Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals Live: The Ranji Trophy 2022 season has reached the knockout (KO) stage as eight teams vying for a spot in the semifinals. Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand will fight it out with the quarterfinals matches beginning on June 6 in Bengaluru. Follow All Ranji Trophy LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.
- Jharkhand have won the toss and have opted to field against Bengal
- Toss delayed due to wet outfield for the rest of the three matches between, PUN vs MP, KAR vs UP, MUM vs UTK
- Inspection is scheduled at 10:00 AM local time
Jharkhand (Playing XI): Anukul Roy, Ashish Kumar, Kumar Deobrat, Kumar Kushagra(w), Md Nazim, Rahul Shukla, Saurabh Tiwary(c), Shahbaz Nadeem, Sushant Mishra, Utkarsh Singh, Virat Singh
Bengal (Playing XI): Abhimanyu Easwaran(c), Abhishek Raman, Abishek Porel(w), Akash Deep, Anustup Majumdar, Ishan Porel, Manoj Tiwary, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Writtick Chatterjee
Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals Live: Karnataka bank on home advantage, power house Mumbai aim to end Ranji trophy drought – Follow Day 1 Updates Live
Ranji Trophy Quarterfinals Fixtures: All matches start on June 6, 9:30 AM
- Bengal vs Jharkhand at Just Cricket Academy Ground, Bengaluru
- Mumbai vs Uttarakhand at KSCA Cricket (2) Ground, Alur
- Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh at KSCA Cricket Ground, Alur
- Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh at KSCA Cricket (3) Ground, Alur
Bengal vs Jharkhand, 1st Quarterfinal:
- Bengal are still waiting on the news of Mohammed Shami, if they get the clearance from the BCCI to play him.
- The speedster had a productive IPL 2022 and has been rested for the South Africa series.
- Shami’s teammate at Gujarat Titans (GT) Wriddhiman Saha has however refused to play for Bengal due to his ongoing tussle with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).
- While Bengal will be the favourites, it is worth pointing out that Jharkhand took a staggering 1008-run lead in the pre-quarterfinal against Nagaland.
- Jharkhand had to negotiate a pre-quarterfinal before they made tier way into the last eight.
- Bengal though remain odds on favourite to clinch the tie.
Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh, 2nd Quarterfinal
- Karnataka are the second-most successful team in the history of the Ranji Trophy and will have the home advantage against Uttar Pradesh.
- While Manish Pandey’s form in the IPL will be a concern for the host state, it is worth reminding they reached the final for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy not long ago.
- Furthermore, Mayank Agarwal is available for Karnataka and will be using Ranii Trophy as a stage to make a comeback to India team. He was dropped for the England series.
- Opponent Uttar Pradesh will also fancy their chances and will like to add to their solitary win in 2006.
- The likes of Rinku Singh, Priyam Garg will have added duties on their shoulders as they target a place in the latter stage.
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Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh–
- Punjab will have a major boost and despair as they will have Shubman Gill in the team, but Arshadeep Singh will be a missing party after inclusion with the national side against South Africa.
- The team will have a good mix of youth and expericne but will have to at their fluenmt best to end a 30-year drought to win the Ranji Trophy, their only success in the 1990’s.
- Madhya Pradesh on the flip side will have to work their way to win the Ranji Trophy for the first time.
- The likes of Avesh Khan, Rajat Patidar, Venkatesh Iyer will boost the team prospect, and will be vital if MP are to make the last four.
Mumbai vs Uttarakhand –
- A record 41 times champions, Mumbai will try to add to their tally of titles as they target a place in the semis.
- However, that experience and resilience was tested as they needed a win in their final match alongside other key results to go their way.
- In the end Mumbai eventually made it to the KO’s, but now face a team which is just three seasons old to the league.
- While Uttarakhand will try to upset the odds, Mumbai will now try to bolster their chances and win the competition for the 42nd time.
- While Shivam Dube will be an injury miss, Prithvi Shaw will be a key member of the squad.
Which channel will broadcast the Ranji Trophy 2022 KO phase?
The Ranji Trophy 2022 KO phase will be broadcasted on Starsports 2 and Starsports 2 HD in English.
Which platform will live stream the Ranji Trophy 2022 KO phase?
Disney+Hotstar will live stream the Ranji Trophy 2022 KO phase.
Schedule for the Ranji Trophy 2022 KO phase-
Quarter-final-
| Phase | Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| QF 1 | 6 to 10 June | Bengal vs Jharkhand | Just Cricket Academy Ground | 09:30 AM IST |
| QF 2 | 6 to 10 June | Mumbai vs Uttarakhand | KSCA Cricket (2) Ground | 09:30 AM IST |
| QF 3 | 6 to 10 June | Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh | KSCA Cricket Ground | 09:30 AM IST |
| QF 4 | 6 to 10 June | Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh | KSCA Cricket (3) Ground | 09:30 AM IST |
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