma (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
* Siddhesh Wath (Vidarbha) made his first-class debut.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by 5 wickets Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram Umpires: P. Jayapal and R. Sundar Player of the match: Rahul Shukla (Jharkhand)
* Assam won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 9

* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by 4 runs IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Kishan Parmar (Saurashtra)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 10 wickets Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Anil Chaudhary Player of the match: Vinay Kumar (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
* Arjun Hoysala and Pavan Deshpande (Karnataka) both made their first-class debuts.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Vidarbha won by 6 wickets Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Siddhesh Wath (Vidarbha)
* Vidarbha won the toss and elected to field.
* 15–18 December Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by an innings and 93 runs St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Shavir Tarapore and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Kaushal Singh (Jharkhand)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
* The date of this fixture was scheduled to take place a few days later than originally planned following the death of J Jayalalithaa.