Pune to host Ranji Trophy final

New Delhi, 30 December - Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium will host the Ranji Trophy final from February 24 to 28, 2016.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for knockout matches for the first class tournament that will begin on February 3.

Vidarbha will take on Saurashtra in the first quarterfinal in Visakhapatnam from February 3 to 7 while Assam will face Punjab in Valsad. The third quarterfinal between Bengal and Madhya Pradesh will take place at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai while the fourth last eight encounter between Jharkhand and Mumbai will be played at Bengaluru.

The two semifinals from February 13 to 17 will be played at Vadodara and Cuttack Driems Ground and the summit clash will take place in Pune.

Agency