The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams. The top two teams from Group D progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition. Vidarbha progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Goa by an innings and 37 runs in round 6 of the tournament. They were joined by Bengal, after they drew against Goa in their final group-stage match.
Teams The following teams were placed in Group D, based on their average points in the previous three years:
Bengal Chhattisgarh Goa Himachal Pradesh Punjab Services Vidarbha
Points table TeamVidarbha 6 4 0 2 0 31 +0.358Bengal 6 2 1 3 0 23 +0.367Punjab 6 2 2 2 0 18 +0.609Himachal Pradesh 6 1 1 4 0 14 +0.300Chhattisgarh 6 1 3 2 0 13 –0.514Services 6 1 2 3 0 10 –0.273Goa 6 0 2 4 0 6 –0.700
Fixtures Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
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