Cricket tournament
| Dates | 17 February – 26 June 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
| Participants | 6 |
| ← 2020–212022–23 → | |
| 2021–22 Indian domestic cricket season |
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| Men |
| Women |
The 2021–22 Ranji Trophy was the 87th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into eight elite groups, with six teams in Plate group . All the Plate Group league matches took place in Kolkata. The tournament was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 3 July 2021.
In the opening round of fixtures, Sakibul Gani of Bihar became the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut, scoring 341 runs. Nagaland won the Plate Group to progress to the knockout stage of the tournament.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | BP | Pts | Quot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagaland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2.304 |
| 2 | Manipur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.062 |
| 3 | Sikkim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.227 |
| 4 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.571 |
| 5 | Bihar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1.249 |
| 6 | Mizoram | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 0.466 |
Advances to Preliminary quarter-final
Fixtures
Round 1
| 17–20 February 2022 Scorecard |
| Bihar | v | Mizoram |
| 686/5d (159.4 overs) Sakibul Gani 341 (405) Iqbal Abdulla 2/136 (48 overs) |
328 (122.3 overs) Taruwar Kohli 151 (289) Sachin Kumar 4/67 (30.3 overs) | |
| 199/4 (60 overs) (f/o) Taruwar Kohli 101* (161) Abhijeet Saket 3/29 (9 overs) |
| Match drawn Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Mohit Krishnadas and Rajesh Kannan Player of the match: Sakibul Gani (Bihar) |
- Bihar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bipin Saurabh, Malay Raj, Sachin Kumar, Sakibul Gani (Bihar), Joseph Lalthankhuma, Remruatdika Ralte and Vikash Kumar (Mizoram) all made their first-class debuts.
- Sakibul Gani (Bihar) became the first player to score a triple century on their first-class debut.
| 17–20 February 2022 Scorecard |
| Sikkim | v | Nagaland |
| 302 (92.1 overs) Anwesh Sharma 87 (195) Nagaho Chishi 5/51 (19.1 overs) |
412 (114.3 overs) Chetan Bist 115 (172) Palzor Tamang 5/33 (16 overs) | |
| 283 (82 overs) Sumit Singh 85 (91) Shrikant Mundhe 3/46 (13 overs) |
175/4 (40 overs) Shrikant Mundhe 59* (96) Lee Yong Lepcha 2/35 (5 overs) |
| Nagaland won by 6 wickets Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Bharati Vij and Somnath Jha Player of the match: Chetan Bist (Nagaland) |
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ankur Malik, Anwesh Sharma, Codanda Ajit Karthik, Kranthi Kumar, Rajiv Malay (Sikkim), Khrievitso Kense and Yugandhar Singh (Nagaland) all made their first-class debuts.
| 17–20 February 2022 Scorecard |
| Arunachal Pradesh | v | Manipur |
| 119 (57 overs) Neelam Obi 61 (152) Kishan Singha 4/11 (11 overs) |
296 (96.1 overs) Al Bashid Muhammed 79 (159) Akhilesh Sahani 3/76 (21 overs) | |
| 152 (53.3 overs) Akhilesh Sahani 50 (58) Kangabam Singh 4/25 (15.3 overs) |
| Manipur won by an innings and 25 runs CC & FC Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Manish Jain and Parashar Joshi Player of the match: Al Bashid Muhammed (Manipur) |
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Johnson Singh, Kishan Singha (Manipur), Manvan Patel, Nazeeb Saiyed and Suraj Tayam (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
| 24–27 February 2022 Scorecard |
| Bihar | v | Sikkim |
| 431/9d (115.1 overs) Sakibul Gani 98 (135) Palzor Tamang 3/93 (23 overs) |
673/8d (168 overs) Kranthi Kumar 287 (390) Abhijeet Saket 3/114 (23 overs) | |
| 263/3 (48.1 overs) Yashasvi Rishav 112* (134) Codanda Ajit Karthik 2/75 (12 overs) |
| Match drawn Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Rajesh Kannan and Akshay Marathe Player of the match: Kranthi Kumar (Sikkim) |
- Sikkim won the toss and elected to field.
