Ranji Trophy: There will be chaos in Ranji battle from tomorrow, 19 matches will start simultaneously, Jadeja-Rahul and Siraj will show their strength.

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Ranji Trophy: The new season of Ranji Trophy 2026-27 is going to start with a bang from Sunday, 11 October 2026. On the very first day of this prestigious domestic cricket tournament, a total of 19 exciting matches will start simultaneously on different grounds across the country. This time Ranji season is going to be very special and star-studded, because before the upcoming Test series against New Zealand and foreign tours, many big players of Team India are coming out on the field to show their mettle with the red ball. From the very first round, big international players like all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj will be seen in action for their respective state teams.

'Ranji Ka Ran' will start with 19 matches

A total of 38 teams are participating in this season of Ranji Trophy. In this first round of the tournament, 16 matches of Elite Group and 3 matches of Plate Group will be played. This time, on the very first day of the tournament, the defending champion Jammu and Kashmir team will present its challenge against Madhya Pradesh in Srinagar. At the same time, the entire format of the tournament is to be played in two phases, where the first phase will be held in October-November. After this, after Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy, the second phase will start from January 2027.

All eyes will be on KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja

Team India's star batsman KL Rahul, playing for Karnataka, will take the field against Andhra Pradesh, where he would like to further strengthen his form and timing for the upcoming Test series. On the other hand, India's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is part of the two-time champion Saurashtra team. Saurashtra's first match is to be played against Chhattisgarh at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, where Jadeja's presence will give a different strength to the team.

Mohammed Siraj will look to gain momentum

Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj will be seen playing for his home team Hyderabad against Tripura, where he will go with the intention of taking wickets with his sharp bowling. Apart from these, Mumbai's explosive openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan are ready to score runs against Chandigarh at Wankhede Stadium. At the same time, the trio of lethal bowlers in the Bengal team like Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar are fully geared up to create havoc against Delhi.

When and where to watch the live excitement of these Ranji Trophy matches?

All these matches of the first round of Ranji Trophy will start at 9:00 am and 9:30 am at different venues. Cricket fans can easily watch live telecast and digital live streaming of all these big matches on Jio Cinema app and its website, where they will be able to enjoy every exciting moment of this domestic tournament for free anytime on their smartphones. Whereas live telecast of some selected matches on TV will be available on the channels of Sports-18 network.

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