2021–22 Ranji Trophy Plate Group

The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.[1][2] It was contested by 38 teams, divided into eight elite groups, with six teams in Plate group .[3] All the Plate Group league matches took place in Kolkata.[4] The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.[5]

2021–22 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
Dates17 February – 26 June 2022
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin then knockout
Participants6
2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season
Men
Women

In the opening round of fixtures, Sakibul Gani of Bihar became the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut, scoring 341 runs.[6] Nagaland won the Plate Group to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament.[7]

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T D NR BP Pts Quot
1 Nagaland 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 19 2.304
2 Manipur 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 10 1.062
3 Sikkim 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 1.227
4 Arunachal Pradesh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.571
5 Bihar 3 0 1 0 2 0 -2 4 1.249
6 Mizoram 3 0 1 0 2 0 -4 2 0.466
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ESPN Cricinfo

  Advances to Preliminary quarter-final

Fixtures

Round 1
17–20 February 2022
Scorecard
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686/5d (159.4 overs)
Sakibul Gani 341 (405)
Iqbal Abdulla 2/136 (48 overs)
328 (122.3 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 151 (289)
Sachin Kumar 4/67 (30.3 overs)
199/4 (60 overs) (f/o)
Taruwar Kohli 101* (161)
Abhijeet Saket 3/29 (9 overs)
Match drawn
Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata
Umpires: Mohit Krishnadas and Rajesh Kannan
Player of the match: Sakibul Gani (Bihar)
  • Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bipin Saurabh, Malay Raj, Sachin Kumar, Sakibul Gani (Bihar), Joseph Lalthankhuma, Remruatdika Ralte and Vikash Kumar (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
  • Sakibul Gani (Bihar) became the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut.[8]
17–20 February 2022
Scorecard
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302 (92.1 overs)
Anwesh Sharma 87 (195)
Nagaho Chishi 5/51 (19.1 overs)
412 (114.3 overs)
Chetan Bist 115 (172)
Palzor Tamang 5/33 (16 overs)
283 (82 overs)
Sumit Singh 85 (91)
Shrikant Mundhe 3/46 (13 overs)
175/4 (40 overs)
Shrikant Mundhe 59* (96)
Lee Yong Lepcha 2/35 (5 overs)
Nagaland won by 6 wickets
Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata
Umpires: Bharati Vij and Somnath Jha
Player of the match: Chetan Bist (Nagaland)
  • Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ankur Malik, Anwesh Sharma, Codanda Ajit Karthik, Kranthi Kumar, Rajiv Malay (Sikkim), Khrievitso Kense and Yugandhar Singh (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
17–20 February 2022
Scorecard
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119 (57 overs)
Neelam Obi 61 (152)
Kishan Singha 4/11 (11 overs)
296 (96.1 overs)
Al Bashid Muhammed 79 (159)
Akhilesh Sahani 3/76 (21 overs)
152 (53.3 overs)
Akhilesh Sahani 50 (58)
Kangabam Singh 4/25 (15.3 overs)
Manipur won by an innings and 25 runs
CC & FC Ground, Kolkata
Umpires: Manish Jain and Parashar Joshi
Player of the match: Al Bashid Muhammed (Manipur)

Round 2
24–27 February 2022
Scorecard
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431/9d (115.1 overs)
Sakibul Gani 98 (135)
Palzor Tamang 3/93 (23 overs)
673/8d (168 overs)
Kranthi Kumar 287 (390)
Abhijeet Saket 3/114 (23 overs)
263/3 (48.1 overs)
Yashasvi Rishav 112* (134)
Codanda Ajit Karthik 2/75 (12 overs)
Match drawn
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Rajesh Kannan and Akshay Marathe
Player of the match: Kranthi Kumar (Sikkim)
  • Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
  • Abhinav Kumar (Bihar) made his first-class debut.
24–27 February 2022
Scorecard
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216 (59 overs)
Akhilesh Sahani 67 (73)
Rongsen Jonathan 4/69 (19 overs)
536/7d (128 overs)
Shrikant Mundhe 207 (302)
Yab Niya 3/127 (28 overs)
237 (92.1 overs)
Kamsha Yangfo 74 (187)
Rongsen Jonathan 5/52 (25.1 overs)
Nagaland won by an innings and 83 runs
Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata
Umpires: Ganesh Charhate and Mohit Krishnadas
Player of the match: Shrikant Mundhe (Nagaland)
  • Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kumar Nyompu and Techi Kagung (Arunachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
24–27 February 2022
Scorecard
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197 (66.3 overs)
Nitesh Sedai 95 (139)
Taruwar Kohli 4/43 (15 overs)
127 (49.5 overs)
Iqbal Abdulla 41 (71)
Kangabam Singh 3/24 (17 overs)
425/9d (121.4 overs)
Al Bashid Muhammed 150 (307)
Taruwar Kohli 4/65 (21 overs)
302/8 (104.5 overs)
Uday Kaul 88* (215)
Bishworjit Konthoujam 4/46 (21 overs)
Match drawn
Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata
Umpires: Somnath Jha and Bharati Vij
Player of the match: Al Bashid Muhammed (Manipur)
  • Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
  • B Lalnunfela (Mizoram) and Nitesh Sedai (Manipur) both made their first-class debuts.

Round 3
3–6 March 2022
Scorecard
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196 (62.2 overs)
Akhilesh Sahani 62 (76)
Ashutosh Aman 4/51 (23.2 overs)
109 (36.3 overs)
Sakibul Gani 38 (66)
Nabam Abo 6/32 (10.3 overs)
253 (91.1 overs)
Rajesh Bishnoi 106 (200)
Ashutosh Aman 5/56 (33 overs)
325 (92.5 overs)
Ashutosh Aman 75 (144)
Rajesh Bishnoi 5/103 (38 overs)
Arunachal won by 15 runs
Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata
Umpires: Manish Jain and Pranav Joshi
Player of the match: Rajesh Bishnoi (Arunachal Pradesh)
  • Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
  • Amit Sotiya, Banshidar Kumar, Govind Choudhary, Saurav Kumar, Shivam Singh, Vikrant Singh (Bihar), Nabam Abo and Teshi Tiku (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
3–6 March 2022
Scorecard
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509 (137.3 overs)
Shrikant Mundhe 123 (226)
Iqbal Abdulla 3/107 (43 overs)
95 (33.1 overs)
Sumit Lama 33 (48)
Raja Swarnkar 5/17 (8 overs)
295/5d (71 overs)
Rongsen Jonathan 113 (150)
Sumit Lama 2/69 (16 overs)
261 (93.4 overs)
Taruwar Kohli 151* (251)
Imliwati Lemtur 4/49 (24 overs)
Nagaland won by 448 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Rajesh Kannan and Akshay Marathe
Player of the match: Raja Swarnkar (Nagaland)
  • Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
  • Raja Swarnkar (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
3–6 March 2022
Scorecard
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462 (113.3 overs)
Liyan Khan 179 (237)
Bishworjit Konthoujam 4/96 (20.3 overs)
324 (93 overs)
Kangabam Singh 79 (134)
Tarun Sharma 4/58 (17 overs)
228/3 (60 overs)
Codanda Ajit Karthik 104 (110)
Rex Rajkumar 2/51 (15 overs)
176 (72.3 overs)
L Kishan Singha 30 (80)
Sumit Singh 3/15 (15 overs)
Sikkim won by 190 runs
Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata
Umpires: Ganesh Charhate and Somnath Jha
Player of the match: Liyan Khan (Sikkim)
  • Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tarun Sharma (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.

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