The Ranji Trophy, India’s premier first-class competition, returns for its 92nd season in 2026-27. Thirty-eight teams across the Elite and Plate divisions compete from 11 October 2026 to 3 March 2027 for the sport’s most prestigious domestic prize. Jammu & Kashmir go in as defending champions after lifting their maiden title in 2025-26, beating Karnataka in the final. Mumbai, with a record 42 titles, remain the benchmark. Below is the complete schedule, the teams and their captains, and where to watch.
Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Fixtures
The 2026-27 league stage runs across seven rounds in two phases, from 11 October 2026 to 4 February 2027, before the knockouts, with the full Elite and Plate fixtures listed below.
Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Elite Schedule
| # | Date | Fixture | Group | Venue | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Goa vs Baroda | Elite A | Panaji | Baroda won by an innings & 135 runs |
| 2 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Bihar vs Uttar Pradesh | Elite A | Rajgir | Uttar Pradesh won by an innings & 267 runs |
| 3 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Jammu & Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh | Elite A | Srinagar | Match Drawn |
| 4 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Vidarbha vs Puducherry | Elite A | Nagpur | Vidarbha won by 160 runs |
| 5 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Hyderabad vs Tripura | Elite B | Hyderabad | Hyderabad won by an innings and 40 runs |
| 6 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Andhra vs Karnataka | Elite B | Vijayawada | Match Drawn |
| 7 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Punjab vs Assam | Elite B | New Chandigarh | Match Drawn |
| 8 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh | Elite B | Rajkot | Match Drawn |
| 9 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Jharkhand vs Kerala | Elite C | Jamshedpur | Match Drawn |
| 10 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Gujarat vs Odisha | Elite C | Ahmedabad | Gujarat won by 10 wkts |
| 11 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Bengal vs Delhi | Elite C | Kalyani | Bengal won by 9 wkts |
| 12 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Services vs Maharashtra | Elite C | Delhi | Maharashtra won by 127 runs |
| 13 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Haryana vs Himachal Pradesh | Elite D | Rohtak | Haryana won by 7 wkts |
| 14 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Railways vs Uttarakhand | Elite D | Delhi | Match Drawn |
| 15 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu | Elite D | Jaipur | Match Drawn |
| 16 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Mumbai vs Chandigarh | Elite D | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Mumbai won by an innings and 155 runs |
| 17 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Baroda vs Bihar | Elite A | Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara | |
| 18 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Puducherry vs Madhya Pradesh | Elite A | CAP Ground, Puducherry | |
| 19 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Jammu & Kashmir vs Vidarbha | Elite A | Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar | |
| 20 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Uttar Pradesh vs Goa | Elite A | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow | |
| 21 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Andhra vs Hyderabad | Elite B | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam | |
| 22 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Karnataka vs Saurashtra | Elite B | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
| 23 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Punjab vs Chhattisgarh | Elite B | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | |
| 24 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Assam vs Tripura | Elite B | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | |
| 25 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Maharashtra vs Jharkhand | Elite C | MCA Stadium, Pune | |
| 26 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Delhi vs Gujarat | Elite C | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | |
| 27 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Services vs Bengal | Elite C | Palam A Ground, Delhi | |
| 28 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Kerala vs Odisha | Elite C | Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | |
| 29 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Haryana vs Chandigarh | Elite D | CBL Stadium, Rohtak | |
| 30 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai | Elite D | HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | |
| 31 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand | Elite D | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | |
| 32 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Rajasthan vs Railways | Elite D | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | |
| 33 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Baroda vs Jammu & Kashmir | Elite A | Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara | |
| 34 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Madhya Pradesh vs Bihar | Elite A | Holkar Stadium, Indore | |
| 35 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Vidarbha vs Goa | Elite A | VCA Stadium, Nagpur | |
| 36 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Puducherry vs Uttar Pradesh | Elite A | CAP Ground, Puducherry | |
| 37 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Hyderabad vs Punjab | Elite B | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad | |
| 38 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Karnataka vs Tripura | Elite B | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
| 39 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Saurashtra vs Assam | Elite B | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | |
| 40 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Chhattisgarh vs Andhra | Elite B | SVNS Stadium, Raipur | |
| 41 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Jharkhand vs Delhi | Elite C | JSCA Stadium, Ranchi | |
