Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Groups, Schedule, Format, Telecast, Streaming - All You Need To Know

Mumbai will look to defend their Ranji Trophy title |Courtesy-BCCI

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Rani Trophy will start on Friday (October 11)
  • Mumbai are the defending champions
  • 32 teams will take part in the Elite Group
The Rani Trophy will return on Friday (October 11) as the 2024-25 season kicks off. This time around, the competition will be held in two phases as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made drastic changes to the scheduling of India's domestic season.
With complaints of players missing the competition due to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and play not being possible in North India due to fog in the winer, the Indian cricket governing body has decided to start the tournament in October. However, the Ranji Trophy will go on a break towards mid-November, and both the Syed Musthaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy periods will take place over the next two months.
The competition will once again resume in the last week of January and will end on March 2
Format
The 32 teams in the elite division are divided into four groups each. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals before the semi-finals and final. Meanwhile, the plate group has six teams taking part in it.
Group Teams
A Baroda, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mumbai, Odisha, Services, Tripura
B Andhra, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Hyderabad, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Vidarbha
C Bengal, Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh
D Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Railways, Saurashtra, Tamil Nadu
Elite Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim

Ranji Trophy Schedule 2024-25 Schedule

Match Dates
Elite Group Match 1 October 11-14
Elite Group Match 2 October 18-21
Elite Group Match 3 October 26-29
Elite Group Match 4 November 4-7
Elite Group Match 5 November 13-16
Elite Group Match 6 January 23-26
Elite Group Match 7 January 30-February 2
Elite Group QF And Plate Group Final February 8-11
Elite Group SF February 17-21
Elite Group Final February 26-March 2

Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Telecast And Streaming

Select matches of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy will be live telecasted on the Sports 18 channel and streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website.
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