Ranji Trophy Round 4 starts today: Andhra face Punjab in New Chandigarh, Hyderabad meet Chhattisgarh; then a break until January

Round 4 of the 2026–27 Ranji Trophy Elite Group B runs from Monday, November 2 to Thursday, November 5. Andhra play Punjab at the PCA International Cricket Stadium, Ground A, New Chandigarh, from 9:30 AM. Hyderabad face Chhattisgarh. After this round, Round 5 starts only on January 17, 2027.

Andhra so far

• Round 1: drew with Karnataka; Andhra made 418 in reply to Karnataka's 274 in the first innings.
• Round 3 (DVR Ground, Mulapadu): lost to Chhattisgarh by five wickets. Andhra 231, Chhattisgarh 237; Chhattisgarh chased 178. SV Rahul made 89 and Tripurana Vijay took 4/76.

Hyderabad so far

• Round 1: beat Tripura by an innings and 40 runs.
• Round 3 (Gymkhana Ground): drew with Punjab, who took a 51-run first-innings lead. Punjab 431 (Salil Arora 151), Hyderabad 380 (Abhirath Reddy 97, Rahul Radesh 86).

Sites record the Round 2 Andhra–Hyderabad result differently, so we will update once the official points table is available.