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How many teams will feature in Ranji Trophy?A total of 38 teams will play the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy. Six of these will compete in the Plate league, while the remaining 32 have been divided into four Elite groups of eight each.In the Elite groups, each team will play seven games, facing each other once, followed by the top two teams from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. The Plate group will also follow a single round-robin structure, with each team playing five matches. The top two sides will directly meet in the final here.Also read: Ranji Trophy 2025/26: All the squads announced so farRanji Trophy 2025-26 groupsElite Group AElite Group BElite Group CElite Group DPlate GroupAndhra PradeshChandigarhAssamChhattisgarhBiharBarodaKeralaHaryanaDelhiArunchal PradeshJharkhandMaharashtraGujaratHimachal PradeshManipurUttar PradeshGoaServicesJammu & KashmirMeghalayaVidarbhaMadhya PradeshTripuraRajasthanMizoramOdishaKarnatakaBengalMumbaiSikkimNagalandSaurashtraRailwayHyderabad Tamil NaduPunjabUttarakhandPuducherry Also read: India’s future stars? Seven uncapped players to watch out for in Ranji Trophy 2025/26Ranji Trophy 2025-26 venues A total of 60 venues across the length and breadth of the country will be used to host Ranji Trophy matches this season across the Elite and Plate leagues. Here’s the complete list.Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, DehradunACA Cricket Academy Ground, Fulung, GuwahatiArun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiAtal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, NadaunBarabati Stadium, CuttackBCA Stadium, Kotambi, VadodaraBCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, BengaluruBengal Cricket Academy Ground, KalyaniCh Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, RohtakCricket Association Puducherry Siechem GroundDeccan Gymkhana Ground, PuneDr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, VizianagaramDr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket StadiumEden Gardens, KolkataEmerald High School Ground, IndoreGokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, NadiadGoa Cricket Association Academy Ground, PorvorimGolf Club Ground, NasikGreen Park, KanpurGreenfield International Stadium, ThiruvananthapuramGujarat College Ground, AhmedabadHolkar Cricket Stadium, IndoreHostel Ground JKCA, JammuJSCA International Stadium Complex, RanchiKaushiki Cricket Ground, Jim Corbett, RamnagarKCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram, ThiruvananthapuramKeenan Stadium, JamshedpurKIIT Stadium, BhubaneswarKSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, HubliKSCA Navule Stadium, ShimogaLalbhai Contractor Stadium, Vesu, SuratM.Chinnaswamy Stadium, BengaluruMadan Paliwal Miraj Sports Centre, RajsamandMaharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, AgartalaMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket StadiumNagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, DimapurNarendra Modi Stadium A Ground, AhmedabadNexGen Cricket Ground, HyderabadNiranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, RajkotPalam A Stadium, DelhiPithwala Stadium, Bhimpore, SuratRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, HyderabadSardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, ValsadSawai Mansingh Stadium, JaipurSector 16 Stadium, ChandigarhSharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, MumbaiShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, RaipurSher-i-Kashmir Stadium, SrinagarSri Ramakrishna College Ground, CoimbatoreTinsukia District Sports Association GroundVictoria Park Stadium, MeerutVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, PatnaSICA ground, RangpoMeghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, ShillongGokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, NadiadADSA Railways Cricket Ground, AhmedabadLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, AnandNarendra Modi Stadium B Ground, AhmedabadPithwala Stadium, BhimporeRanji Trophy 2025-26 schedule: Full fixtures list for Elite divisionAll Ranji Trophy 2025-26 matches will begin at 9:30 am local time across all venues. The Elite division final will be played between February 24-28, while the