- Abhinav Kumar (Bihar) made his first-class debut.
| 24–27 February 2022 Scorecard |
| Arunachal Pradesh | v | Nagaland |
| 216 (59 overs) Akhilesh Sahani 67 (73) Rongsen Jonathan 4/69 (19 overs) |
536/7d (128 overs) Shrikant Mundhe 207 (302) Yab Niya 3/127 (28 overs) | |
| 237 (92.1 overs) Kamsha Yangfo 74 (187) Rongsen Jonathan 5/52 (25.1 overs) |
| Nagaland won by an innings and 83 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Ganesh Charhate and Mohit Krishnadas Player of the match: Shrikant Mundhe (Nagaland) |
- Arunachal Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kumar Nyompu and Techi Kagung (Arunachal Pradesh) both made their first-class debuts.
| 24–27 February 2022 Scorecard |
| Manipur | v | Mizoram |
| 197 (66.3 overs) Nitesh Sedai 95 (139) Taruwar Kohli 4/43 (15 overs) |
127 (49.5 overs) Iqbal Abdulla 41 (71) Kangabam Singh 3/24 (17 overs) | |
| 425/9d (121.4 overs) Al Bashid Muhammed 150 (307) Taruwar Kohli 4/65 (21 overs) |
302/8 (104.5 overs) Uday Kaul 88* (215) Bishworjit Konthoujam 4/46 (21 overs) |
| Match drawn Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Somnath Jha and Bharati Vij Player of the match: Al Bashid Muhammed (Manipur) |
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- B Lalnunfela (Mizoram) and Nitesh Sedai (Manipur) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
| 3–6 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Arunachal Pradesh | v | Bihar |
| 196 (62.2 overs) Akhilesh Sahani 62 (76) Ashutosh Aman 4/51 (23.2 overs) |
109 (36.3 overs) Sakibul Gani 38 (66) Nabam Abo 6/32 (10.3 overs) | |
| 253 (91.1 overs) Rajesh Bishnoi 106 (200) Ashutosh Aman 5/56 (33 overs) |
325 (92.5 overs) Ashutosh Aman 75 (144) Rajesh Bishnoi 5/103 (38 overs) |
| Arunachal won by 15 runs Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Manish Jain and Pranav Joshi Player of the match: Rajesh Bishnoi (Arunachal Pradesh) |
- Bihar won the toss and elected to field.
- Amit Sotiya, Banshidar Kumar, Govind Choudhary, Saurav Kumar, Shivam Singh, Vikrant Singh (Bihar), Nabam Abo and Teshi Tiku (Arunachal Pradesh) all made their first-class debuts.
| 3–6 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Nagaland | v | Mizoram |
| 509 (137.3 overs) Shrikant Mundhe 123 (226) Iqbal Abdulla 3/107 (43 overs) |
95 (33.1 overs) Sumit Lama 33 (48) Raja Swarnkar 5/17 (8 overs) | |
| 295/5d (71 overs) Rongsen Jonathan 113 (150) Sumit Lama 2/69 (16 overs) |
261 (93.4 overs) Taruwar Kohli 151* (251) Imliwati Lemtur 4/49 (24 overs) |
| Nagaland won by 448 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Rajesh Kannan and Akshay Marathe Player of the match: Raja Swarnkar (Nagaland) |
- Mizoram won the toss and elected to field.
- Raja Swarnkar (Nagaland) made his first-class debut.
| 3–6 March 2022 Scorecard |
| Sikkim | v | Manipur |
| 462 (113.3 overs) Liyan Khan 179 (237) Bishworjit Konthoujam 4/96 (20.3 overs) |
324 (93 overs) Kangabam Singh 79 (134) Tarun Sharma 4/58 (17 overs) | |
| 228/3 (60 overs) Codanda Ajit Karthik 104 (110) Rex Rajkumar 2/51 (15 overs) |
176 (72.3 overs) L Kishan Singha 30 (80) Sumit Singh 3/15 (15 overs) |
| Sikkim won by 190 runs Jadavpur University Campus Ground, Kolkata Umpires: Ganesh Charhate and Somnath Jha Player of the match: Liyan Khan (Sikkim) |
- Manipur won the toss and elected to field.
- Tarun Sharma (Sikkim) made his first-class debut.
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| Men's domestic cricket in 2021–22 | |
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| First-class | |
| List A | |
| Twenty20 | |