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The Ranji Trophy schedule for the 2008-09 season has been altered to prevent a clash of dates with the Champions Twenty20 [Images] League, which is scheduled from December 3 to 10.

As per the revised fixtures, the third and fourth round matches of the Elite division are advanced by a day, from November 17 and 24 to November 16 and 23 respectively. The dates of the subsequent rounds have also been changed.

In the Plate division, the first two rounds dates will remain unaltered but from third round the schedule will be changed.

The final date remains the same but the semi-finals will be played on new dates, according to a statement issued by BCCI secretary N Srinivasan.

 Revised fixtures:

Plate Division

Round 1	Nov 3-6	Nov 03-06
Round 2	Nov 10-13	Nov 10-13
Round 3	Nov 17-20	Nov 16-19
Round 4	Dec 1-4	Nov 29 - Dec 2
Round 5	Dec 8-11	Dec 12 -15

• Forthcoming cricket schedule