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The much-awaited 2022/23 edition of the Ranji Trophy will begin on Wednesday (December 13). Madhya Pradesh side, led by Aditya Shrivastava , secured a title victory in the last season. They beat the seasoned campaigners, Mumbai by six wickets.

In this season, the tournament is split into two categories: Elite and Plate, which means there will be separate winners for each category. A total of 38 teams have been divided into five groups, with four teams each in four Plate groups and six teams forming a single Plate group.

The top four teams in the Elite Group will qualify for the semis, while the fifth and sixth-placed teams will feature in a playoff. The two finalists from the Plate Group will get promoted to the Elite Group from the 2023/24 season.

The league-stage matches will be of four days, while knock-out matches will be played on the course of five days.

Elite A: Baroda, Bengal, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh.

Elite B: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Saurashtra, Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad, Delhi.

Elite C: Kerala, Goa, Puducherry, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Services, Karnataka.

Elite D: Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Railways, Gujarat, Vidarbha.

Plate Group: Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram.

Here's all you need to know about the Ranji Trophy

When will the Ranji Trophy take place?

The tournament will consist of a total of 138 matches and will take place from December 13 to February 20.

Where will the Ranji Trophy be played?

Venues for Ranji Trophy 2022/23

Rangpo, Guwahati, Nagaland, Cuttack, Kolkata, Vizianagaram, Patna, Rohtak, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Jammu, Agartala, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Pune, Nadiad, Puducherry, Goa, Ranchi, Indore, Anand, Rajkot, Coimbatore, Shillong, Jamshedpur, Vadodara, Jaipur, Dehradun, Delhi, Cuttack, Thumba, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Raipur, Kanpur, Valsad, Dehradun, Mumbai, Nadaun, Chandigarh, Meerut, Chennai, Jodhpur

When will the Ranji Trophy start?

All the matches of the Ranji Trophy 2022/23 will start from 9:30 AM onwards.

Where one can watch the live broadcast of the Ranji Trophy in India?

No TV broadcast will be available for the Ranji Trophy 2022/23 group matches. The semi-finals and finals will be LIVE on Star Sports Network.

Where one can watch the live streaming of the Ranji trophy?

The selected matches of India’s premier red-ball tournament will be streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from December 13.

Where to tune in for all the latest update regarding Ranji trophy?

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