The Ranji Trophy 2022-23 season will begin on December 13, according to the domestic cricket schedule. The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the schedule for the 2022-23 domestic season on Monday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the schedule for the 2022-23 domestic season on Monday. Over 1500 matches will be played during the season, which begins in the first week of September 2022 and ends in mid-March 2023. The prestigious Duleep Trophy will kick off a full-fledged season that will also include the return of the Irani Cup. Moreover, The Duleep Trophy will be contested on a knockout basis between six zones. (North, South, Central, West, East, and Northeast) from September 8th to September 25th.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy will also follow the two multi-day tournaments. The two white-ball tournaments will feature 38 teams divided into three groups of eight teams and two groups of seven teams.
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Ranji Trophy 2022-23 season will begin on December 13
“The Ranji Trophy, India’s premier domestic tournament, will feature two divisions: Elite and Plate. The Elite Group will consist of 32 teams divided into four groups of eight teams in a home-and-away format. With each team playing seven league matches. The top two teams from each of the four groups will automatically advance to the quarterfinals. ” According to a BCCI press release.
In addition, The Plate Group will consist of six teams and fifteen league matches. With the top four directly qualifying for the semi-finals and the bottom two competing for fifth and sixth place. The Elite Group and Plate Group league matches will begin on December 13th. The Plate League concluding on January 29th and the Elite Group concluding on February 20th.
Because the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is set to take place in South Africa in February 2023. The women’s calendar begins with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy on October 11 and concludes on November 5th. The Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 and T20 Challenger will follow. The Senior Women’s one-day Trophy and the inter-zonal one-day will then be played in the 50-over format.
This season, the Senior Women’s Interzonal T20 and one-day tournaments have been reinstated. The Board will hold a one-day tournament for girls at the U-16 level for the first time. The competition will give the girls a taste of competitive cricket at a young age, allowing them to transition more smoothly to the U-19 level.
Because South Africa will also host the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in January, the women’s U19 T20 Trophy and Women’s U19 T20 Challenger will take place from October 1st to November 7th.
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