Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is an annual domestic first-class cricket championship played in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and teams representing the various member associations of the BCCI take part in the tournament. In the 2025–26 season, the competition was contested by 38 teams, including at least one team from each of the 28 states and four of the eight union territories. The matches are held across various cricket grounds and stadiums in India.
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Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is an annual domestic first-class cricket championship played in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and teams representing the various member associations of the BCCI take part in the tournament. In the 2025–26 season, the competition was contested by 38 teams, including at least one team from each of the 28 states and four of the eight union territories. The matches are held across various cricket grounds and stadiums in India.
The championship was first organised in 1934–35, with the inaugural match held between Madras and Mysore at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on 4 November 1934. When the tournament was founded, it was named as the "Cricket Championship of India". Before the second edition of the tournament in 1935–36, it was renamed after Ranjitsinhji, who was the first Indian to play international cricket. Since the inaugural edition, the tournament has been organised annually except in 2020–21, when it was suspended due to COVID-19.
Mumbai is the most successful team with 42 titles to its name. Jammu and Kashmir are the defending champion.
History
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Ranjitsinhji, after whom the tournament is named
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was established on 1 December 1928 at Madras. Anthony de Mello, one of the founders of the BCCI, proposed the idea of a national level, first-class cricket championship during a meeting of the BCCI at Shimla in July 1934. Fifteen teams contested in the inaugural edition of the championship in 1934-35. The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium at Madras, and was completed on a single day.
Initially, the inaugural tournament was named as the "Cricket Championship of India". Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala, donated the trophy for the tournament, and suggested that it be named after Ranjitsinhji, the first Indian to play international cricket. The championship was renamed as "Ranji Trophy" ahead of the second season in 1935-36. The tournament has been held annually since its inception with the only exception in 2020-21, when the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Competition format
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From the inception of the championship in 1934-35 to the 2001-02 season, the teams were grouped geographically into four or five zones – North, West, East, and South, with the Central zone added in 1952-53. The number of teams in each zone varied across the seasons. In the 1948-49 Ranji Trophy, the 16 teams were grouped into one single group, as an exception. Initially, the matches were played on a knock-out basis until 1956-57, and thereafter on a league basis to determine a winner of each zonal group. The zonal winners competed in a knock-out round, leading to a final that decided the winner of the Ranji Trophy. From the 1970–71 season, the knock-out stage was expanded to accommodate top two teams from each zone, for a total of ten qualifying teams. This was expanded again to include the top three from each zone in 1992–93 for a total of fifteen qualifying teams. Between 1996–97 and 1999–2000, the fifteen qualifying teams competed in a secondary group stage, with three groups of five teams, and the top two from each group qualified for a six-team knock-out stage.
Ahead of the 2002–03 season, the zonal system was replaced by a two-tiered league comprising the Elite (higher tier) and Plate Groups (lower tier). The 15 teams in the Elite tier were divided into two sub-groups and played against the other teams in the group, with the winner of each sub-group competing for the title, while the bottom teams were relegated to the Plate Group for the next season. The 12 teams in the lower tier were organised into two groups, and played a round-robin tournament, with the winners earning promotion to the Elite Group for the next season. In the 2008–09 season, the format was adjusted to give the top teams from the Plate League groups to join the top three from each Super League (top tier) sub-group in an eight-team knock-out tournament, the winner was which was crowned the champion.
From the 2012–13 season, the format was altered with the 18 teams in the top tier divided into two groups (Groups A and B) of nine teams, who competed in eight matches (four at home and four away), while the second tier (Group C) had nine teams in a single group. The top three teams from Groups A and B and the top two from Group C contested the knockout phase. The lowest placed team in each of top tier groups was relegated to Group C, and the top two from Group C are promoted to the top tier. In the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy, 2008-09, and 2014-15 seasons, knockout-stage matches were held at neutral venues. In the 2016–17, all the matches were played at neutral venues. However, this was abandoned for the next season, in which the two-tier system was done away with and the teams were grouped into four groups of seven teams each with the top two qualifying for the quarter-finalis. From the 2018–19 season, the tournament had 37 teams, which were organised into three-tiers with five teams qualifying for the quarter-finals from the top tier (known as Elite Group A and Group B). Two teams from the second-tier (Elite Group C) and one team from the lower-tier (Plate Group) joined them in the quarter-finals.
