The second round of the Ranji Trophy gets underway on Sunday, October 18 and all eyes will be on India’s Test captain Shubman Gill, who will play for Punjab. Here are the live updates.
Gill is set to represent Punjab before leaving for New Zealand to lead India in the ODI and Test series. India all-rounder Suryansh Shedge has made himself available for Mumbai, while Ravindra Jadeja will miss the second round for Saurashtra.
Karnataka will be without both KL Rahul and R Smaran, both of whom have joined the India A side for their New Zealand tour. Yashasvi Jaiswal will be unavailable for Mumbai for the same reason.
Ranji Trophy, round two, day one, live updates
Punjab vs Chhattisgarh, New Chandigarh: Punjab are batting first, with Gill expected to bat at four. Umesh Yadav is also featuring for Punjab after a five-for in the last round.
Uttar Pradesh vs Goa, Kanpur: UP are batting first, with last round's centurion Rinku Singh in the playing XI.
Here’s the list of Ranji Trophy round two fixtures
The second round's play will commence at 9:30am local time at most venues. In Shillong, however, for the Plate division matchup between Meghalaya and Manipur, play will start at 8:30am, and similarly for the Nagaland vs Mizoram game in Dimapur. The Assam vs Tripura game in Guwahati begins at 8.45am.
Match | Venue | Start time (local time) |
Nagaland vs Mizoram | Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, Dimapur | 8:30am |
Meghalaya vs Manipur | MCA Cricket Ground, Shillong | 8:30am |
Assam vs Tripura | ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati | 8:45am |
Andhra vs Hyderabad | DVR Ground, Mulapadu | 9:30am |
Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim | Gokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, Nadiad | 9:30am |
Baroda vs Bihar | Reliance Cricket Stadium, Vadodara | 9:30am |
Delhi vs Gujarat | Airforce Complex Ground, Palam II, New Delhi | 9:30am |
Haryana vs Chandigarh | Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli, Rohtak | 9:30am |
Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai | Luhnu Cricket Ground, Bilaspur | 9:30am |
Jammu & Kashmir vs Vidarbha | Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, Srinagar | 9:30am |
Karnataka vs Saurashtra | Alur Cricket Stadium, Bengaluru | 9:30am |
Kerala vs Odisha | Sports Hub International Cricket Stadium, Trivandrum | 9:30am |
Maharashtra vs Jharkhand | MCA Cricket Stadium, Gahunje, Pune | 9:30am |
Pondicherry vs Madhya Pradesh | Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Stadium, Puducherry | 9:30am |
Punjab vs Chhattisgarh | PCA International Cricket Stadium Ground A, New Chandigarh | 9:30am |
Rajasthan vs Railways | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 9:30am |
Services vs Bengal | Airforce Complex Ground, Palam, New Delhi | 9:30am |
Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 9:30am |
Uttar Pradesh vs Goa | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | 9:30am |
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