Several Rajasthan Royals players, including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, and others, are expected to feature in the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 cricket season, scheduled to begin on Sunday.
The Ranji Trophy 2026-27 cricket matches will be available to watch on live streaming and live telecast in India.
This is the 92nd edition of the Ranji Trophy - India’s premier first-class cricket competition - and features 38 teams in the Elite division and six in the Plate division.
The 32 Elite division teams are divided into four groups of eight, with the top two from each group after round-robin matches earning direct passage to the quarter-finals
Six Plate sides, meanwhile, play for their own title, and both Plate finalists are promoted to the Elite tier for the 2027-28 season.
Ranji Trophy 2026-27 teams
- Elite Group A: Baroda, Bihar, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha
- Elite Group B: Andhra, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Punjab, Saurashtra, Tripura
- Elite Group C: Bengal, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Services
- Elite Group D: Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Mumbai, Railways, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Plate: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim
The opening phase runs from October 11 to November 5 before the tournament breaks for the white-ball domestic window and resumes on January 17. The knockouts begin on February 9, with the final set to conclude on March 3.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tushar Deshpande (Mumbai), Ravindra Jadeja (Saurashtra), Kuldeep Sen (Madhya Pradesh) and Emanjot Singh Chahal (Punjab) have already been named in their respective state squads for the opening round of Ranji Trophy 2026-27.
More Royals representation could be possible over the course of the tournament.
Mumbai are the most successful team in Ranji Trophy history with 42 titles, while Jammu and Kashmir enter the 2026-27 season as defending champions.
Where to watch Ranji Trophy 2026-27 live
Live streaming of the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 season will be available to watch on JioHotstar. Select matches will be telecast live on the Star Sports Khel TV channel in India.
Ranji Trophy 2026-27 schedule
All in Indian Standard Time
Date | Group/Phase | Match | Venue | Start time |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group A | Goa vs Baroda | Panaji | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group A | Bihar vs Uttar Pradesh | Rajgir | 9:00 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group A | Jammu and Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh | Srinagar | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group A | Vidarbha vs Puducherry | Nagpur | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group B | Hyderabad vs Tripura | Secunderabad | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group B | Andhra vs Karnataka | Vijayawada | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group B | Punjab vs Assam | New Chandigarh | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group B | Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh | Rajkot | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group C | Jharkhand vs Kerala | Jamshedpur | 9:00 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group C | Gujarat vs Odisha | Ahmedabad | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group C | Bengal vs Delhi | Kalyani | 9:00 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group C | Services vs Maharashtra | Delhi | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group D | Haryana vs Himachal Pradesh | Rohtak | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group D | Railways vs Uttarakhand | Brabourne | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group D | Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu | Jaipur | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Elite Group D | Mumbai vs Chandigarh | Wankhede | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Plate | Mizoram vs Manipur | Nadiad | 9:30 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Plate | Sikkim vs Meghalaya | Rangpo | 8:15 AM |
October 11-14, 2026 | Plate | Arunachal Pradesh vs Nagaland | Ahmedabad | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group A | Baroda vs Bihar | Vadodara | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group A | Puducherry vs Madhya Pradesh | Puducherry | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group A | Jammu and Kashmir vs Vidarbha | Srinagar | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group A | Uttar Pradesh vs Goa | TBA | TBA |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group B | Andhra vs Hyderabad | Vizianagaram | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group B | Karnataka vs Saurashtra | Alur | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group B | Punjab vs Chhattisgarh | New Chandigarh | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group B | Assam vs Tripura | Guwahati | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group C | Maharashtra vs Jharkhand | Pune | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group C | Delhi vs Gujarat | Delhi | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group C | Services vs Bengal | Delhi | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group C | Kerala vs Odisha | Thiruvananthapuram | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group D | Haryana vs Chandigarh | Rohtak | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group D | Himachal Pradesh vs Mumbai | Bilaspur | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group D | Tamil Nadu vs Uttarakhand | Chennai | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Elite Group D | Rajasthan vs Railways | Jaipur | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Plate | Meghalaya vs Manipur | Shillong | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Plate | Arunachal Pradesh vs Sikkim | Nadiad | 9:30 AM |
October 18-21, 2026 | Plate | Nagaland vs Mizoram | Sovima | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group A | Baroda vs Jammu and Kashmir | Vadodara | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group A | Madhya Pradesh vs Bihar | Indore | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group A | Vidarbha vs Goa | Nagpur | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group A | Puducherry vs Uttar Pradesh | Puducherry | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group B | Hyderabad vs Punjab | Secunderabad | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group B | Karnataka vs Tripura | Mysore | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group B | Saurashtra vs Assam | Rajkot | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group B | Chhattisgarh vs Andhra | Raipur | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group C | Jharkhand vs Delhi | Ranchi | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group C | Maharashtra vs Gujarat | Pune | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group C | Kerala vs Bengal | Mangalapuram | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group C | Odisha vs Services | Bhubaneswar | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group D | Mumbai vs Haryana | Mumbai | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group D | Uttarakhand vs Rajasthan | Dehradun | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group D | Tamil Nadu vs Railways | Chennai | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Elite Group D | Chandigarh vs Himachal Pradesh | Chandigarh | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Plate | Manipur vs Arunachal Pradesh | Ahmedabad | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Plate | Mizoram vs Meghalaya | Nadiad | 9:30 AM |
October 26-29, 2026 | Plate | Sikkim vs Nagaland | Rangpo | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group A | Uttar Pradesh vs Baroda | TBA | TBA |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group A | Goa vs Bihar | Panaji | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group A | Vidarbha vs Madhya Pradesh | Nagpur | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group A | Jammu and Kashmir vs Puducherry | Srinagar | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group B | Chhattisgarh vs Hyderabad | Raipur | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group B | Assam vs Karnataka | Guwahati | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group B | Punjab vs Andhra | New Chandigarh | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group B | Tripura vs Saurashtra | Agartala | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group C | Odisha vs Jharkhand | Bhubaneswar | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group C | Gujarat vs Kerala | Ahmedabad | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group C | Delhi vs Services | Delhi | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group C | Bengal vs Maharashtra | Eden Gardens | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group D | Uttarakhand vs Haryana | Dehradun | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group D | Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan | Dharamsala | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group D | Railways vs Mumbai | Brabourne | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Elite Group D | Chandigarh vs Tamil Nadu | Chandigarh | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Plate | Manipur vs Sikkim | Ahmedabad | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Plate | Meghalaya vs Nagaland | Ahmedabad | 9:30 AM |
November 2-5, 2026 | Plate | Mizoram vs Arunachal Pradesh | Anand | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group A | Baroda vs Vidarbha | Vadodara | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group A | Bihar vs Jammu and Kashmir | Rajgir | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group A | Madhya Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh | Indore | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group A | Goa vs Puducherry | Porvorim | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group B | Assam vs Hyderabad | Guwahati | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group B | Karnataka vs Chhattisgarh | Belgavi | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group B | Tripura vs Punjab | Agartala | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group B | Andhra vs Saurashtra | Visakhapatnam | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group C | Jharkhand vs Services | Jamshedpur | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group C | Gujarat vs Bengal | TBA | TBA |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group C | Odisha vs Delhi | Cuttack | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group C | Maharashtra vs Kerala | Pune | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group D | Railways vs Haryana | Brabourne | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group D | Mumbai vs Uttarakhand | Wankhede | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group D | Rajasthan vs Chandigarh | Jaipur | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Elite Group D | Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh | TBA | TBA |
January 17-20, 2027 | Plate | Nagaland vs Manipur | Sovima | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Plate | Meghalaya vs Arunachal Pradesh | Shillong | 9:30 AM |
January 17-20, 2027 | Plate | Sikkim vs Mizoram | Rangpo | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group A | Puducherry vs Baroda | Puducherry | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group A | Bihar vs Vidarbha | Rajgir | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group A | Madhya Pradesh vs Goa | TBA | TBA |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group A | Uttar Pradesh vs Jammu and Kashmir | TBA | TBA |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group B | Hyderabad vs Karnataka | Secunderabad | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group B | Punjab vs Saurashtra | New Chandigarh | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group B | Assam vs Chhattisgarh | Guwahati | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group B | Tripura vs Andhra | Agartala | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group C | Jharkhand vs Bengal | Jamshedpur | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group C | Services vs Gujarat | Delhi | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group C | Kerala vs Delhi | Mangalapuram | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group C | Maharashtra vs Odisha | Pune | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group D | Rajasthan vs Haryana | Jaipur | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group D | Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand | Dharamsala | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group D | Chandigarh vs Railways | Chandigarh | 9:30 AM |
January 24-27, 2027 | Elite Group D | Tamil Nadu vs Mumbai | TBA | TBA |
January 24-28, 2027 | Plate Final | TBA vs TBA | TBA | TBA |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group A | Baroda vs Madhya Pradesh | Vadodara | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group A | Puducherry vs Bihar | Puducherry | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group A | Vidarbha vs Uttar Pradesh | Nagpur | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group A | Jammu and Kashmir vs Goa | Jammu | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group B | Saurashtra vs Hyderabad | Rajkot | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group B | Karnataka vs Punjab | Shimoga | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group B | Andhra vs Assam | Visakhapatnam | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group B | Chhattisgarh vs Tripura | Raipur | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group C | Gujarat vs Jharkhand | TBA | TBA |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group C | Delhi vs Maharashtra | TBA | TBA |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group C | Bengal vs Odisha | Eden Gardens | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group C | Kerala vs Services | Mangalapuram | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group D | Haryana vs Tamil Nadu | Rohtak | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group D | Uttarakhand vs Chandigarh | Dehradun | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group D | Mumbai vs Rajasthan | Mumbai | 9:30 AM |
February 1-4, 2027 | Elite Group D | Himachal Pradesh vs Railways | Dharamsala | 9:30 AM |
February 9-13, 2027 | Knockout | 1st Quarter-final | TBA | TBA |
February 9-13, 2027 | Knockout | 2nd Quarter-final | TBA | TBA |
February 9-13, 2027 | Knockout | 3rd Quarter-final | TBA | TBA |
February 9-13, 2027 | Knockout | 4th Quarter-final | TBA | TBA |
February 18-22, 2027 | Knockout | 1st Semi-final | TBA | TBA |
February 18-22, 2027 | Knockout | 2nd Semi-final | TBA | TBA |
February 27 - March 3, 2027 | Final | TBA vs TBA | TBA | TBA |
