# 2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group A

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 A progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition. Both of Hyderabad's first two matches were abandoned due to rain. Following the conclusion of the sixth round of fixtures, both Karnataka and Delhi had progressed to the knockout stage of the competition.

## Teams

The following teams were placed in Group A, based on their average points in the previous three years:
* Assam
* Delhi
* Hyderabad
* Karnataka
* Maharashtra
* Railways
* Uttar Pradesh

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
| Karnataka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | +0.479 |
| Delhi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | +0.333 |
| Maharashtra | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | +0.084 |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | –0.156 |
| Railways | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | –0.312 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +0.508 |
| Assam | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –0.977 |
* Top two teams advanced to the knockout stage

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6–9 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat (Delhi) and Rahul Singh (Assam) all made their first-class debuts.
* 6–9 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match abandoned Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Virender Sharma
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 6–9 October 2017 Scorecard
* Railways won by 21 runs Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Ashish Yadav (Railways)
* Railways won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kartik Tyagi and Zeeshan Ansari (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
* Railways defended a total of 94 in the fourth innings, the second-lowest successfully defended target in the history of the Ranji Trophy.

### Round 2

* 14–17 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match abandoned Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Amiesh Saheba
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 14–17 October 2017 Scorecard
* Delhi won by an innings and 105 runs Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Belur Ravi and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Manan Sharma (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
* Himmat Singh (Delhi) made his first-class debut.
* Manan Sharma (Delhi) scored his maiden first-class century.
* 14–17 October 2017 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by an innings and 121 runs Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering Ground, Mysore Umpires: Umesh Dubey and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Krishnappa Gowtham (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
* Krishnappa Gowtham (Karnataka) scored his maiden first-class century.

### Round 3

* 24–27 October 2017 Scorecard
* Maharashtra won by 31 runs Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Chirag Khurana (Maharashtra)
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to bat.
* Vineet Panwar (Uttar Pradesh) and Jagdish Zope (Maharashtra) both made their first-class debuts.
* 24–27 October 2017 Scorecard
* Railways won by an innings and 184 runs Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Anureet Singh (Railways)
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Anureet Singh (Railways) took his fifteenth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* 24–27 October 2017 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 59 runs KSCA Navule Stadium, Shimoga Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Karun Nair (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 4

* 1–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by 10 wickets Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Stephen Harris and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Ravi Teja (Hyderabad)
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Manish Rao (Railways), Rohit Rayudu and Ravi Teja (Hyderabad) all made their first-class debuts.
* 1–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by an innings and 136 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to field.
* Dega Nischal (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
* Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka) scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket. It was also the 50th triple century scored in first-class cricket in India.
* 1–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* Delhi won by 4 wickets Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi Umpires: Umesh Dubey and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Akshdeep Nath (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
* Play was stopped towards the end of day 3 after a man drove his car onto the pitch.

### Round 5

* 9–12 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Saiyed Khalid and Sivasubramaniyan Shankar Player of the match: Saurabh Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)
* Assam won the toss and elected to field.
* Rajjakuddin Ahmed (Assam) and Abhishek Goswami (Uttar Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
* 9–12 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn KSCA Cricket Ground, Bengaluru Umpires: Stephen Harris and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Stuart Binny (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9–12 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Rohit Motwani (Maharashtra)
* Railways won the toss and elected to field.
* Mukesh Choudhary (Maharashtra) and Pratham Singh (Railways) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 6

* 17–20 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Green Park Stadium, Kanpur Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Navdeep Singh
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Dega Nischal (Karnataka) scored his maiden first-class century.
* 17–20 November 2017 Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by 4 wickets Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Sudhir Asnani and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Ambati Rayudu (Hyderabad)
* Assam won the toss and elected to field.
* Rajat Khan, Riyan Parag (Assam) and Mohammad Muddassir (Hyderabad) all made their first-class debuts.
* 17–20 November 2017 Scorecard
* Delhi won by an innings and 61 runs Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Yeshwant Barde and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lalit Yadav (Delhi) and Shamshuzama Kazi (Maharashtra) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 7

* 25–28 November 2017 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 209 runs Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka)
* Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Vinit Dhulap (Railways) made his first-class debut.
* Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka) scored his fifth first-class century of the season and scored his 1,000th run in a single month.
* 25–28 November 2017 Scorecard
* Maharashtra won by 7 wickets Pune Club Ground, Pune Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Naushad Shaikh (Maharashtra)
* Maharashtra won the toss and elected to field.
* Abhishek Thakuri (Assam) made his first-class debut.
* Pradeep Dadhe (Maharashtra) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
* 25–28 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Vikas Mishra (Delhi)
* Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
* Palakodeti Sairam (Hyderabad), Kunal Chandela and Akash Sudan (Delhi) all made their first-class debuts.