# 2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group C

The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with ten teams in Group C. The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019. The top two teams from Group C progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.
On 2 January 2019, Rajasthan became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, after they beat Goa by ten wickets. Goa were relegated from Group C to the Plate Group for the next season. On the final day of the group stage, Uttar Pradesh qualified from Group C for the quarter-finals.

## Points table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | T | NR | Pts | Quot |
| Rajasthan | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1.539 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1.964 |
| Jharkhand | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1.266 |
| Odisha | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.101 |
| Haryana | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.844 |
| Assam | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.847 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.826 |
| Services | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.936 |
| Tripura | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.734 |
| Goa | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.639 |
* Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage and are promoted to the Elite Groups A and B for the next season.
* Bottom ranked team is relegated to the Plate Group for the next season.

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 1–4 November 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Bishal Ghosh (Tripura)
* Services won the toss and elected to field.
* Ninad Kadam (Tripura) made his first-class debut.
* 1–4 November 2018 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by 75 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Chetan Bist (Rajasthan)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
* Fazil Rashid (Jammu & Kashmir) made his first-class debut.
* Mohammed Mudhasir (Jammu & Kashmir) took a hat-trick and four wickets in four balls.
* Robin Bist (Rajasthan) scored his 6,000th run in first-class cricket.
* 1–4 November 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Kamlesh Sharma and Yeshwant Barde Player of the match: Himanshu Rana (Haryana)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
* Pappu Roy, Rajesh Mohanty, Debabrata Pradhan (Odisha) and Tinu Kundu (Haryana) all made their first-class debuts.
* Biplab Samantray (Odisha) scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket.
* 1–4 November 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Subrat Das Player of the match: Ashish Kumar (Jharkhand)
* Assam won the toss and elected to field.
* Anukul Roy (Jharkhand) and Mukhtar Hussain (Assam) both made their first-class debuts.
* Ranjeet Mali (Assam) took his 100th wicket in the Ranji Trophy.
* 1–4 November 2018 Scorecard
* Uttar Pradesh won by an innings and 247 runs Green Park, Kanpur Umpires: Sanjeev Dua and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Akshdeep Nath (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Madhav Kaushik, Priyam Garg, Shivam Mavi and Yash Dayal (Uttar Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 2

* 12–15 November 2018 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by 5 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Amitkumar Gautam (Rajasthan)
* Services won the toss and elected to bat.
* Akash Sharma (Services) made his first-class debut.
* This was the third-highest successful run-chase in the history of the Ranji Trophy.
* 12–15 November 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Snehal Kauthankar (Goa)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
* 12–15 November 2018 Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by 9 wickets CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Ajay Yadav (Jharkhand)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12–15 November 2018 Scorecard
* Uttar Pradesh won by 10 wickets KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Akshay Totre and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Akshdeep Nath (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 12–15 November 2018 Scorecard
* Assam won by 211 runs Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Mukhtar Hussain (Assam)
* Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
* Subham Ghosh (Tripura) made his first-class debut.

### Round 3

* 20–23 November 2018 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by 92 runs JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: Abhijit Bengeri and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Ashok Menaria (Rajasthan)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
* Alok Sharma (Jharkhand) made his first-class debut.
* 20–23 November 2018 Scorecard
* Odisha won by 9 wickets Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Chettithody Shamshuddin Player of the match: Rajesh Mohanty (Odisha)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
* Romario Sharma (Assam) made his first-class debut.
* Rajesh Mohanty (Odisha) took his maiden ten-wicket match haul in first-class cricket.
* 20–23 November 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi Umpires: Sanjeev Dua and Rajeev Godara Player of the match: Rinku Singh (Uttar Pradesh)
* Services won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20–23 November 2018 Scorecard
* Jammu & Kashmir won by 8 wickets Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar Umpires: Kamlesh Sharma and Navdeep Singh
* Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was the first cricket match to be played in Jammu and Kashmir since December 2015.
* 20–23 November 2018 Scorecard
* Haryana won by 143 runs CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Tapan Sharma and Anil Chaudhary Player of the match: Pramod Chandila (Haryana)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* Prashant Vashist (Haryana) and Suyash Prabhudessai (Goa) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 4

* 28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard
* Odisha won by 5 wickets DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Subhranshu Senapati (Odisha)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard
* Services won by 5 wickets Palam A Ground, Delhi Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Parvez Rasool (Services)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard
* Assam won by an innings and 35 runs Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Arup Das (Assam)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by 7 wickets Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Anukul Roy (Jharkhand)
* Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Vijesh Prabhudessai, Vishamber Kahlon (Goa) and Rahul Prasad (Jharkhand) all made their first-class debuts.
* 28 November–1 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Umpires: Belur Ravi and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Aniket Choudhary (Rajasthan)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 5

* 6–9 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: Kamlesh Sharma and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Darshan Misal (Goa)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* Mohammad Asaduddin (Goa) made his first-class debut.
* 6–9 December 2018 Scorecard
* Uttar Pradesh won by 6 wickets Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Saurabh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Aakash Choudhary (Jammu & Kashmir) made his first-class debut.
* 6–9 December 2018 Scorecard
* Haryana won by 55 runs Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala Umpires: Tapan Sharma and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Rahul Dagar (Haryana)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6–9 December 2018 Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by 2 runs JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: Chettithody Shamshuddin and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Subhranshu Senapati (Odisha)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the narrowest margin of victory, by runs, in this edition of the Ranji Trophy.
* 6–9 December 2018 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by an innings and 43 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Aniket Choudhary (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
* Jitumoni Kalita (Assam) made his first-class debut.

