# 2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group B

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 B. 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.
In the round seven match between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh's Ravi Yadav became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in his first over on his debut in a first-class cricket match.
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Saurashtra had qualified for the quarter-finals from Group B. Karnataka also progressed from Group B, after they beat Baroda by eight wickets in their final match.

## Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot |
| 3 | Karnataka | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.042 |
| 4 | Saurashtra | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.239 |
| 9 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.146 |
| 10 | Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.093 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.987 |
| 13 | Mumbai | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.195 |
| 14 | Railways | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.864 |
| 15 | Baroda | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.670 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.888 |
* 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
* Mumbai won by 309 runs Reliance Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Rajeev Godara and Vinod Sharma Player of the match: Shams Mulani (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
* Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Soyeb Sopariya (Baroda) and Shashank Attarde (Mumbai) all made their first-class debuts.
* Shams Mulani (Mumbai) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* Prithvi Shaw (Mumbai) scored the third-fastest double century in the Ranji Trophy, from 174 balls.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by 5 wickets Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Yeshwant Barde
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Vaibhav Arora (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 26 runs NPR College Ground, Dindigul Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Anil Dandekar Player of the match: Krishnappa Gowtham (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Manimaran Siddharth (Tamil Nadu) and Vasuki Koushik (Karnataka) both made their first-class debuts.
* 9–12 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Victoria Park Stadium, Meerut Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Sundaram Ravi Player of the match: Dinesh Mor (Railways)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Aryan Juyal (Uttar Pradesh), Navneet Virk, Himanshu Sangwan, T Pradeep and Dinesh Mor (Railways) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 2

* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Himachal Pradesh won by 71 runs NPR College Ground, Dindigul Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Sunil Singh Player of the match: Akash Vashist (Himachal Pradesh)
* Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
* Karunakaran Mukunth (Tamil Nadu) and Akash Vashist (Himachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn KSCA Rajnagar Stadium, Hubballi Umpires: Tapan Sharma and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Abhimanyu Mithun (Karnataka)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohit Jangra and Shubham Mavi (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Baroda won by 1 wicket Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Baroda)
* Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
* Himanshu Mantri (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 17–20 December 2019 Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by an innings and 90 runs Waltair Railway Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Anil Dandekar Player of the match: Jaydev Unadkat (Saurashtra)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 3

* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground, Mysore Umpires: Nitin Menon and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Rishi Dhawan (Himachal Pradesh)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Ishwar Pandey (Madhya Pradesh)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Chezhian Harinishanth (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Railways won by 10 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Karn Sharma (Railways)
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Deepak Shetty (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 December 2019 Scorecard
* Uttar Pradesh won by an innings and 72 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Sundaram Ravi Player of the match: Saurabh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* Parth Bhut (Saurashtra) made his first-class debut.

### Round 4

* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Rameez Khan (Madhya Pradesh)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Gautam Raghuwanshi (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 5 wickets Bandra Kurla Complex Ground, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Sundaram Ravi Player of the match: Ravikumar Samarth (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
* Rohan Kadam (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Saurabh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
* 3–6 January 2020 Scorecard
* Baroda won by 99 runs Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Abhijit Bengeri and Chirra Ravikanthreddy
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 5

* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Rajeev Godara Player of the match: Mrunal Devdhar (Railways)
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Saurabh Singh (Railways) made his first-class debut.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Sundaram Ravi Player of the match: Cheteshwar Pujara (Saurashtra)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* Praveen Dubey (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
* Cheteshwar Pujara (Saurashtra) scored his 50th century in first-class cricket.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Kamlesh Sharma and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Aditya Tare (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bhupen Lalwani, Hardik Tamore and Vinayak Bhoir (Mumbai) all made their first-class debuts.
* 11–14 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Umpires: Prahlad Rawat and Arun Kumar Basa Player of the match: Mohammad Saif (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aaqib Khan and Wajid Ali (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 6

* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Kamlesh Sharma Player of the match: Sheldon Jackson (Saurashtra)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sanjeev Dua and Lubabalo Gcuma Player of the match: Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai) scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 164 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Arun Kumar Basa Player of the match: Abhinav Mukund (Tamil Nadu)
* Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–22 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Rajeev Godara Player of the match: Akash Vashist (Himachal Pradesh)
* Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 3.

### Round 7

* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Uttar Pradesh won by 7 wickets Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: K Prabhakar Rao and Anil Dandekar Player of the match: Saurabh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Ravi Yadav (Madhya Pradesh), Mohsin Khan and Sameer Rizvi (Uttar Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 10 wickets Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Sanjeev Dua and Madanagopal Kuppuraj Player of the match: Ronit More (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by 4 wickets Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Saiyed Khalid Player of the match: Jaydev Unadkat (Saurashtra)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–30 January 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Sundaram Ravi Player of the match: Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai)
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on days 2 and 3.

### Round 8

* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Abhijit Bengeri and Sundaram Ravi Player of the match: Shams Mulani (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 57 runs Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Greg Davidson and Abhijit Deshmukh Player of the match: Abhinav Mukund (Tamil Nadu)
* Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn KSCA Navule Stadium, Shimoga Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Aditya Shrivastava (Madhya Pradesh)
* Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 4–7 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Arindam Ghosh (Railways)
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 9

* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Jaydev Unadkat (Saurashtra)
* Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jaganath Sinivas (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Himachal Pradesh won by 386 runs Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Puttarangaiah Jayapal Player of the match: Rishi Dhawan (Himachal Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 8 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Karun Nair (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
* Parth Kohli (Baroda) made his first-class debut.
* 12–15 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Greg Davidson and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aakarshit Gomel (Mumbai) made his first-class debut.