MUMBAI: 41-time champions Mumbai will face Uttarakhand, Karnataka will play Uttar Pradesh, Bengal take on Jharkhand and Punjab will slug it out with Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals, to be played in Bengaluru from June 4.
The BCCI sent the schedule of the Ranji Trophy knockouts to the state associations on Thursday. All the games will be played in Bengaluru.
The semifinals will be played from June 12 to 16, while the final will be held from June 20 to 24.
This is the first time that the Ranji Trophy knockouts are taking place post the IPL. This happened because the start of the Ranji Trophy was delayed due to the onset of the third wave of Covid-19.
Ranji KOs schedule:
Quarterfinals: June 4-8; Semifinals: June 12-16; Final: June 20-24.
The draw:
From June 4:
Quarterfinal 1: Bengal vs Jharkhand
Quarterfinal 2: Mumbai vs Uttarakhand
Quarterfinal 3: Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh
Quarterfinal 4: Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh
From June 12
First semifinal: Winner of QF 1 vs Winner of QF 4
Second semifinal: Winner of QF 2 vs Winner of QF 3
Final, from June 20: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2.
Mumbai to play Baroda today in Women’s T20 quarters
The Mumbai women's team will bank on skipper Jemimah Rodrigues'’blazing form when they play Baroda in the Senior Women's T20 League quarterfinals in Surat on Friday.
Dropped from the Indian team for the Women's World Cup earlier this year, Jemimah has made a strong case for a recall, scoring 222 runs in five games@74.00 in the league stage.
