2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group F
{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group F
| fromdate = 17 February
| todate = 26 June 2022
| administrator = BCCI
| cricket format = First-class cricket
| tournament format = Round-robin then knockout
| host =
| champions =
| count =
| participants = 4
| matches =
| most runs =
| most wickets =
| website =
| previous_year = 2020–21
| previous_tournament = 2020–21 Ranji Trophy
| next_year =2022–23
| next_tournament =
}}
{{2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season}}
The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-returns-after-gap-year-due-to-covid-19-as-bcci-announces-2021-22-domestic-calendar-1268528 |title=Ranji Trophy returns as BCCI announces full 2021-22 domestic season |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154550/bcci-announces-india-s-domestic-season-for-2021-22 |title=BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22 |work=The Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=3 July 2021}} It was contested by 38 teams, divided into eight groups, with four teams in Group F.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-to-be-held-in-two-phases-between-february-10-and-june-26-1299725 |title=BCCI unveils two-phased plan for Ranji Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 February 2022}} All the Group F league matches took place in Delhi.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-first-phase-from-feb-10-knockouts-from-may-30-matches-reduced-for-teams-7755175/ |title=65 matches, 9 venues, 2 phases: Ranji Trophy after 22 months |work=The Indian Express |access-date=3 February 2022}} The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154550/bcci-announces-india-s-domestic-season-for-2021-22|title=BCCI announces India's domestic season for 2021-22|work=Board of Control for Cricket in India|access-date=3 July 2021}} Punjab won Group F to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-2021-22-sarfaraz-khan-century-puts-mumbai-in-quarter-finals-tamil-nadu-knocked-out-1303996 |title=Sarfaraz's century puts Mumbai in quarter-finals; Tamil Nadu knocked out |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 March 2022}}
Points table
{{2021–22 Ranji Trophy Group F}}
Fixtures
=Round 1=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 17–20 February 2022
| team1 = Himachal Pradesh
| team2 = Punjab
| score-team1-inns1 = 354 (96 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Ankit Kalsi 88 (131)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Baltej Singh 5/61 (22 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 526 (113 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Prabhsimran Singh 123 (138)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Arpit Guleria 4/111 (25 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 402/8 (115.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Akash Vasisht 140 (196)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Mayank Markande 3/103 (27.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280418.html Scorecard]
| venue = Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
| umpires = Satrajit Lahiri and Sundaram Ravi
| motm = Akash Vasisht (Himachal Pradesh)
| toss = Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab) made his first-class debut.
- Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-round-up-2022-bihars-sakibul-gani-enters-record-books-after-hitting-triple-ton-on-debut-1301814 |title=Ranji Trophy: Bihar's Sakibul Gani enters record books after hitting triple ton on debut |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 February 2022}}
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 17–20 February 2022
| team1 = Haryana
| team2 = Tripura
| score-team1-inns1 = 556 (155.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Yashu Sharma 129 (247)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Sankar Paul 5/141 (31.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 436 (159 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Bishal Ghosh 159 (401)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Jayant Yadav 6/111 (55 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 81/1 (20 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Shubham Rohilla 50* (60)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Rahil Shah 1/29 (9 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280419.html Scorecard]
| venue = Palam A Stadium, Delhi
| umpires = Mukund Mandale and Navdeep Singh
| motm = Nishant Sindhu (Haryana)
| toss = Tripura won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Anshul Kamboj, Kapil Hooda, Nishant Sindhu, Yuvraj Singh (Haryana) and Sankar Paul (Tripura) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
=Round 2=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 24–27 February 2022
| team1 = Himachal Pradesh
| team2 = Tripura
| score-team1-inns1 = 365 (108.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Ankit Kalsi 147 (271)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Rahil Shah 3/50 (22 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 202 (68.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = KB Pawan 34 (113)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Mayank Dagar 5/55 (21.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 133 (45.4 overs) (f/o)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Rajat Dey 49 (101)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Mayank Dagar 4/30 (13.4 overs)
| result = Himachal Pradesh won by an innings and 30 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280437.html Scorecard]
| venue = Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
| umpires = Prabhakar Rao and Navdeep Singh
| motm = Ankit Kalsi (Himachal Pradesh)
| toss = Himachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Amit Ali (Tripura) made his first-class debut.
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 24–27 February 2022
| team1 = Punjab
| team2 = Haryana
| score-team1-inns1 = 444 (111 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Mandeep Singh 159* (289)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Aman Kumar 4/88 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 282 (88.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Himanshu Rana 149 (244)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Baltej Singh 4/57 (22.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 45/0 (8.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Prabhsimran Singh 25* (29)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 203 (59.5 overs) (f/o)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Nishant Sindhu 57 (106)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Abhishek Sharma 3/15 (4.5 overs)
| result = Punjab won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280438.html Scorecard]
| venue = Palam A Stadium, Delhi
| umpires = Saurabh Dhote and Satrajit Lahiri
| motm = Mandeep Singh (Punjab)
| toss = Haryana won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Mayank Shandilya and Nitesh Hooda (Haryana) both made their first-class debuts.
}}
=Round 3=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 3–6 March 2022
| team1 = Tripura
| team2 = Punjab
| score-team1-inns1 = 127 (54.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = KB Pawan 59 (128)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Baltej Singh 5/33 (13.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 120 (37.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Anmol Malhotra 30 (59)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Manisankar Murasingh 6/48 (15 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 232 (65.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Manisankar Murasingh 85 (91)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Arshdeep Singh 5/33 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 240/4 (66 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Mandeep Singh 97* (160)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Manisankar Murasingh 1/43 (19 overs)
| result = Punjab won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280456.html Scorecard]
| venue = Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
| umpires = Saurabh Dhote and Sundaram Ravi
| motm = Mandeep Singh (Punjab)
| toss = Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
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{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 3–6 March 2022
| team1 = Haryana
| team2 = Himachal Pradesh
| score-team1-inns1 = 302 (106.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Himanshu Rana 129 (207)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Sidharth Sharma 4/57 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 184 (45.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Amit Kumar 56 (72)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Amit Rana 5/58 (16 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 320/9d (76.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Yashu Sharma 55 (50)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Akash Vasisht 4/58 (17.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 157 (40.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Ankit Kalsi 59 (74)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Amit Rana 4/34 (16 overs)
| result = Haryana won by 281 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1280457.html Scorecard]
| venue = Palam A Stadium, Delhi
| umpires = Mukund Mandale and Prabhakar Rao
| motm = Himanshu Rana (Haryana)
| toss = Haryana won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Shubham Arora and Vinay Galetiya (Himachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
}}
References
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{{Ranji Trophy}}
{{Domestic cricket in 2021–22}}
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