The excitement of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season continues with the second round kicking off on October 18th. With 38 teams vying for supremacy across the Elite (32) and Plate (6) divisions, the cricketing landscape will be buzzing with action as 19 matches take center stage in various parts of India.
The defending champions, Mumbai, will be aiming to bounce back from their first-round defeat to Baroda. They’ll face a tough challenge at home against Maharashtra, seeking to regain their winning momentum.
Elite Division Round 2 Matches:
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Group A
* Meghalaya vs Tripura – 9:30 AM IST – (MCA Cricket Ground, Shillong)
* Mumbai vs Maharashtra – 9:30 AM IST – (Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, Mumbai)
* Odisha vs Jammu & Kashmir – 9:30 AM IST – (Barabati Stadium, Cuttack)
* Services vs Baroda – 9:30 AM IST – (Air Force Complex Ground, Delhi)
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Group B
* Gujarat vs Andhra – 9:30 AM IST – (Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad)
* Himachal vs Rajasthan – 9:30 AM IST – (HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala)
* Puducherry vs Vidarbha – 9:30 AM IST – (Siechem Stadium, Puducherry)
* Uttarakhand vs Hyderabad – 9:30 AM IST – (Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun)
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Group C
* Karnataka vs Kerala – 9:30 AM IST – (KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur)
* Bengal vs Bihar – 9:30 AM IST – (Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani)
* UP vs Haryana – 9:30 AM IST – (Sports Galaxy Cricket Ground, Lucknow)
* Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh – 9:30 AM IST – (Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur)
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Group D
* Assam vs Chandigarh – 8:45 AM IST – (Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati)
* Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh – 9:30 AM IST – (Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot)
* Railways vs Jharkhand – 9:30 AM IST – (ADSA Railways Cricket Ground, Ahmedabad)
* Delhi vs Tamil Nadu – 9:30 AM IST – (Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi)
Plate Division Round 2 Matches:
* Sikkim vs Goa – 9:30 AM IST – (SICA Ground, Rangpo)
* Nagaland vs Manipur – 9:30 AM IST – (Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima)
* Arunachal Pradesh vs Mizoram – 9:30 AM IST (Gujarat College Cricket Ground ‘A’, Ahmedabad)
Cricket enthusiasts across India are eagerly awaiting the second round of the Ranji Trophy, with a host of exciting clashes promising nail-biting encounters. The stage is set for intense competition and thrilling displays of cricketing skill, as teams battle it out for a chance to etch their names in the history books of India’s premier domestic First-Class cricket competition.