Ranji Trophy scenarios: Mumbai, Maharashtra in virtual knockout as quarter-finals race heats up
Bengal, Saurashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh are already through, leaving 11 teams jostling for the other four spots
- The team with more bonus points will be ranked higher.
- If it's still a tie, the team with more wins will get precedence.
- The next preference will be given to head-to-head results - only wins count here, and not first-innings lead in case of draws.
- If the teams still cannot be separated, the one with the higher run quotient will be placed higher
Group A - Uttarakhand and Himachal battle for one spot
Points system
Win: 6 points*
Draw with a first-innings lead: 3 points
Draw with a first-innings deficit: 1 point
Draw with first innings not completed: 1 point
Tie: 3 points
*One bonus point in case of an innings or a ten-wicket win
Group C - Four teams vie for one spot
Jharkhand vs Karnataka, Jamshedpur; Rajasthan vs Services, Jodhpur; Puducherry vs Kerala, Puducherry; Chhattisgarh vs Goa, Raipur