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