England warm-up tie deny Services a chance to play at home

Services, who have not qualified for the knock-out stage for many years, have topped Group C with 26 points and will be playing Group B toppers UP at Indore from January 6.

Services are the only team who will not get the home advantage as another Plate Group side Jharkhand will be pitted against Group A table leader Punjab at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur from the same day.

Mumbai will host Baroda at home and there is a fair chance that Sachin Tendulkar will be playing that match. The match will also be telecast live on ESPN.

Saurashtra will be taking on Karnataka in Rajkot.

All the quarter-final matches will be five-day affairs as per the new rules.

Itinerary for Ranji Trophy quarter-final

Scheduled Date: January 6-10

Punjab (A1) vs Jharkhand (C2) (Jamshedpur)

Uttar Pradesh (B1) vs Services (C1) (Indore-neutral venue)

Mumbai (A3) vs Baroda (B2) (Mumbai; Live Telecast)

Saurashtra (A2) vs Karnataka (B3) (Rajkot).