The matches, which were played for three days during the inaugural season, was later held as four-day matches in the group stage, and five-day matches in knock-outs with a possible sixth day for the final in some seasons. In the group stages, teams have generally been awarded points for a win, and if the match did not yield a result, both the teams got points, with the team accumulating the lead in the first innings, being awarded the higher number of points. In the knockout stages, if there is no outright result, the team leading after the first innings is declared the winner.
Points distribution system
For the 2025-26 season, points are awarded for the league stage as follows:
<table><thead><tr><th>Scenario</th><th>Points</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Win</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Bonus point for win by an inning or 10 wickets</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Tied match</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>First innings lead in a drawn match</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>No result</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Tie in first inning score in a drawn match</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Loss based on first innings score in a drawn match</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Loss</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Participants
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Teams representing the various member associations of the BCCI take part in the tournament. There were 15 teams took part in the first tournament, Army, Bombay, Central India, Central Provinces and Berar, Delhi, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Madras, Maharashtra, Mysore, Northern India, Southern Punjab, Sind, United Provinces, and Western India. The teams that took part in the Ranji Trophy changed over the years, with the Partition of India in 1947, Reorganisation of Indian states in 1956, and the formation of new Indian states and territories. The tournament had 18 teams by 1936–37 season, and increased to 20 teams by 1947–48 season. By the 1959–60 season, 24 teams took part in the tournament, and which increased to 26 in 1985–86 season. Jharkhand joined for the 2004–05 season and Chhattisgarh took part for the first time in 2016–17. For the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy, nine new teams were added, based on the Lodha Committee recommendations. Chandigarh took part for the first time in 2019–20 season, taking the number to 38 teams.
As of the 2025–26 edition, 38 teams continued to take part in the tournament. There is at least one team representing each of the 28 states and five of the eight union territories. Hyderabad became the representative of the Telangana state formed in 2013. Apart from these 32 teams, Baroda, Mumbai, Saurashtra and Vidarbha, which are remnants from the teams fielded by the erstwhile territories and princely states before the Indian independence, continue to take part in the competition. Apart from this, Railways, and Services have representative teams in the competition.. Despite the Lodha committee recommendation to have one team representing each state or union territory, a ruling by the Supreme Court of India in 2018, resulted in the continuing participation of these teams.
2025–26 season
Thirty eight teams participate in the 2025–26 Ranji Trophy:
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>First season</th><th>First title</th><th>Recent title</th><th>Titles</th><th>Runners-up</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Andhra</td><td>1953–54</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Arunachal Pradesh</td><td>2018–19</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Assam</td><td>1948–49</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Baroda</td><td>1937–38</td><td>1942–43</td><td>2000–01</td><td>5</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Bengal</td><td>1935–36</td><td>1938–39</td><td>1989–90</td><td>2</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Bihar</td><td>1936–37</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Chhattisgarh</td><td>2016–17</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Chandigarh</td><td>2019–20</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Delhi</td><td>1934–35</td><td>1978–79</td><td>2007–08</td><td>7</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Goa</td><td>1985–86</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Gujarat</td><td>1935–36</td><td>2016–17</td><td>2016–17</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Haryana</td><td>1970–71</td><td>1990–91</td><td>1990–91</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Himachal Pradesh</td><td>1985–86</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Hyderabad</td><td>1934–35</td><td>1937–38</td><td>1986–87</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Jammu and Kashmir</td><td>1959–60</td><td>2025–26</td><td>2025–26</td><td>1</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Jharkhand</td><td>2004–05</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Karnataka</td><td>1934–35</td><td>1973–74</td><td>2014–15</td><td>8</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Kerala</td><td>1957–58</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Madhya