Madhya Pradesh begin their Ranji Trophy 2026-27 campaign against Jammu and Kashmir on October 11 at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar. They have 7 league matches in Elite Group A. Here are the full fixture dates, venues and the latest squad and captain details.
Last checked: 10 October 2026.
A long-distance start before the Indore return
Madhya Pradesh’s first two matches are in Srinagar and Puducherry. Bihar then visit Holkar Stadium before the team travel to Nagpur to face Vidarbha in the last round of the first phase.
Shubham Sharma leads a squad including Yash Dubey, Saransh Jain, Kumar Kartikeya, Avesh Khan and Kuldeep Sen. Uttar Pradesh visit Indore when the tournament resumes in January. The Goa fixture has confirmed dates in the listing, but its venue remains pending.
Madhya Pradesh Ranji Trophy 2026-27 schedule
All 7 scheduled league matches are listed below. Each league match is scheduled over four days. Dates refer to the full match window, not just the opening day.
| Dates | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 11 to 14 October 2026 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar, Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium |
| 18 to 21 October 2026 | Puducherry | Puducherry, Cricket Association Puducherry Siechem Ground |
| 26 to 29 October 2026 | Bihar | Indore, Holkar Stadium |
| 2 to 5 November 2026 | Vidarbha | Nagpur, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground |
| 17 to 20 January 2027 | Uttar Pradesh | Indore, Holkar Stadium |
| 24 to 27 January 2027 | Goa | Venue awaiting confirmation |
| 1 to 4 February 2027 | Baroda | Vadodara, Alembic Ground |
The dates for the fixtures with an unconfirmed venue are already listed. The ground will be added once a confirmed update is available.
Madhya Pradesh squad and captain
The latest available squad is listed below. Inclusion does not guarantee a place in every match, and later-round selections may change.
Captain: Shubham Sharma.
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shubham Sharma (captain) |
| 2 | Harsh Gawli (wicketkeeper) |
| 3 | Himanshu Mantri (wicketkeeper) |
| 4 | Yash Dubey |
| 5 | Chanchal Rathore |
| 6 | Himanshu Shinde |
| 7 | Atharva Mahajan |
| 8 | Saransh Jain |
| 9 | Kumar Kartikeya |
| 10 | Shivang Kumar |
| 11 | Aryan Pandey |
| 12 | Anubhav Agarwal |
| 13 | Roshan Kewat |
| 14 | Akshay Sharma |
| 15 | Avesh Khan |
| 16 | Kuldeep Sen |
| 17 | Ravi Kiran |
What happens after the league matches?
Madhya Pradesh must finish in the top two of Elite Group A to reach the quarter-finals. The knockout stages are scheduled to begin on February 9, with the semi-finals from February 18 and the final from February 27 to March 3, 2027. Knockout opponents and venues depend on qualification.
The first four league rounds finish by November 5. The final three rounds run from January 17 to February 4, 2027. Teams can name different squads when the competition resumes in January.
