Bengaluru to host Ranji Trophy knockout matches

Bengaluru will host the knockout matches of this edition of the Ranji Trophy, starting with the quarter-finals, from June 4. 

While the league stage of the tournament was played before the start of the Indian Premier League, BCCI said the knockout stages would be played after the lucrative T20 league.

The four quarter-finals will be played from June 4 to June 8, followed by the semi-finals from June 12 to June 16. 

The summit clash of the prestigious domestic championship will be played from June 20.

While there will be no compulsory quarantine for the players, the bio-bubble will be maintained, and the teams will have to submit a negative RT-PCR report on their arrival at the venue.

Bengal will take on Jharkhand in the first quarter-final, and Mumbai will up against Uttarakhand in the second quarter-final. 

While Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh will square off in the third quarter-final, the fourth quarter-final will be played between Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.

The Schedule:

Quarter-finals: June 4-8

First Quarter-final: Bengal vs Jharkhand

Second Quarter-final: Mumbai vs Uttarakhand

Third Quarter-final: Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh

Fourth Quarter-final: Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh

Semifinals: June 12-16

Final: June 20-24

(With inputs from PTI)

(Image credit - BCCI)