### Round 6

* 14–17 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Pranav Joshi and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Rahul Shukla (Jharkhand)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 14–17 December 2018 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by 35 runs KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Dharmesh Bhardwaj Player of the match: Basant Mohanty (Rajasthan)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to field.
* Roshan Kumar Rao and Debasish Samantray (Odisha) both made their first-class debuts.
* 14–17 December 2018 Scorecard
* Tripura won by 10 wickets Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Krishnamachari Srinivasan
* Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
* Joydeep Banik (Tripura) and Rajashekhar Harikant (Goa) both made their first-class debuts.
* Pratyush Singh (Tripura) scored his maiden century in first-class debut.
* This was the first time that Tripura had won a match by 10 wickets and the first time they had earned a bonus point in the Ranji Trophy.
* 14–17 December 2018 Scorecard
* Services won by 10 wickets Palam A Ground, Delhi Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Rajat Paliwal (Services)
* Services won the toss and elected to field.
* 14–17 December 2018 Scorecard
* Jammu & Kashmir won by 130 runs CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Umar Nazir (Jammu & Kashmir)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
* Ankit Kumar and Ravi Balhara (Haryana) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 7

* 22–25 December 2018 Scorecard
* Assam won by 7 runs Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Abhijit Deshmukh Player of the match: Arup Das (Assam)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* Biplab Saikia (Assam) made his first-class debut.
* Lakshay Garg (Goa) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* 22–25 December 2018 Scorecard
* Uttar Pradesh won by an innings and 384 runs Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Priyam Garg (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Priyam Garg (Uttar Pradesh) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
* This was the largest winning margin by runs in this edition of the Ranji Trophy.
* 22–25 December 2018 Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by 81 runs JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: Sivasubramaniyan Shankar and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Utkarsh Singh (Jharkhand)
* Services won the toss and elected to field.
* Roshan Raj (Services) made his first-class debut.
* Utkarsh Singh (Services) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* 22–25 December 2018 Scorecard
* Odisha won by 8 wickets Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu Umpires: Tapan Sharma and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Abhishek Raut (Odisha)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.
* Qamran Iqbal (Jammu & Kashmir) made his first-class debut.
* 22–25 December 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Robin Bist (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 8

* 30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Palam A Ground, Delhi Umpires: Sivasubramaniyan Shankar and Navdeep Singh Player of the match: Vikas Hathwala (Services)
* Odisha won the toss and elected to bat.
* 30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard
* Jammu & Kashmir won by 4 wickets Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Parvez Rasool (Jammu & Kashmir)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
* Kanhaiya Wadhawan, Rasikh Salam and Musaif Ajaz (Jammu & Kashmir) all made their first-class debuts.
* 30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard
* Uttar Pradesh won by 6 wickets CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Tapan Sharma and Madanagopal Kuppuraj Player of the match: Saurabh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Saurabh Kumar took the second-best match figures for a bowler for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy with 14 for 65.
* 30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur Umpires: Amit Bansal and Rajesh Timaney Player of the match: Kumar Deobrat (Jharkhand)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
* Nirupam Sen and Neelambuj Vats (Tripura) both made their first-class debuts.
* Neelambuj Vats (Tripura) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* 30 December 2018 – 2 January 2019 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by 10 wickets Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim Umpires: GS Ananth Ramakrishnan and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Rahul Chahar (Rajasthan)
* Goa won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 9

* 7–10 January 2019 Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by an innings and 48 runs Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground, Jammu Umpires: Krishnaraj Srinath and Abhijit Deshmukh Player of the match: Saurabh Tiwary (Jharkhand)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
* Suryansh Raina and Govind Sharma (Jammu & Kashmir) both made their first-class debuts.
* 7–10 January 2019 Scorecard
* Rajasthan won by an innings and 77 runs Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Aniket Choudhary (Rajasthan)
* Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tripura's first innings total of 35 was their lowest in first-class cricket.
* 7–10 January 2019 Scorecard
* Odisha won by 276 runs Vikas Cricket Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Suryakant Pradhan (Odisha)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* 7–10 January 2019 Scorecard
* Match drawn Green Park, Kanpur Umpires: Belur Ravi and Rajeev Godara Player of the match: Rinku Singh (Uttar Pradesh)
* Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 7–10 January 2019 Scorecard
* Haryana won by 6 wickets CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Rohan Pandit and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Ankit Kumar (Haryana)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
* Tinu Kundu (Haryana) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.