A Group of Death

MUMBAI, JANUARY 17: Holders Karnataka, 33-time winners Mumbai and former title holders Delhi have all been pooled together in Group A of t...

MUMBAI, JANUARY 17: Holders Karnataka, 33-time winners Mumbai and former title holders Delhi have all been pooled together in Group A of the Ranji Trophy Super League phase commencing on Feb 5.

Karnataka finished third in the preliminary South Zone phase, behind winners Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad, Mumbai topped the West Zone league and Delhi finished second in North Zone behind Punjab.

Bengal, surprise third place finishers behind Orissa and Bihar in East Zone, complete the group.

GROUPINGS :

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A: Rajasthan (Central 1), Karnataka (South 3), Mumbai (West 1), Bengal (East 3) and Delhi (North 2).
B: Baroda (West 2), Railways (Central 3), Punjab (North 1), Hyderabad (South 2) and Bihar (East 2).
C: Saurashtra (West 3), Uttar Pradesh (Central 2), Haryana (North 3), Orissa (East 1) and Tamil Nadu (South 1)

The Super League phase is to conclude on March 16. The knock-out quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are scheduled to be held from March 30-April 3, April 9-13 and April19-23.

SUPER LEAGUE FIXTURES
Feb 5-8 (1st round): Karnataka vs Mumbai at Bangalore; Rajasthan vs Delhi at Delhi (both Group A); Baroda vs Bihar at Baroda; Punjab vs Hyderabad in Punjab (both Group B); UP vs Haryana in Haryana; Saurashtra vs Tamil Nadu at Rajkot (both Group C).
Feb 14-17 (2nd round): Delhi vs Bengal at Calcutta; Rajasthan vs Karnataka at Bangalore (both Group A); Baroda vs Railways (Railways to host); Bihar vs Hyderabad at Hyderabad (both Group B); Saurashtra vs Haryana in Haryana; Orissa vs UP at Kanpur (both Group C).
Feb 23-26 (3rd round): Mumbai vs Delhi at Delhi; Bengal vs Rajasthan at Calcutta (both Group A); Baroda vs Punjab in Punjab; Bihar vs Railways at Jamshedpur (both Group B); Tamil Nadu vs Haryana in Haryana; Saurashtra vs Orissa at Rajkot (both Group C).
Mar 4-7 (4th round); Karnataka vs Bengal at Calcutta; Mumbai vs Rajasthan at Mumbai (both Group A); Bihar vs Punjab in Punjab; Railways vs Hyderabad (Railways to host) (both GroupB); Saurashtra vs UP at Rajkot; Tamil Nadu vs Orissa at Cuttack (both Group C).
Mar 13-16 (5th round); Karnataka vs Delhi at Bangalore; Bengal vs Mumbai at Calcutta (both Group A); Railways vs Punjab (Railways to host); Baroda vs Hyderabad at Hyderabad; (both Group B); Orissa vs Haryana at Cuttack; Tamil Nadu vs UP at Kanpur (both Group C).

Mumbai’s Matches
Feb 5-8: Karnataka vs Mumbai at Bangalore
Feb 23-26: Mumbai vs Delhi at Delhi
Mar 4-7: Mumbai vs Rajasthan at Mumbai
Mar 13-16: Bengal vs Mumbai at Calcutta

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