| 42 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Odisha vs Services | Elite C | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | |
| 43 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Bengal vs Kerala | Elite C | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| 44 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Maharashtra vs Gujarat | Elite C | MCA Stadium, Pune | |
| 45 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Chandigarh vs Himachal Pradesh | Elite D | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| 46 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Uttarakhand vs Rajasthan | Elite D | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Dehradun | |
| 47 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Mumbai vs Haryana | Elite D | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
| 48 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Railways vs Tamil Nadu | Elite D | Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi | |
| 49 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Uttar Pradesh vs Baroda | Elite A | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow | |
| 50 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Goa vs Bihar | Elite A | GCA Ground, Porvorim | |
| 51 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Vidarbha vs Madhya Pradesh | Elite A | VCA Stadium, Nagpur | |
| 52 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Jammu & Kashmir vs Puducherry | Elite A | Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar | |
| 53 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Assam vs Andhra | Elite B | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | |
| 54 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Chhattisgarh vs Tripura | Elite B | SVNS Stadium, Raipur | |
| 55 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Hyderabad vs Saurashtra | Elite B | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad | |
| 56 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Karnataka vs Punjab | Elite B | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
| 57 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Bengal vs Maharashtra | Elite C | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| 58 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Delhi vs Services | Elite C | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | |
| 59 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Gujarat vs Kerala | Elite C | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | |
| 60 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Jharkhand vs Odisha | Elite C | JSCA Stadium, Ranchi | |
| 61 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Chandigarh vs Rajasthan | Elite D | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| 62 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Haryana vs Railways | Elite D | CBL Stadium, Rohtak | |
| 63 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Himachal Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu | Elite D | HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | |
| 64 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Mumbai vs Uttarakhand | Elite D | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
| 65 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Baroda vs Vidarbha | Elite A | Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara | |
| 66 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Bihar vs Jammu & Kashmir | Elite A | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna | |
| 67 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Madhya Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh | Elite A | Holkar Stadium, Indore | |
| 68 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Goa vs Puducherry | Elite A | GCA Ground, Porvorim | |
| 69 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Assam vs Hyderabad | Elite B | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | |
| 70 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Chhattisgarh vs Karnataka | Elite B | SVNS Stadium, Raipur | |
| 71 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Andhra vs Punjab | Elite B | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam | |
| 72 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Saurashtra vs Tripura | Elite B | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | |
| 73 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Bengal vs Gujarat | Elite C | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| 74 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Odisha vs Delhi | Elite C | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | |
| 75 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Jharkhand vs Services | Elite C | JSCA Stadium, Ranchi | |
| 76 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Maharashtra vs Kerala | Elite C | MCA Stadium, Pune | |
| 77 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Chandigarh vs Railways | Elite D | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| 78 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Haryana vs Uttarakhand | Elite D | CBL Stadium, Rohtak | |
| 79 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan | Elite D | HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | |
| 80 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Mumbai vs Tamil Nadu | Elite D | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
| 81 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Puducherry vs Baroda | Elite A | CAP Ground, Puducherry | |
| 82 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Bihar vs Vidarbha | Elite A | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna | |
| 83 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Madhya Pradesh vs Goa | Elite A | Holkar Stadium, Indore | |
| 84 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Uttar Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir | Elite A | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow | |
| 85 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Hyderabad vs Karnataka | Elite B | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad | |
| 86 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Assam vs Chhattisgarh | Elite B | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | |
| 87 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Tripura vs Andhra | Elite B | MBB College Stadium, Agartala | |
| 88 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Punjab vs Saurashtra | Elite B | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | |
| 89 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Jharkhand vs Bengal | Elite C | JSCA Stadium, Ranchi | |
| 90 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Services vs Gujarat | Elite C | Palam A Ground, Delhi | |
| 91 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Kerala vs Delhi | Elite C | Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | |
| 92 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Maharashtra vs Odisha | Elite C | MCA Stadium, Pune | |
| 93 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Chandigarh vs Tamil Nadu | Elite D | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| 94 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Haryana vs Rajasthan | Elite D | CBL Stadium, Rohtak | |
| 95 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand | Elite D | HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | |
| 96 | Jan 24-27, 2027 | Mumbai vs Railways | Elite D | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
| 97 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Baroda vs Madhya Pradesh | Elite A | Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara | |
| 98 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Puducherry vs Bihar | Elite A | CAP Ground, Puducherry | |
| 99 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Jammu & Kashmir vs Goa | Elite A | Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar | |
| 100 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Vidarbha vs Uttar Pradesh | Elite A | VCA Stadium, Nagpur | |
| 101 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Andhra vs Saurashtra | Elite B | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam | |
| 102 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Assam vs Karnataka | Elite B | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | |
| 103 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Chhattisgarh vs Hyderabad | Elite B | SVNS Stadium, Raipur | |
| 104 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Punjab vs Tripura | Elite B | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | |
| 105 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Bengal vs Odisha | Elite C | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| 106 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Delhi vs Maharashtra | Elite C | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | |
| 107 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Gujarat vs Jharkhand | Elite C | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | |
| 108 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Kerala vs Services | Elite C | Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram | |
| 109 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Chandigarh vs Uttarakhand | Elite D | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | |
| 110 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Haryana vs Tamil Nadu | Elite D | CBL Stadium, Rohtak | |
| 111 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Himachal Pradesh vs Railways | Elite D | HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | |
| 112 | Feb 1-4, 2027 | Mumbai vs Rajasthan | Elite D | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Note: Match dates show each round’s four-day window. Round 1 venues are as officially listed. For Rounds 2 to 7, the venue shown is the home team’s principal home ground; some fixtures may be allotted alternate grounds, with exact venues confirmed by the BCCI closer to each round.
Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Plate Schedule
| # | Date | Fixture | Group | Venue | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Mizoram vs Manipur | Plate | Gokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, Nadiad | Manipur won by 3 wkts |
| 2 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Sikkim vs Meghalaya | Plate | SICA Ground, Rangpo | Match Drawn |
| 3 | Oct 11-14, 2026 | Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland | Plate | Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad | Arunachal Pradesh are deemed to have forfeited |
| 4 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Meghalaya vs Manipur | Plate | Meghalya Cricket Association Ground, Shillong | |
| 5 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim | Plate | Gokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, Nadiad | |
| 6 | Oct 18-21, 2026 | Nagaland vs Mizoram | Plate | Nagaland Crickt Stadium, Sovima Dimapur | |
| 7 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Manipur vs Arunachal Pradesh | Plate | Narendra Modi Stadium Ground B, Ahmedabad | |
| 8 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Mizoram vs Meghalaya | Plate | Gokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, Nadiad | |
| 9 | Oct 25-28, 2026 | Sikkim vs Nagaland | Plate | SICA Ground, Rangpo | |
| 10 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Mizoram vs Arunachal Pradesh | Plate | Lal Bahadur Shashtri Stadium, Vallabh Vidyanagar | |
| 11 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Manipur vs Sikkim | Plate | Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad | |
| 12 | Nov 2-5, 2026 | Meghalaya vs Nagaland | Plate | Meghalya Cricket Association Ground, Shillong | |
| 13 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Sikkim vs Mizoram | Plate | Lal Bahadur Shashtri Stadium, Vallabh Vidyanagar | |
| 14 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Manipur vs Nagaland | Plate | Nagaland Crickt Stadium, Sovima Dimapur | |
| 15 | Jan 17-20, 2027 | Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh | Plate | Meghalya Cricket Association Ground, Shillong |
The six Plate teams play a single round-robin over five rounds. Venues shown are each home team’s home ground.
Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Teams
Thirty-two teams make up the Elite division across four groups, with six more in the Plate group. The captains leading each side into the 2026-27 season are listed below.