Pradesh</td><td>1941–42</td><td>1945–46</td><td>2021–22</td><td>5</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Maharashtra</td><td>1934–35</td><td>1939–40</td><td>1940–41</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Manipur</td><td>2018–19</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Meghalaya</td><td>2018–19</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Mizoram</td><td>2018–19</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Mumbai</td><td>1934–35</td><td>1934–35</td><td>2023–24</td><td>42</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Nagaland</td><td>2018–19</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Odisha</td><td>1949–50</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Puducherry</td><td>2018–19</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Punjab</td><td>1968–69</td><td>1992–93</td><td>1992–93</td><td>1</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Railways</td><td>1958–59</td><td>2001–02</td><td>2004–05</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Rajasthan</td><td>1935–36</td><td>2010–11</td><td>2011–12</td><td>2</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Saurashtra</td><td>1936–37</td><td>2019–20</td><td>2022–23</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Sikkim</td><td>2018–19</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Services</td><td>1949–50</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>1934–35</td><td>1954–55</td><td>1987–88</td><td>2</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Tripura</td><td>1985–86</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Uttar Pradesh</td><td>1934–35</td><td>2005–06</td><td>2005–06</td><td>1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Uttarakhand</td><td>2018–19</td><td></td><td></td><td>–</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Vidarbha</td><td>1957–58</td><td>2017–18</td><td>2024–25</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
Defunct teams
• Central India (1934/35 – 1940/41) • Central Provinces and Berar (1934/35 – 1949/50) • Northern India (1934/35 – 1946/47) • Sind (1934/35 – 1947/48) • Southern Punjab (1934/35 – 1951/52, 1959/60 – 1967/68) • Western India (1934/35 – 1945/46) • North West Frontier Province (1937/38 – 1946/47) • Gwalior (1943/44) • Patiala/PEPSU (1948/49, 1953/54 – 1958/59) • Eastern Punjab (1950/51 – 1959/60) • Travancore-Cochin (1951/52 – 1956/57) • Northern Punjab (1960/61 – 1967/68)
Stadiums
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<table><thead><tr><th>Stadium</th><th>City</th><th>Capacity</th><th>Home team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Narendra Modi Stadium</td><td>Ahmedabad</td><td>132,000</td><td>Gujarat</td></tr><tr><td>Eden Gardens</td><td>Kolkata</td><td>68,000</td><td>Bengal</td></tr><tr><td>Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium</td><td>Raipur</td><td>65,000</td><td>Chhattisgarh</td></tr><tr><td>Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium</td><td>Hyderabad</td><td>55,000</td><td>Hyderabad</td></tr><tr><td>Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium</td><td>Lucknow</td><td>55,000</td><td>Uttar Pradesh</td></tr><tr><td>Greenfield International Stadium</td><td>Thiruvananthapuram</td><td>55,000</td><td>Kerala</td></tr><tr><td>JSCA International Cricket Stadium</td><td>Ranchi</td><td>50,000</td><td>Jharkhand</td></tr><tr><td>Barabati Stadium</td><td>Cuttack</td><td>45,000</td><td>Odisha</td></tr><tr><td>Rajgir International Cricket Stadium</td><td>Nalanda</td><td>45,000</td><td>Bihar</td></tr><tr><td>Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium</td><td>Nagpur</td><td>45,000</td><td>Vidarbha</td></tr><tr><td>Arun Jaitley Stadium</td><td>New Delhi</td><td>41,842</td><td>Delhi</td></tr><tr><td>M. Chinnaswamy Stadium</td><td>Bangalore</td><td>40,000</td><td>Karnataka</td></tr><tr><td>Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium</td><td>Guwahati</td><td>40,000</td><td>Assam</td></tr><tr><td>Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium</td><td>Pune</td><td>37,406</td><td>Maharashtra</td></tr><tr><td>M. A. Chidambaram Stadium</td><td>Chennai</td><td>33,500</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td></tr><tr><td>Wankhede Stadium</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>33,108</td><td>Mumbai</td></tr><tr><td>Holkar Stadium</td><td>Indore</td><td>30,000</td><td>Madhya Pradesh</td></tr><tr><td>Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium</td><td>Agartala</td><td>30,000</td><td>Tripura</td></tr><tr><td>Sector 16 Stadium</td><td>Chandigarh</td><td>30,000</td><td>Chandigarh</td></tr><tr><td>Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium</td><td>Rajkot</td><td>28,000</td><td>Saurashtra</td></tr><tr><td>Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium</td><td>Mohali</td><td>26,000</td><td>Punjab</td></tr><tr><td>Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium</td><td>Visakhapatnam</td><td>25,000</td><td>Andhra</td></tr><tr><td>Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium</td><td>Dharamshala</td><td>25,000</td><td>Himachal Pradesh</td></tr><tr><td>Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium</td><td>Dehradun</td><td>25,000</td><td>Uttarakhand</td></tr><tr><td>Sawai Mansingh Stadium</td><td>Jaipur</td><td>23,185</td><td>Rajasthan</td></tr><tr><td>Moti Bagh Stadium</td><td>Vadodara</td><td>18,000</td><td>Baroda</td></tr><tr><td>Mining Cricket Stadium</td><td>Rangpo</td><td>17,500</td><td>Sikkim</td></tr><tr><td>Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium Lahli</td><td>Rohtak</td><td>10,000</td><td>Haryana</td></tr><tr><td>D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium</td><td>Hubballi</td><td></td><td>Karnataka (second home)</td></tr><tr><td>SNR College Cricket Ground</td><td>Coimbatore</td><td>6,080</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td></tr><tr><td>Salem Cricket Foundation Stadium</td><td>Salem</td><td>5,000</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td></tr></tbody></table>
Players
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Teams are selected by selection panels of respective member associations using player trials and past performance amongst others. Every association is allowed to register up to 50 players, who can be selected to the squad during the tournament. The registration and announcement of teams usually close a week before the start of the tournament. If a player has played for a different team in the past, and wishes to switch teams, he is required to get an approval from the BCCI and a no objection certificate from the previous association.
