Mumbai, July 4 (PTI) Mumbai will open their Ranji Trohy title defence in the 2009-10 season by taking on Punjab in the Elite Division Group A tie at Mohali from November 3-6.
Mumbai had clinched the Ranji Trophy for the 38th occasion defeating Uttar Pradesh in the final in Hyderabad last season.
Elite division groupings:
Group A: Mumbai, Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Railways, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Orissa
Group B: UP, Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Karnataka, Bengal, Delhi and Baroda
Elite division schedule:
Round 1: Nov 3-6: Punjab v Mumbai at Mohali; Railways vs Tamil Nadu in Delhi; Hyderabad vs Himachal Pradesh in Hyderabad; Gujarat vs Orissa in Ahmedabad; Baroda vs Delhi in Vadodara; Uttar Pradesh vs Karnataka in Kanpur; Maharashtra vs Bengal in Pune.
