Assam to face Gujarat in opener

Our Sports Reporter

GUWAHATI: Assam will face Gujarat in their opening game of Ranji Trophy Cricket championship which will begin on January 13 in six different venues. Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahamedabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai will host the matches of group stage while Kolkata will host the knock stage of the tournament including final.

Assam are placed in Elite group 'A' along with Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Services. The matches of Elite Group 'A' will be held in Mumbai.

BCCI also announced the schedule of the Vijay Hazare Cricket championship which will start from December 8. Assam are in Elite Group 'E' along with Goa, Punjab, Railways, Rajasthan and Services.

Ranji Trophy Schedule of group 'A': January 13-16: Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat vs Assam, Himachal vs Services. January 20-23: Gujarat vs Madhya Pradesh, Punjab vs Himachal, Services vs Assam. January 27-30: Gujarat vs Services, Punjab vs Assam, Himachal vs Madhya Pradesh. February 3-6: Punjab vs Services, Gujarat vs Himachal, Madhya Pradesh vs Assam. February 10-13: Himachal vs Assam, Madhya Pradesh vs Services, Gujarat vs Punjab.

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