final for the Plate division will be played between January 22-26.Here are the full set of round-wise fixtures across both divisions.Round 1DateMatchGroupVenueOctober 15-October 18Uttar Pradesh vs AndhraGroup AGreen Park, KanpurOctober 15-October 18Hyderabad vs DelhiGroup DNexGen Cricket Ground, HyderabadOctober 15-October 18Rajasthan vs ChhattisgarhGroup DMadan Paliwal Miraj Sports Centre, RajsamandOctober 15-October 18Jammu and Kashmir vs MumbaiGroup DSher-i-Kashmir Stadium, SrinagarOctober 15-October 18Puducherry vs Himachal PradeshGroup DCricket Association Puducherry Siechem GroundOctober 15-October 18Railways vs HaryanaGroup CPithwala Stadium, Bhimpore, SuratOctober 15-October 18Bengal vs UttarakhandGroup CEden Gardens, KolkataOctober 15-October 18Gujarat vs AssamGroup CNarendra Modi Stadium A Ground, AhmedabadOctober 15-October 18Services vs TripuraGroup CPalam A Stadium, DelhiOctober 15-October 18Saurashtra vs KarnatakaGroup BNiranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, RajkotOctober 15-October 18Tamil Nadu vs JharkhandGroup ASri Ramakrishna College Ground, CoimbatoreOctober 15-October 18Odisha vs BarodaGroup ABarabati Stadium, CuttackOctober 15-October 18Nagaland vs VidarbhaGroup ABCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, BengaluruOctober 15-October 18Kerala vs MaharashtraGroup BGreenfield International Stadium, ThiruvananthapuramOctober 15-October 18Goa vs ChandigarhGroup BGoa Cricket Association Academy Ground, PorvorimOctober 15-October 18Madhya Pradesh vs PunjabGroup BEmerald High School Ground, IndoreRound 2 DateMatchGroupVenueOctober 25-October 28Bengal vs GujaratGroup CEden Gardens, KolkataOctober 25-October 28Uttarakhand vs RailwaysGroup CKaushiki Cricket Ground, Jim Corbett, RamnagarOctober 25-October 28Assam vs ServicesGroup CTinsukia District Sports Association Ground, TinsukiaOctober 25-October 28Puducherry vs HyderabadGroup DCricket Association Puducherry Siechem GroundOctober 25-October 28Mumbai vs ChhattisgarhGroup DSharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, MumbaiOctober 25-October 28Jammu and Kashmir vs RajasthanGroup DSher-i-Kashmir Stadium, SrinagarOctober 25-October 28Delhi vs Himachal PradeshGroup DArun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiOctober 25-October 28Tripura vs HaryanaGroup CCh Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, RohtakOctober 25-October 28Punjab vs KeralaGroup BMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket StadiumOctober 25-October 28Uttar Pradesh vs OdishaGroup AGreen Park, KanpurOctober 25-October 28Nagaland vs Tamil NaduGroup ANagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, DimapurOctober 25-October 28Andhra vs BarodaGroup ADr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, VizianagaramOctober 25-October 28Vidarbha vs JharkhandGroup AVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, NagpurOctober 25-October 28Chandigarh vs MaharashtraGroup BSector 16 Stadium, ChandigarhOctober 25-October 28Karnataka vs GoaGroup BKSCA Navule Stadium, ShimogaOctober 25-October 28Saurashtra vs Madhya PradeshGroup BNiranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, RajkotRound 3 DateMatchGroupVenueNovember 01-November 04Gujarat vs HaryanaGroup CGujarat College Ground, AhmedabadNovember 01-November 04Services vs UttarakhandGroup CPalam A Stadium, DelhiNovember 01-November 04Assam vs RailwaysGroup CTinsukia District Sports Association GroundNovember 01-November 04Delhi vs PuducherryGroup DArun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiNovember 01-November 04Rajasthan vs MumbaiGroup DSawai Mansingh Stadium, JaipurNovember 01-November 04Chhattisgarh vs Jammu and KashmirGroup DShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, RaipurNovember 01-November 04Himachal Pradesh vs HyderabadGroup DAtal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, NadaunNovember 01-November 04Tripura vs BengalGroup CMaharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, AgartalaNovember 01-November 04Kerala vs KarnatakaGroup BKCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram, ThiruvananthapuramNovember 01-November 04Baroda vs Uttar PradeshGroup ABCA Stadium, Kotambi, VadodaraNovember 01-November 04Tamil Nadu vs VidarbhaGroup ASri Ramakrishna College Ground, CoimbatoreNovember 01-November 