2015–16 Ranji Trophy
The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy was the 82nd season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advanced to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. For this season the schedule splits into two stages, the first is a league stage and the second being a knock-out stage. The league stage starts on 1 October 2015 and ends on 4 December 2015 and the knock-out stage starts on 3 February 2016 and ends on 28 February 2016. The 2015–16 Ranji Trophy will be followed by the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Deodhar Trophy.
The final was contested by Saurashtra and Mumbai, a repeat of the 2012–13 final. Mumbai won the match by an innings and 21 runs to claim their 41st title.
Personnel changes
Players
| Player | From | To | Role |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Mumbai | Uttar Pradesh | Batsman |
| Tashuk Ali | Himachal Pradesh | Mumbai | All rounder |
| Pragyan Ojha | Hyderabad | Bengal | Spinner |
| Wasim Jaffer | Mumbai | Vidarbha | Opening Batsman |
| Virender Sehwag | Delhi | Haryana | Opening Batsman |
| Mithun Manhas | Delhi | J&K | Batsman |
| RP Singh | Uttar Pradesh | Gujarat | Seam Bowler |
| Prasanth Parameswaran | Tamil Nadu | Goa | Seam Bowler |
| Amit Verma | Kerala | Assam | Batsman |
Coaches
Teams
The groups drawn are as followsGroup A
- Assam
- Bengal
- Delhi
- Haryana
- Karnataka
- Maharashtra
- Odisha
- Rajasthan
- Vidarbha
- Andhra Pradesh
- Baroda
- Gujarat
- Madhya Pradesh
- Mumbai
- Punjab
- Railways
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- Goa
- Himachal Pradesh
- Hyderabad
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Kerala
- Saurashtra
- Services
- Tripura
Zone-wise
| Group | North | West | South | East | Central |
| A | Delhi, Haryana | Maharashtra | Karnataka | Assam, Bengal, Odisha | Rajasthan, Vidarbha |
| B | Punjab | Baroda, Gujarat, Mumbai | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu | Madhya Pradesh, Railways, Uttar Pradesh | |
| C | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Services | Saurashtra | Goa, Hyderabad, Kerala | Jharkhand, Tripura |
Group A
Points table| Team | |||||||||
| Vidarbha | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0.047 |
| Bengal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0.110 |
| Assam | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | –0.304 |
| Delhi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0.215 |
| Karnataka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0.336 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | –0.313 |
| Maharashtra | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0.301 |
| Odisha | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.016 |
| Haryana | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | –0.406 |
Group B
Points table| Team | |||||||||
| Mumbai | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0.851 |
| Punjab | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0.045 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | –0.059 |
| Gujarat | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | –0.092 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | –0.117 |
| Tamil Nadu | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | –0.321 |
| Baroda | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | –0.045 |
| Railways | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.039 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | –0.459 |
Group C
Points table| Team | |||||||||
| Saurashtra | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | –0.061 |
| Jharkhand | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.093 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1.201 |
| Services | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0.473 |
| Kerala | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0.589 |
| Goa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | –0.206 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.870 |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.330 |
| Tripura | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –0.760 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
;1st Quarter-final;2nd Quarter-final
;3rd Quarter-final
;4th Quarter-final
Semi-finals
;1st Semi-final;2nd Semi-final