# 2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group B

The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams. The top two teams from Group B progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition.
Defending champions Gujarat and Kerala progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Jharkhand and Haryana respectively in the final round of group-stage fixtures. It was the first time that Kerala had progressed to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy.

## Teams

The following teams were placed in Group B, based on their average points in the previous three years:
* Gujarat
* Haryana
* Jammu & Kashmir
* Jharkhand
* Kerala
* Rajasthan
* Saurashtra

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
| Gujarat | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | +0.097 |
| Kerala | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | +0.636 |
| Saurashtra | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | +0.245 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | –0.077 |
| Haryana | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | –0.506 |
| Jharkhand | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | –0.049 |
| Rajasthan | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –0.294 |
* Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6–9 October 2017 Scorecard
* Kerala won by 9 wickets Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Jalaj Saxena (Kerala)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ponnan Rahul (Kerala) and Nazim Siddiqui (Jharkhand) both made their first-class debuts.
* 6–9 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Mohammed Mudhasir (Jammu & Kashmir)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
* Khaleel Ahmed and Tajinder Singh (Rajasthan) both made their first-class debuts.
* 6–9 October 2017 Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by an innings and 31 runs Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Sivasubramaniyan Shankar and R. Sundar Player of the match: Prerak Mankad (Saurashtra)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* Amit Rana (Haryana) made his first-class debut.

### Round 2

* 14–17 October 2017 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 4 wickets GS Patel Stadium, Nadiad Umpires: Krishnamachari Bharatan and Subrat Das Player of the match: Siddharth Desai (Gujarat)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* Siddharth Desai (Gujarat) and Sijomon Joseph (Kerala) both made their first-class debuts.
* Siddharth Desai (Gujarat) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* 14–17 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Amitkumar Gautam (Rajasthan)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
* Tajinder Singh (Rajasthan) scored his maiden first-class century.
* 14–17 October 2017 Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by an innings and 212 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Saurashtra)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 3

* 24–27 October 2017 Scorecard
* Kerala won by 131 runs St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Jalaj Saxena (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sijomon Joseph (Kerala) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* 24–27 October 2017 Scorecard
* Jharkhand won by 10 wickets JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Ishank Jaggi (Jharkhand)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ajit Chahal (Haryana) made his first-class debut.
* 24–27 October 2017 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by an innings and 64 runs Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Manprit Juneja (Gujarat)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 4

* 1–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by 6 wickets Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Saiyed Khalid Player of the match: Cheteshwar Pujara (Saurashtra)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* Cheteshwar Pujara (Saurashtra) scored his 12th double-century, the most by an Indian batsman in first-class cricket, breaking the record set by Vijay Merchant.
* 1–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 238 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Siddharth Desai (Gujarat)
* Gujarat won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* Kerala won by 158 runs St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* KC Akshay (Kerala) made his first-class debut.
* Parvez Rasool (Jammu & Kashmir) took his tenth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* KC Akshay (Kerala) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

### Round 5

* 9–12 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Sudhir Asnani and R. Sundar Player of the match: Cheteshwar Pujara (Saurashtra)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9–12 November 2017 Scorecard
* Jammu & Kashmir won by 106 runs Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Ulhas Gandhe Player of the match: Parvez Rasool (Jammu & Kashmir)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.
* Utkarsh Singh (Jharkhand) and Aquib Nazir (Jammu & Kashmir) both made their first-class debuts.
* 9–12 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Haryana)
* Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 6

* 17–20 November 2017 Scorecard
* Kerala won by 309 runs St Xavier's College Ground, Thumba Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17–20 November 2017 Scorecard
* Haryana won by 18 runs CH Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Ajit Chahal (Haryana)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field
* 17–20 November 2017 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by an innings and 107 run Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer and R. Sundar Player of the match: Chintan Gaja (Gujarat)
* Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.
* Shubham Sharma (Rajasthan) made his first-class debut.

### Round 7

* 25–28 November 2017 Scorecard
* Kerala won by an innings and 8 runs Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak Umpires: Kamlesh Sharma and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Jalaj Saxena (Kerala)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–28 November 2017 Scorecard
* Gujarat won by 10 wickets JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Rujul Bhatt (Gujarat)
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to field.
* Kamlesh Thakor (Gujarat) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Jayaraman Madanagopal Player of the match: Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (Saurashtra)
* Rajasthan won the toss and elected to field.