Services begin their Ranji Trophy 2026-27 campaign against Maharashtra on October 11 at Palam A Stadium, Delhi. They have 7 league matches in Elite Group C. Here are the full fixture dates, venues and the latest squad and captain details.
Last checked: 10 October 2026.
Two Palam matches open the campaign
Services begin with Maharashtra and Bengal at Palam A Stadium. They then travel to Bhubaneswar to face Odisha before returning to Palam A for the Delhi fixture.
The January programme alternates between away and home matches: Jharkhand in Jamshedpur, Gujarat at Palam A, and Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram. Rajat Paliwal, Mohit Ahlawat, Arjun Sharma and Pulkit Narang appear in the current squad listing, but the captain has not been verified.
Services 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 | Maharashtra | Delhi, Palam A Stadium |
| 18 to 21 October 2026 | Bengal | Delhi, Palam A Stadium |
| 26 to 29 October 2026 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar, KIIT Stadium |
| 2 to 5 November 2026 | Delhi | Delhi, Palam A Stadium |
| 17 to 20 January 2027 | Jharkhand | Jamshedpur, Keenan Stadium |
| 24 to 27 January 2027 | Gujarat | Delhi, Palam A Stadium |
| 1 to 4 February 2027 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram, KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram |
Services squad and captain
Cricbuzz currently lists the following players for this tournament. An association announcement confirming the complete squad and the rounds it covers has not been verified. Treat this as the available squad listing, subject to confirmation and updates.
Captain: confirmation awaited.
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Devender Lohchab |
| 2 | Nakul Sharma |
| 3 | Amit Pachhara |
| 4 | Ravi Chauhan |
| 5 | Nitin Tanwar |
| 6 | Rajat Paliwal |
| 7 | Mohit Ahlawat |
| 8 | Arjun Sharma |
| 9 | Rahul Singh |
| 10 | Varun Choudhary |
| 11 | Vineet Dhankhar |
| 12 | Jayant Goyat |
| 13 | Pulkit Narang |
| 14 | Pal Raj Bahadur |
What happens after the league matches?
Services must finish in the top two of Elite Group C 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.
