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Ranji Trophy 2025-26: First round matches and streaming details

The season of senior men’s First Class cricket is all set to start with the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 starting from October 15. 38 teams will participate, with the defending champions and recent Irani Cup winner Vidarbha.

Payal DebnathOctober 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM • 3 min read
Ranji Trophy 2025-26: First round matches and streaming details
The season of senior men’s First Class cricket is all set to start with the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 starting from October 15. 38 teams will participate, with the defending champions and recent Irani Cup winner Vidarbha.

India's senior men's domestic cricket season is set to begin on October 15, 2025, with the start of the Ranji Trophy 2025–26. With 38 teams taking part across Elite (32) and Plate (six) divisions, as many as 19 matches will be held across different parts of the country in the first round.

This season will be a highly exciting one, with a total of 138 matches scheduled. Defending champion Vidarbha will open its season against Nagaland, heavyweight Mumbai will face Jammu & Kashmir, and last season’s runner-up Kerala will take on Maharashtra.

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 | Format

The Ranji Trophy is divided into two divisions, which are Elite and Plate. The Elite division features 32 teams equally divided into four groups, each team play a single round-robin in its group, and the top two teams qualify for the quarter-finals. 

On the other hand, the Plate division has 6 teams in a group, and the best four teams qualify for Plate knockouts, and the separate playoff system decides the final rankings of the lower Plate teams and the Plate semi-finals losers.

Ranji Trophy 2025-26 | Groups

Elite Group

  • Group A: Uttar Pradesh, Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Odisha, Baroda, Nagaland, Vidarbha
  • Group B: Saurashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Goa, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab
  • Group C: Railways, Haryana, Bengal, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Assam, Services, Tripura
  • Group D: Hyderabad, Delhi, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Mumbai, Puducherry, Himachal Pradesh

Plate Group

  • Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram

Ranji Trophy 2025-26 | First Round Matches October 15-18, 2025 (Elite)

Group A

  • Uttar Pradesh vs Andhra - 9:30 AM IST - Green Park, Kanpur
  • Tamil Nadu vs Jharkhand - 9:30 AM IST - Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ground, Coimbatore
  • Odisha vs Baroda - 9:30 AM IST - Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
  • Nagaland vs Vidarbha - 9:30 AM IST - BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru

Group B

  • Saurashtra vs Karnataka - 9:30 AM IST - Niranjan Shah Stadium, Khandheri, Rajkot
  • Kerala vs Maharashtra - 9:30 AM IST - Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Goa vs Chandigarh - 9:30 AM IST - Goa Cricket Association Academy Ground, Porvorim
  • Madhya Pradesh vs Punjab - 9:30 AM IST - Emerald High School Ground, Indore

Group C

  • Railways vs Haryana - 9:30 AM IST - Pithwala Stadium, Bhimpore, Surat
  • Bengal vs Uttarakhand - 9:30 AM IST - Eden Gardens, Kolkata
  • Gujarat vs Assan - 9:30 AM IST - Narendra Modi Stadium A Ground, Ahmedabad
  • Services vs Tripura - 9:30 AM IST - Palam A Stadium, Delhi

Group D

  • Hyderabad vs Delhi - 9:30 AM IST - NexGen Cricket Ground, Hyderabad
  • Rajasthan vs Chhattisgarh - 9:30 AM IST - Madan Paliwal Miraj Sports Centre, Rajsamand, Rajasthan
  • Jammu & Kashmir vs Mumbai - 9:30 AM IST - Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar
  • Puducherry vs Himachal Pradesh - 9:30 AM IST - Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground, Puducherry

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Ranji Trophy 2025-26 | First Round Matches October 15-18, 2025 (Plate)

  • Bihar vs Arunachal Pradesh - 9:30 AM IST - Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
  • Sikkim vs Manipur - 9:30 AM IST - SICA ground, Rangpo
  • Meghalaya vs Mizoram - 9:30 AM IST - Meghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, Shillong

Ranji Trophy 2025-26 | First Round Matches Streaming Details 

The Ranji Trophy 2025-26 first round matches will be streamed LIVE on the JioHotstar app and website, accessible via OTTplay Premium. 

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Payal Debnath

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