04Odisha vs AndhraGroup ABarabati Stadium, CuttackNovember 01-November 04Jharkhand vs NagalandGroup AJSCA International Stadium Complex, RanchiNovember 01-November 04Maharashtra vs SaurashtraGroup BGolf Club Ground, NasikNovember 01-November 04Goa vs PunjabGroup BMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New ChandigarhNovember 01-November 04Madhya Pradesh vs ChandigarhGroup BHolkar Cricket Stadium, IndoreRound 4 DateMatchGroupVenueNovember 08-November 11Gujarat vs ServicesGroup CGokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, NadiadNovember 08-November 11Railways vs BengalGroup CLalbhai Contractor Stadium, Vesu, SuratNovember 08-November 11Haryana vs UttarakhandGroup DCh Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, RohtakNovember 08-November 11Chhattisgarh vs PuducherryGroup DShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, RaipurNovember 08-November 11Mumbai vs Himachal PradeshGroup DSharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, MumbaiNovember 08-November 11Delhi vs Jammu and KashmirGroup DArun Jaitley Stadium, DelhiNovember 08-November 11Hyderabad vs RajasthanGroup DNexGen Cricket Ground, HyderabadNovember 08-November 11Tripura vs AssamGroup CMaharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, AgartalaNovember 08-November 11Kerala vs SaurashtraGroup BKCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram, ThiruvananthapuramNovember 08-November 11Uttar Pradesh vs NagalandGroup AGreen Park, KanpurNovember 08-November 11Andhra vs Tamil NaduGroup ADr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket StadiumNovember 08-November 11Vidarbha vs OdishaGroup AVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, NagpurNovember 08-November 11Baroda vs JharkhandGroup ABCA Stadium, Kotambi, VadodaraNovember 08-November 11Maharashtra vs KarnatakaGroup BGolf Club Ground, NasikNovember 08-November 11Goa vs Madhya PradeshGroup BGoa Cricket Association Academy Ground, PorvorimNovember 08-November 11Chandigarh vs PunjabGroup BSector 16 Stadium, ChandigarhRound 5 DateMatchGroupVenueNovember 16-November 19Uttarakhand vs GujaratGroup CAbhimanyu Cricket Academy, DehradunNovember 16-November 19Bengal vs AssamGroup CBengal Cricket Academy Ground, KalyaniNovember 16-November 19Haryana vs ServicesGroup CCh Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, RohtakNovember 16-November 19Mumbai vs PuducherryGroup DSharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, MumbaiNovember 16-November 19Himachal Pradesh vs ChhattisgarhGroup DAtal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, NadaunNovember 16-November 19Jammu and Kashmir vs HyderabadGroup DHostel Ground JKCA, JammuNovember 16-November 19Rajasthan vs DelhiGroup DMadan Paliwal Miraj Sports Centre, RajsamandNovember 16-November 19Railways vs TripuraGroup CSardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, ValsadNovember 16-November 19Karnataka vs ChandigarhGroup BKSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, HubliNovember 16-November 19Tamil Nadu vs Uttar PradeshGroup ASri Ramakrishna College Ground, CoimbatoreNovember 16-November 19Jharkhand vs AndhraGroup AKeenan Stadium, JamshedpurNovember 16-November 19Odisha vs NagalandGroup AKIIT Stadium, BhubaneswarNovember 16-November 19Vidarbha vs BarodaGroup AVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, NagpurNovember 16-November 19Punjab vs MaharashtraGroup BMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket StadiumNovember 16-November 19Saurashtra vs GoaGroup BNiranjan Shah Stadium, RajkotNovember 16-November 19Madhya Pradesh vs KeralaGroup BHolkar Cricket Stadium, IndoreRound 6 DateMatchGroupVenueJanuary 22-January 25Gujarat vs RailwaysGroup CNarendra Modi Stadium A Ground, AhmedabadJanuary 22-January 25Bengal vs ServicesGroup CEden Gardens, KolkataJanuary 22-January 25Assam vs HaryanaGroup CACA Cricket Academy Ground, Fulung, GuwahatiJanuary 22-January 25Puducherry vs Jammu and KashmirGroup DCricket Association Puducherry Siechem GroundJanuary 22-January 25Hyderabad vs MumbaiGroup DRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, HyderabadJanuary 22-January 25Chhattisgarh vs DelhiGroup DTBCJanuary 22-January 25Rajasthan vs Himachal PradeshGroup DMadan Paliwal Miraj Sports Centre, RajsamandJanuary 22-January 25Tripura vs UttarakhandGroup CMaharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, AgartalaJanuary 22-January 25Kerala vs ChandigarhGroup BKCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram, ThiruvananthapuramJanuary 22-January 25Uttar Pradesh vs JharkhandGroup AVictoria Park Stadium, MeerutJanuary 22-January 25Odisha vs Tamil NaduGroup ABarabati Stadium, CuttackJanuary 22-January 25Andhra vs VidarbhaGroup ADr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, VizianagaramJanuary 22-January 25Baroda vs NagalandGroup ABCA Stadium, Kotambi, VadodaraJanuary 22-January 25Maharashtra vs GoaGroup BDeccan Gymkhana Ground, PuneJanuary 22-January 25Karnataka vs Madhya PradeshGroup BM.Chinnaswamy Stadium, BengaluruJanuary 22-January 25Saurashtra vs PunjabGroup BNiranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, RajkotRound 7 DateMatchGroupVenueJanuary 29-February 01Haryana vs BengalGroup CCh Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, RohtakJanuary 29-February 01Uttarakhand vs AssamGroup CAbhimanyu Cricket Academy, DehradunJanuary 29-February 01Services vs RailwaysGroup CPalam A Stadium, DelhiJanuary 29-February 01Puducherry vs RajasthanGroup DCricket Association Puducherry Siechem GroundJanuary 29-February 01Mumbai vs DelhiGroup DSharad Pawar Cricket Academy BKC, MumbaiJanuary 29-February 01Hyderabad vs ChhattisgarhGroup DRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, HyderabadJanuary 29-February 01Himachal Pradesh vs Jammu and KashmirGroup DAtal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium, NadaunJanuary 29-February 01Tripura vs GujaratGroup CMaharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, AgartalaJanuary 29-February 01Chandigarh vs SaurashtraGroup BSector 16 Stadium, ChandigarhJanuary 29-February 01Vidarbha vs Uttar PradeshGroup AVidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, NagpurJanuary 29-February 01Tamil Nadu vs BarodaGroup ASri Ramakrishna College Ground, CoimbatoreJanuary 29-February 01Nagaland vs AndhraGroup ANagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, DimapurJanuary 29-February 01Jharkhand vs OdishaGroup AKeenan Stadium, JamshedpurJanuary 29-February 01Madhya Pradesh vs MaharashtraGroup BHolkar Cricket Stadium, IndoreJanuary 29-February 01Goa vs KeralaGroup BGoa Cricket Association Academy Ground, PorvorimJanuary 29-February 01Punjab vs KarnatakaGroup BMaharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New ChandigarhQuarter-finals DateMatchVenueFebruary 06-February 101st Quarter-Final (A1 v C2)TBCFebruary 06-February 102nd Quarter-Final (B1 v D2)TBCFebruary 06-February 103rd Quarter-Final (C1 v A2)TBCFebruary 06-February 104th Quarter-Final (D1 v B2)TBCSemi-finals DateMatchVenueFebruary 15-February 191st Semi FinalTBCFebruary 15-February 192nd Semi FinalTBCFinal DateMatchVenueFebruary 24-February 28FinalTBCRanji Tophy 2025-26 Plate schedule DateMatchVenueOctober 15 – October 18Bihar vs Arunachal PradeshMoin-ul-Haq Stadium, PatnaOctober 15 – October 18Sikkim vs ManipurSICA ground, RangpoOctober 15 -October 18Meghalaya vs MizoramMeghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, ShillongOctober 25 – October 28Manipur vs BiharGokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, NadiadOctober 25 – October 28Meghalaya vs SikkimMeghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, ShillongOctober 25 – October 28Arunachal Pradesh vs MizoramADSA Railways Cricket Ground, AhmedabadNovember 1 – November 4Mizoram vs SikkimLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, AnandNovember 1 – November 4Manipur vs Arunachal PradeshNarendra Modi Stadium B Ground, AhmedabadNovember 1 – November 4Bihar vs MeghalayaMoin-ul-Haq Stadium, PatnaNovember 8 – November 11Sikkim vs BiharSICA ground, RangpoNovember 8 – November 11Arunachal Pradesh vs MeghalayaPithwala Stadium, BhimporeNovember 8 – November 11Mizoram vs ManipurLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, AnandNovember 16 – November 19Bihar vs MizoramMoin-ul-Haq Stadium, PatnaNovember 16 – November 19Manipur vs MeghalayaPithwala Stadium, BhimporeNovember 16 – November 19Sikkim vs Arunachal PradeshSICA ground, RangpoJanuary 22 – January 26FinalTBC Follow Wisden for all cricket updates, including live scores, match stats, quizzes and more. 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