quarter-finals, in the previous edition. The second team to qualify for the semi-finals was Karnataka, after they beat Rajasthan by six wickets. Defending champions Vidarbha beat Uttarakhand from the Plate Group by an innings and 115 runs to reach the semi-finals. In the last quarter-final fixture to finish, Saurashtra completed the highest successful run chase to win a match in the Ranji Trophy, scoring 372 runs to beat Uttar Pradesh by six wickets. The first semi-final saw the defending champions Vidarbha beat Kerala by an innings and 11 runs inside two days. Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in two different seasons of the Ranji Trophy. Umesh Yadav took his best match figures in first-class cricket, taking twelve wickets for 79 runs. In the second semi-final, Saurashtra defeated Karnataka by five wickets. Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 78 runs in the final, to become the sixth team in the tournament's history to retain their title. Vidarbha's captain Faiz Fazal said that "it is not easy to win the Ranji Trophy. To win eleven matches, it's not a fluke. If anyone thought last year was a fluke, we have proven ourselves again". For Saurashtra, it was their third straight loss in Ranji Trophy finals, with their captain Jaydev Unadkat saying he was really proud of how his team performed during the tournament. Player transfers The following player transfers were approved ahead of the season. All the new teams in the Plate Group also transferred players into their squads, along with signing professionals. Teams The teams were drawn in the following groups: Group A Baroda Chhattisgarh Gujarat Karnataka Maharashtra Mumbai Railways Saurashtra Vidarbha Group B Andhra Bengal Delhi Himachal Pradesh Hyderabad Kerala Madhya Pradesh Punjab Tamil Nadu Group C Assam Goa Haryana Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Odisha Rajasthan Services Tripura Uttar Pradesh Plate Group Arunachal Pradesh Bihar Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Pondicherry Sikkim Uttarakhand League stage Group A Group B Group C Plate Group Knockout stage Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo Ranji Trophy seasons Ranji Trophy Trophy Ranji Trophy Ranji Trophy