Elite Teams
| Team | Group | Captain | Home Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baroda | Elite A | Krunal Pandya | Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara |
| Bihar | Elite A | Sakibul Gani | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna |
| Goa | Elite A | Darshan Misal | GCA Ground, Porvorim |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Elite A | Paras Dogra | Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar |
| Madhya Pradesh | Elite A | Shubham Sharma | Holkar Stadium, Indore |
| Puducherry | Elite A | Shashank Singh | CAP Ground, Puducherry |
| Uttar Pradesh | Elite A | Karan Sharma | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow |
| Vidarbha | Elite A | Akshay Wadkar | VCA Stadium, Nagpur |
| Andhra | Elite B | Ricky Bhui | ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| Assam | Elite B | Riyan Parag | ACA Stadium, Guwahati |
| Chhattisgarh | Elite B | Amandeep Khare | SVNS Stadium, Raipur |
| Hyderabad | Elite B | Tanmay Agarwal | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Karnataka | Elite B | Smaran Ravichandran | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Punjab | Elite B | Abhishek Sharma | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| Saurashtra | Elite B | Jaydev Unadkat | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot |
| Tripura | Elite B | Manisankar Murasingh | MBB College Stadium, Agartala |
| Bengal | Elite C | Anustup Majumdar | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Delhi | Elite C | Ayush Badoni | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Gujarat | Elite C | Priyank Panchal | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Jharkhand | Elite C | Ishan Kishan | JSCA Stadium, Ranchi |
| Kerala | Elite C | Sachin Baby | Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Maharashtra | Elite C | Prithvi Shaw | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Odisha | Elite C | Govinda Poddar | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Services | Elite C | Rajat Paliwal | Palam A Ground, Delhi |
| Chandigarh | Elite D | Manan Vohra | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh |
| Haryana | Elite D | Rahul Tewatia | CBL Stadium, Rohtak |
| Himachal Pradesh | Elite D | Rishi Dhawan | HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala |
| Mumbai | Elite D | Siddhesh Lad | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Railways | Elite D | Karn Sharma | Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi |
| Rajasthan | Elite D | Deepak Hooda | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Tamil Nadu | Elite D | Sai Kishore | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Uttarakhand | Elite D | Kunal Chandela | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Dehradun |
Plate Teams
| Team | Captain | Home Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | Techi Doria | Sonitpur DSA Stadium, Assam |
| Manipur | Priyojit Singh | Luwangpokpa Stadium, Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Kishan Lyngdoh | MCA Ground, Shillong |
| Mizoram | Taruwar Kohli | Suaka Ground, Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Rongsen Jonathan | Sovima Ground, Dimapur |
| Sikkim | Bipul Sharma | Mining Stadium, Rangpo |
Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Live Streaming
The Ranji Trophy has far lighter live coverage than India’s international and franchise cricket. For the 2026-27 season, JioHotstar is the official and only live streaming partner, and it carries just a handful of selected matches rather than the full schedule. These are usually the higher-profile group games and the knockout rounds, streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.
Most league matches are not streamed live. For those, fans follow ball-by-ball scores, scorecards and highlights on the BCCI website and app. Select marquee and knockout fixtures also receive television coverage on the Star Sports network. Fans should check the JioHotstar listings before each round, as the streamed matches change from week to week.
| Platform | Type | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| JioHotstar | Live streaming | Official streaming partner; select matches only (app and web) |
| Star Sports Network | Television | Select marquee and knockout matches |
| BCCI.tv and BCCI app | Scores and highlights | Live scores, highlights and updates for all matches |
Also Read: Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Points Table & Standing As of 15 October
Verdict – Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Round 2 Will Start From 18 October 2026
The wait is nearly over. The 92nd Ranji Trophy gets underway on 11 October 2026, with all four Elite groups and the Plate group in action from Round 1. Defending champions Jammu & Kashmir open their title defence at home in Srinagar against Madhya Pradesh, while record 42-time winners Mumbai host Chandigarh at the Wankhede. The two-phase format stretches the league stage across October-November and January-February, so the fight for the eight quarter-final places runs right to the final round. Indian cricket’s oldest prize is back.
