Ranji Trophy 2026-27: Round 1 Review

The Ranji Trophy 2026–27 kicked off as the opening round concluded on October 14. A total of 19 matches were played across the Elite and Plate groups, featuring 38 teams competing for the title in India’s premier red-ball domestic tournament. With plenty of action already unfolding in Round 1, here is a look at the brief scores from the final day of the opening round.

Elite Group A

Uttar Pradesh – 540 (1st inns), Bihar – 141 (1st inns) & 132 (f/o)
Uttar Pradesh won by an innings and 267 runs

Baroda – 472/8 d, Goa – 199 & 138 (f/o)
Baroda won by an innings and 135 runs

Vidarbha – 428 & 175-3 d, Puducherry – 313 & 130
Vidarbha won by 160 runs

Madhya Pradesh – 196 & 249/6 d, Jammu and Kashmir – 120 & 88/7
Match Drawn

Elite Group B

Saurashtra – 392 & 229-1, Chhattisgarh – 312
Match Drawn

Assam – 373 & 157/6, Punjab – 478/6 d
Match Drawn

Karnataka – 274 & 337/9 d, Andhra – 418 & 104/4
Match Drawn

Tripura – 134 & 120, Hyderabad – 294
Hyderabad won by an innings and 40 runs

Elite Group C

Delhi – 240 & 277, Bengal – 425 & 89/1
Bengal won by nine wickets

Jharkhand – 587, Kerala – 395 & 62/2 (f/o)
Match Drawn

Maharashtra – 333 & 141, Services – 227 & 120
Maharashtra won by 127 runs

Odisha – 324 & 161, Gujarat – 439 & 47/0
Gujarat won by 10 wickets

Elite Group D

Mumbai – 429, Chandigarh – 78 & 196 (f/o)
Mumbai won by an innings and 155 runs

Rajasthan – 363 & 192/6 d, Tamil Nadu – 274 & 73/0
Match Drawn

Railways – 278 & 272/4, Uttarakhand – 470
Match Drawn

Himachal Pradesh – 253/9 & 113, Haryana – 296 & 74/3
Haryana won by 7 wickets

Plate

Sikkim – 245 & 291/7, Meghalaya – 395
Match Drawn

Mizoram – 183 & 295, Manipur – 251 & 228/7
Manipur won by 3 wickets

Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland – Arunachal Pradesh are deemed to have forfeited