# 2016–17 Ranji Trophy Group C

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. Hyderabad and Haryana qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
| Hyderabad | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 | –0.117 |
| Haryana | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | +0.218 |
| Andhra | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 28 | +0.119 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | +0.664 |
| Kerala | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 25 | +0.206 |
| Goa | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | –0.330 |
| Services | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 | –0.177 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | –0.383 |
| Chhattisgarh | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | –0.011 |
| Tripura | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | –0.196 |
* Top two teams advanced to knockout stage

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by 9 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Umpires: Krishnamachari Bharatan and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Bavanaka Sandeep (Hyderabad)
* Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Shubham Rohilla (Haryana)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
* Ashok Sandhu (Haryana); Rahul Singh and Vikas Yadav (Services) all made their first-class debuts.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Kerala)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Match drawn KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Prashant Chopra (Himachal Pradesh)
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mayank Dagar (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
* 6–9 October Scorecard
* Chhattisgarh won by 9 wickets JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Ashutosh Singh (Chhattisgarh)
* Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was Chhattisgarh's debut first-class match.
* Ashutosh Singh, Sahil Gupta, Kant Singh, Amandeep Khare, Ajay Mandal, Rishabh Tiwari, Shakeeb Ahmed and Prateek Sinha (Chhattisgarh); Rajat Dey and Gurinder Singh (Tripura) all made their first-class debuts.
* Ashutosh Singh (Chhattisgarh) scored a century on his first-class debut.

### Round 2

* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Amandeep Khare (Chhattisgarh)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* Pankaj Rao (Chhattisgarh) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Jammu & Kashmir won by 116 runs Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Umpires: Balwant Sharma and Ulhas Gandhe Player of the match: Parvez Rasool (Jammu & Kashmir)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.
* Felix Alemao (Goa) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Haryana won by 8 wickets Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur Umpires: Rajesh Deshpande and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Haryana)
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Himachal Pradesh won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Gurvinder Singh (Himachal Pradesh)
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* 13–16 October Scorecard
* Tripura won by 219 runs Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Belur Ravi and Sadashiv Iyer Player of the match: Udiyan Bose (Tripura)
* Services won the toss and elected to field.
* Raj Bahadur (Services) made his first-class debut.
* This was Tripura's first victory in the Ranji Trophy since beating Himachal Pradesh in December of the 2012–13 tournament.

### Round 3

* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Match drawn KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Sanjay Hazare Player of the match: Iqbal Abdulla (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Haryana won by 161 runs Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer and Krishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match: Joginder Sharma (Haryana)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
* Abhishek Tamrakar (Chhattisgarh) made his first-class debut.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani Umpires: Sudhir Asnani and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Rana Dutta (Tripura)
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Rana Dutta (Tripura) took a hat-trick. He became first bowler from Tripura to take a hat-trick.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Match drawn DRIEMS Ground, Cuttack Umpires: Krishnamachari Bharatan and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Sagun Kamat (Goa)
* Services won the toss and elected to field.
* Sumiran Amonkar (Goa) and Sachidanand Pandey (Services) both made their first-class debuts.
* Sagun Kamat became the first batsman for Goa to score a triple century.
* 20–23 October Scorecard
* Andhra won by 4 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Abhijit Deshmukh Player of the match: Bhargav Bhatt (Andhra)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 4

* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Gurinder Singh (Tripura)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Belur Ravi Player of the match: Parvez Rasool (Jammu & Kashmir)
* Services won the toss and elected to bat.
* Samiullah Beigh (Jammu & Kashmir) scored his maiden first-class century.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: Subrat Das and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Sahil Gupta (Chhattisgarh)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* Vishal Kushwah and Manoj Singh (Chhattisgarh) both made their first-class debuts.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Match drawn Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Sanjay Hazare and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Balchander Anirudh (Hyderabad)
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
* Benjamin Thomas (Hyderabad) made his first-class debut.
* Himachal Pradesh made their lowest total in the Ranji Trophy.
* 27–30 October Scorecard
* Andhra won by 77 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sudhir Asnani and Krishnamachari Bharatan Player of the match: Duvvarapu Siva Kumar (Andhra)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
* Karthik Raman (Andhra) and Virender Dahiya (Haryana) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 5

* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Match abandoned Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Sanjeev Dua and Pashchim Pathak
* Smog pollution prevented any play from taking place.
* The BCCI originally rescheduled the match to take place after the conclusion of the group stage. However, this decision was revoked in December 2016, with both teams being awarded one point each.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Rahul Singh (Services)
* Services won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Himachal Pradesh won by 5 wickets JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer and R. Sundar Player of the match: Paras Dogra (Himachal Pradesh)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Goa won by 8 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Subrat Das Player of the match: Shadab Jakati (Goa)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* Abhishek Singh (Chhattisgarh) made his first-class debut.
* In Chhattisgarh's second innings, seven batsmen were dismissed for a duck, the joint-most in one innings in a Ranji Trophy match.
* 5–8 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Sandeep Warrier (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
* Vinod Kumar and Vishnu Vinod (Kerala) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 6

* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh and Ulhas Gandhe Player of the match: Rohan Prem (Kerala)
* Goa won the toss and elected to field.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Krishnamachari Bharatan and Nand Kishore Player of the match: Rajat Paliwal (Haryana)
* Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
* Shivam Chauhan (Haryana) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Andhra won by an innings and 38 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad Umpires: Sanjeev Dua and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Hanuma Vihari (Andhra)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Green Park, Kanpur Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Sundaram Ravi Player of the match: Bipul Sharma (Himachal Pradesh)
* Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Avnish Dhaliwal and Anupam Toppo (Chhattisgarh) both made their first-class debuts.
* 13–16 November Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by 10 wickets Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Bavanaka Sandeep (Hyderabad)
* Services won the toss and elected to field.
* This fixture was originally scheduled to be held in Delhi, but was moved due to concerns about smog pollution.

### Round 7

* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by 44 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad Umpires: Umesh Dubey and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Pankaj Rao (Chhattisgarh)
* Chhattisgarh won the toss and elected to field.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati Umpires: Navdeep Singh and Rohan Pandit Player of the match: Paidikalva Vijaykumar (Andhra)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Green Park, Kanpur Umpires: Subrat Das and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Nitin Saini (Haryana)
* Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan and Saiyed Khalid Player of the match: Ian Dev Singh (Jammu & Kashmir)
* Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
* 21–24 November Scorecard
* Match drawn Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Umpires: R. Sundar and Sivasubramaniyan Shankar Player of the match: Nakul Verma (Services)
* Services won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 8

* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Kerala won by 7 wickets Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Rohan Pandit and Virender Sharma Player of the match: Mohammed Azharuddeen (Kerala)
* Tripura won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aniruddha Saha (Tripura) made his first-class debut.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Hyderabad won by 286 runs Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara Umpires: Kamlesh Sharma and Tapan Sharma Player of the match: Tanmay Agarwal (Hyderabad)
* Jammu and Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
* Ahmed Bandy and Suhail Andleev (Jammu and Kashmir) both made their first-class debuts.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Goa won by 34 runs Railway Stadium, Dhanbad Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Shadab Jakati (Goa)
* Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
* Bukkapatnam Siddharth (Andhra) made his first-class debut.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Services won by 18 Runs Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Krishnaraj Srinath Player of the match: Diwesh Pathania (Services)
* Services won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shivendra Singh (Chhattisgarh) made his first-class debut.
* 29 November–2 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal and S. Shankar Player of the match: Guntashveer Singh (Haryana)
* Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
* Poonish Mehta, Guntashveer Singh (Haryana) and R. I. Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 9

* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Sanjeev Dua Player of the match: Sachin Baby (Kerala)
* Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
* Athif Bin Ashraf (Kerala) made his first-class debut.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Lucknow International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Anil Dandekar and Nikhil Patwardhan Player of the match: Mudi Prajith (Andhra)
* Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
* Mudi Prajith (Andhra) made his first-class debut.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Himachal Pradesh won by 7 wickets Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai Umpires: Tapan Sharma and Vineet Kulkarni Player of the match: Prashant Chopra (Himachal Pradesh)
* Goa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Srinivas Fadte (Goa) made his first-class debut.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Ravi Subramanian Player of the match: Amandeep Khare (Chhattisgarh)
* Jammu and Kashmir won the toss and elected to field.
* Shahnawaz Hussain (Chhattisgarh) and Mohsin Mufti (Jammu and Kashmir) made their first-class debuts.
* 7–10 December Scorecard
* Haryana won by 119 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Belur Ravi and Krishnamachari Bharatan Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Haryana)
* Tripura won the toss and elected to field.