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 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 1 October 2015 – 28 February 2016 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Champions | Mumbai (41st title) |
| Participants | 27 |
| Matches | 115 |
| Most runs | Shreyas Iyer (1321) (Mumbai) |
| Most wickets | Shahbaz Nadeem (51) (Jharkhand) |
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.[1]
The final was contested by Saurashtra and Mumbai, a repeat of the 2012–13 final.[2] Mumbai won the match by an innings and 21 runs to claim their 41st title.[3]
Personnel changes
Players
| Player | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfaraz Khan | Mumbai | Uttar Pradesh | Batsman[4] |
| Tashuk Ali | Himachal Pradesh | Mumbai | All rounder[4] |
| Pragyan Ojha | Hyderabad | Bengal | Spinner[4] |
| Wasim Jaffer | Mumbai | Vidarbha | Opening Batsman[4] |
| Sainty Pathak | Delhi | Haryana | Opening Batsman[5] |
| Mithun Manhas | Delhi | J&K | Batsman[4] |
| RP Singh | Uttar Pradesh | Gujarat | Seam Bowler[6] |
| Prasanth Parameswaran | Tamil Nadu | Goa | Seam Bowler |
| Amit Verma | Kerala | Assam | Batsman |
Coaches
| Coach | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrakant Pandit | Mumbai | Coach [4] | |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | Goa | Coach [4] | |
| Dheeraj Jadhav | Goa | Asst. Coach [4] | |
| Sairaj Bahutule | Bengal | Coach [4] | |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | Tamil Nadu | Bowling Coach | |
| Rizwan Shamshad | Uttar Pradesh | Head Coach | |
| Ajay Jadeja | Delhi | Head Coach |
Teams
The groups drawn are as follows[7]
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group A
Points table
| Team[8] | Pld | W | L | D | A | WI | FI | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Top three teams advanced to knockout stage.
- Bottom placed team relegated to Group C for 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.
Group B
Points table
| Team[8] | Pld | W | L | D | A | WI | FI | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Top three teams advanced to knockout stage.
- Bottom placed team relegated to Group C for 2016–17 Ranji Trophy.
Group C
Points table