2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group B Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
2018-19 Ranji Trophy Group B The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners
Dates 1 November 2018 (2018-11-01 ) – 10 January 2019 (2019-01-10 ) Administrator(s) BCCI Cricket format First-class cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) India Participants 9 Matches 36
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy , the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group B.[ 1] [ 1] Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.[ 2]
Ahead of Delhi 's first match, in round two of the tournament, Gautam Gambhir stepped down as captain of the side.[ 3] Nitish Rana was appointed as the new captain of the team.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
In round five of the tournament, Ajay Rohera set a new record for the highest score on debut in a first-class match.[ 7] Madhya Pradesh against Hyderabad , he scored 267 not out , breaking the record of 260 runs set by Amol Mazumdar in 1994.[ 8] Naman Ojha became the most successful wicket-keeper in the Ranji Trophy. He broke Vinayak Samant 's record of 355 dismissals as a wicket-keeper.[ 9] [ 10]
On the final day of the group stage, Kerala qualified from Group B for the quarter-finals.[ 11]
Points table
Top five teams across Groups A and B advanced to the knockout stage . Bottom two teams across Groups A and B relegated to the Elite Group C for the next season.
Fixtures
Round 1
Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
Ekant Sen (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.Pankaj Jaswal (Himachal Pradesh) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[ 13] Prashant Chopra (Himachal Pradesh) scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket.[ 14]
Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Bavanaka Sandeep (Hyderabad) scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket.[ 14]
Round 2
Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
Hiten Dalal (Delhi) made his first-class debut.
Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Manoj Tiwary (Bengal) scored his fifth double-century in first-class cricket.[ 16] Aryaman Birla (Madhya Pradesh) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[ 17]
Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Varun Chakravarthy (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.Akshath Reddy (Hyderabad) scored his maiden double-century in first-class cricket.[ 18]
Round 3
Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Kuldeep Sen (Madhya Pradesh) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[ 19]
Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
Girinath Reddy (Andhra) made his first-class debut.
Round 4
Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
Kumar Kartikeya (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
Arpit Guleria (Himachal Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
Kunwar Bidhuri (Delhi) made his first-class debut.This was Delhi's first loss at home in the Ranji Trophy in five years.[ 20]
Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
Brad White of South Africa was part of an umpire exchange programme.[ 21]
Round 5
Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Abhijeet Garg (Punjab) and Praveen Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
Shahrukh Khan (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Venkatesh Iyer and Ajay Rohera (Madhya Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.Ajay Rohera (Madhya Pradesh) set a new record for the highest score on debut in a first-class match with 267 not out .[ 8]
Round 6
Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
Vathsal Govind (Kerala) made his first-class debut.
Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
KSK Chaitnay (Hyderabad) and Shahbaz Ahmed (Bengal) both made their first-class debuts.
Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Chengalpet Gnaneshwar (Andhra) made his first-class debut.
Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Shubman Gill (Punjab) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[ 22]
Round 7
Andhra won the toss and elected to field.
Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi won the toss and elected to field.
The start of play was delayed by two-and-half-hours after the ground's curator had overwatered the pitch.[ 23]
Round 8
Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Round 9
Bengal won the toss and elected to bat.
Shubman Gill (Punjab) scored his 1,000th run in first-class cricket.[ 24]
Kerala won the toss and elected to field.
Ponnan Rahul (Kerala) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[ 25]
Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Karan Shinde (Andhra) made his first-class debut.Girinath Reddy (Madhya Pradesh) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[ 25] In Madhya Pradesh's second innings, they lost their last seven wickets for no runs, going from 35 for 3 to 35 all out, including Gaurav Yadav who was absent hurt.[ 26]
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