The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has unveiled the highly anticipated schedule for the domestic cricket season 2023-24. The prestigious Ranji Trophy, considered the premier domestic tournament, is scheduled to kick off on January 5, 2024, promising cricket enthusiasts an exciting season ahead. The tournament will span 70 days, with the grand final set to take place on March 14, 2024.
Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Format and Groups: The Ranji Trophy 2023-24 season will feature two divisions, Elite and Plate, with intriguing groupings to intensify the competition.
- Elite Group A: This group includes teams like Saurashtra, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Haryana, Services, and Manipur.
- Elite Group B: Comprising Bengal, Andhra, Mumbai, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Bihar.
- Elite Group C: Featuring Karnataka, Punjab, Railways, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Gujarat, Tripura, and Chandigarh.
- Elite Group D: Encompassing Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Baroda, Delhi, Odisha, Pondicherry, and Jammu and Kashmir.
- Plate Group: With teams like Nagaland, Hyderabad, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh.
The knockout stage of the Ranji Trophy will maintain the competitive spirit, with no amalgamation of elite and plate teams.
Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Schedule:
| Date | Match Details | Time |
| Fri, 05 Jan ’24 | Gujarat vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| Bihar vs Mumbai, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Kerala vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Chhattisgarh vs Assam, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Karnataka vs Punjab, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Chandigarh vs Railways, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Nagaland vs Hyderabad, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Arunachal Pradesh vs Meghalaya, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Mizoram vs Sikkim, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Delhi vs Puducherry, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Andhra vs Bengal, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Tripura vs Goa, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Maharashtra vs Manipur, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Uttarakhand vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Haryana vs Rajasthan, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Jammu and Kashmir vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Vidarbha vs Services, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Baroda vs Odisha, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Saurashtra vs Jharkhand, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Fri, 12 Jan ’24 | Services vs Rajasthan, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Manipur vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Baroda vs Puducherry, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Meghalaya vs Hyderabad, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Mizoram vs Nagaland, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Madhya Pradesh vs Odisha, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Maharashtra vs Jharkhand, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Uttar Pradesh vs Bengal, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Jammu and Kashmir vs Delhi, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Mumbai vs Andhra, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Assam vs Kerala, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Bihar vs Chhattisgarh, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Gujarat vs Karnataka, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Saurashtra vs Haryana, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Punjab vs Railways, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Tripura vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Goa vs Chandigarh, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Fri, 19 Jan ’24 | Karnataka vs Goa, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| Punjab vs Tripura, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Meghalaya vs Nagaland, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Hyderabad vs Sikkim, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Uttar Pradesh vs Bihar, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Kerala vs Mumbai, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Assam vs Andhra, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Tamil Nadu vs Railways, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Vidarbha vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Chandigarh vs Gujarat, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Services vs Jharkhand, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Madhya Pradesh vs Delhi, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Rajasthan vs Maharashtra, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Uttarakhand vs Puducherry, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Manipur vs Haryana, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Himachal Pradesh vs Baroda, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Bengal vs Chhattisgarh, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Odisha vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Fri, 26 Jan ’24 | Puducherry vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| Haryana vs Maharashtra, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Delhi vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Manipur vs Rajasthan, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Odisha vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Sikkim vs Nagaland, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Hyderabad vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Mizoram vs Meghalaya, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Jharkhand vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Tamil Nadu vs Chandigarh, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Services vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Assam vs Bengal, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Baroda vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Chhattisgarh vs Andhra, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Mumbai vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Bihar vs Kerala, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Tripura vs Karnataka, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Goa vs Punjab, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Railways vs Gujarat, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Fri, 02 Feb ’24 | Bihar vs Andhra, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| Chhattisgarh vs Kerala, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Uttar Pradesh vs Assam, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Railways vs Karnataka, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Chandigarh vs Punjab, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Nagaland vs Arunachal Pradesh, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Hyderabad vs Mizoram, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Sikkim vs Meghalaya, Plate | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Odisha vs Puducherry, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Bengal vs Mumbai, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Delhi vs Baroda, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Goa vs Tamil Nadu, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Maharashtra vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Gujarat vs Tripura, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Jharkhand vs Manipur, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Himachal Pradesh vs Madhya Pradesh, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Rajasthan vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Jammu and Kashmir vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Haryana vs Services, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Fri, 09 Feb ’24 | Jharkhand vs Haryana, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| Madhya Pradesh vs Baroda, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Maharashtra vs Vidarbha, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Odisha vs Uttarakhand, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Manipur vs Services, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Himachal Pradesh vs Delhi, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Chandigarh vs Tripura, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Rajasthan vs Saurashtra, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Kerala vs Bengal, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Puducherry vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Andhra vs Uttar Pradesh, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Chhattisgarh vs Mumbai, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Assam vs Bihar, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Tamil Nadu vs Karnataka, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Punjab vs Gujarat, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Railways vs Goa, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| TBC vs TBC, Plate 1st Semi Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| TBC vs TBC, Plate 2nd Semi Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Fri, 16 Feb ’24 | Bengal vs Bihar, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| Delhi vs Odisha, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Andhra vs Kerala, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Mumbai vs Assam, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Uttar Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh, Elite Group B | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Karnataka vs Chandigarh, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Tamil Nadu vs Punjab, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Puducherry vs Himachal Pradesh, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Vidarbha vs Haryana, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Uttarakhand vs Baroda, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Services vs Maharashtra, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Madhya Pradesh vs Jammu and Kashmir, Elite Group D | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Jharkhand vs Rajasthan, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Goa vs Gujarat, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Saurashtra vs Manipur, Elite Group A | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Tripura vs Railways, Elite Group C | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Fri, 17 Sat ’24 | TBC vs TBC, Plate Group Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| Fri, 23 Feb ’24 | TBC vs TBC, 1st Quarter Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| TBC vs TBC, 2nd Quarter Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| TBC vs TBC, 3rd Quarter Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| TBC vs TBC, 4th Quarter Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Sat, 02 Mar ’24 | TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
| TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL | |
| Sun, 10 Mar ’24 | TBC vs TBC, Final | 12:00 PM 04:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL |
