 "Jammu & Kashmir's Ranji Trophy team celebrates historic qualification. Image: PTI")
The prestigious Ranji Trophy 2024-25 group-stage has concluded, and the quarterfinals are set to begin from February 8. After seven intense rounds of action, eight teams have qualified for the knockout stages of India’s premier domestic first-class cricket tournament.
Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Qualified teams
Group A: Jammu & Kashmir, Mumbai
Group B: Vidarbha, Gujarat
Group C: Haryana, Tamil Nadu
Group D: Saurashtra, Kerala
While the top-ranked teams will enjoy the home advantage in the quarterfinals, Jammu & Kashmir will play its match in Pune due to inclement weather in their home state.
Jammu & Kashmir, finishing at the top of the Group A table, secured a quarterfinal spot for only the third time in their history, remaining unbeaten throughout the group stage. Mumbai made a late push to qualify for the knockouts.
Vidarbha was the standout team in the league stage, winning six of their seven matches and amassing 40 points to top Group B. Gujarat also advanced to the knockout stage from the group.
Kerala reached the quarterfinals for the first time in six years, marking a significant milestone, while Haryana also secured their spot from Group C. In Group D, former two-time champions Saurashtra made a strong comeback to qualify alongside Tamil Nadu for the quarter-finals.
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Here’s a look at the full schedule for the quarter-finals and beyond:
Quarter-finals Schedule (February 8-12, 2025)
| Quarterfinal | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| QF1 | Jammu & Kashmir vs Kerala | MCA Stadium, Pune | February 8-12 |
| QF2 | Vidarbha vs Tamil Nadu | VCA Stadium, Civil Lines, Nagpur | February 8-12 |
| QF3 | Haryana vs Mumbai | Chaudhry Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli | February 8-12 |
| QF4 | Saurashtra vs Gujarat | Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | February 8-12 |
Semi-finals Schedule (February 17-21, 2025)
| Semifinal | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF1 | Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 | TBD | February 17-21 |
| SF2 | Winner QF2 vs Winner QF3 | TBD | February 17-21 |
Ranji Trophy Final (February 26 - March 2, 2025)
The grand finale of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy will take place from February 26 to March 2, 2025, at a venue to be determined.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsSquads of all teams qualified for Ranji Trophy 2024-25 knockouts
J&K: Paras Dogra (c), Shubham Khajuria (vc), Ahmed Banday, Abhinav Puri, Vivrant Sharma, Shubham Pundir, Abdul Samad, Shivansh Sharma (wk), Sahil Lotra, Abid Mushtaq, Umran Malik, Rohit Sharma, Yudhvir Singh, Aquib Nabi, Rasikh Salam.
Mumbai: Krunal Pandya (c), Vishnu Solanki (vc), Priyanshu Moliya, Mitesh Patel (wk), Shivalik Sharma, Atit Sheth, Akash Singh, Bhargav Bhatt, Raj Limbani, Lukman Meriwala, Jyotsnil Singh, Akshay More (wk), Sukirt Pandey, Mahesh Pithiya, Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Ninad Rathva, Shashwat Rawat, Lakshit Toksiya.
Gujarat: Chintan Gaja (c), Umang Kumar (vc), Priyank Panchal, Het Patel, Siddharth Desai, Urvil Patel (wk), Arzan Nagwaswalla, Tejas Patel, Manan Hingrajia, Vishal Jayswal, Aarya Desai, Priyajitsing Jadeja, Rinkesh Vaghela, Jaymeet Patel, Rishi Patel.
Vidarbha: Akshay Wadkar (c) (wk), Atharva Taide (vc), Aman Mokhade, Yash Rathod, Harsh Dubey, Akshay Wakhare, Aditya Thakare, Shubham Kapse, Nachiket Bhute, Siddhesh Wath (wk), Praful Hinge, Danish Malewar, Umesh Yadav, Mandar Mahale, Karun Nair.
Kerala: Sachin Baby (c), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk), Baba Aparajith, Jalaj Saxena, Basil Thampi, Akshay Chandran, Salman Nizar, Aditya Sarwate, KM Asif, Rohan Kunnummal, MD Nidheesh, Fazil Fanoos, Vathsal Govind, Krishna Prasad.
Tamil Nadu: R. Sai Kishore (c), N. Jagadeesan (vc), B. Indrajith, B. Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, M. Shahrukh Khan, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, S. Mohamed Ali, C. Andre Siddarth, S. Ajith Ram, S. Lokeshwar, S. Lakshay Jain, Sandeep Warrier, Gurjapneet Singh, M. Mohammed, R. Sonu Yadav, M. Siddharth.
Saurashtra: Jaydev Unadkat (c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Sheldon Jackson, Harvik Desai, Arpit Vasavada, Chirag Jani, Vishwarajsinh Jadeja, Prerak Mankad, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Parth Bhut, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Navneet Vora, Parshwaraj Rana, Hiten Kanbi, Tarang Gohel.
Haryana: Ashok Menaria (c), Anshul Kamboj, Nishant Sindhu, Sumit Kumar, Jayant Yadav, Ajit Chahal, Lakshay Dalal, Dheeru Singh, Kapil Hooda, Aman Kumar, Mayank Shandilya, Ankit Kumar, Himanshu Rana, Rohit Sharma (wk), Yuvraj Singh.