Finance
The BCCI has postponed the Ranji Trophy knockout matches by two days, so the quarterfinals will now begin on June 6 and the title match will begin on June 22.
The two semifinals will now begin on June 14, rather than June 12, according to an internal communication distributed by the BCCI to its state units.
The final will be held at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium.
Bengal, Jharkhand, Mumbai, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh have advanced to the first-class knockout stage.
The Ranji Trophy league stage was held prior to the start of the ongoing IPL.
The BCCI has yet to announce the reason for the schedule change.
The Schedule:
Quarterfinals: June 6-10
First Quarterfinal: Bengal vs Jharkhand
Second Quarterfinal: Mumbai vs Uttarakhand
Third Quarterfinal: Karnataka vs Uttar Pradesh
Fourth Quarterfinal: Punjab vs Madhya Pradesh
Semifinals: June 14-18
Final: June 22-26.
Source:BS