Renmuneration
The players involved in the tournament are paid a fixed salary by the BCCI based on the number of days played. The players are catergorised into three tiers based on the number of Ranji Trophy games played in their respective careers. A player who has played more than 40 games is paid ₹60,000 (US$710) per day, with ₹50,000 (US$590) to those who have played between 21 and 40 games and ₹40,000 (US$470) for those who have played less than 20 games. Reserve players are paid ₹30,000 (US$350), ₹25,000 (US$300), and ₹20,000 (US$240) in the respective categories.
Seasons
Results of the final match
<table><thead><tr><th>Season</th><th>Winner</th><th>Runner-up</th><th>Winning Captain</th><th>Venue</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1934–35</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Northern India</td><td>L. P. Jai</td><td>Bombay Gymkhana, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1935–36</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Madras</td><td>Hormasji Vajifdar</td><td>Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi</td></tr><tr><td>1936–37</td><td>Nawanagar</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Albert Wensley</td><td>Bombay Gymkhana, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1937–38</td><td>Hyderabad</td><td>Nawanagar</td><td>Syed Mohammed Hussain</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1938–39</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Southern Punjab</td><td>Tom Longfield</td><td>Eden Gardens, Calcutta</td></tr><tr><td>1939–40</td><td>Maharashtra</td><td>United Provinces</td><td>D. B. Deodhar</td><td>Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona</td></tr><tr><td>1940–41</td><td>Maharashtra</td><td>Madras</td><td>D. B. Deodhar</td><td>M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras</td></tr><tr><td>1941–42</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Mysore</td><td>Vijay Merchant</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1942–43</td><td>Baroda</td><td>Hyderabad</td><td>Wamanrao Ghorpade</td><td>Railway Recreation Club Ground, Secunderabad</td></tr><tr><td>1943–44</td><td>Western India</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Herbert Barritt</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1944–45</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Vijay Merchant</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1945–46</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Baroda</td><td>C. K. Nayudu</td><td>Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore</td></tr><tr><td>1946–47</td><td>Baroda</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Raosaheb Nimbalkar</td><td>Central College Ground, Baroda</td></tr><tr><td>1947–48</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Bombay</td><td>C. K. Nayudu</td><td>Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore</td></tr><tr><td>1948–49</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Baroda</td><td>K. C. Ibrahim</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1949–50</td><td>Baroda</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Raosaheb Nimbalkar</td><td>Maharaja Pratapsingh Coronation Gymkhana Ground, Baroda</td></tr><tr><td>1950–51</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Gujarat</td><td>C. K. Nayudu</td><td>Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore</td></tr><tr><td>1951–52</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Madhav Mantri</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1952–53</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Bengal</td><td>C. K. Nayudu</td><td>Eden Gardens, Calcutta</td></tr><tr><td>1953–54</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Ranga Sohoni</td><td>Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore</td></tr><tr><td>1954–55</td><td>Madras</td><td>Holkar</td><td>Balu Alaganan</td><td>Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore</td></tr><tr><td>1955–56</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Madhav Mantri</td><td>Eden Gardens, Calcutta</td></tr><tr><td>1956–57</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Services</td><td>Madhav Mantri</td><td>Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi</td></tr><tr><td>1957–58</td><td>Baroda</td><td>Services</td><td>Datta Gaekwad</td><td>Moti Bagh Stadium, Baroda</td></tr><tr><td>1958–59</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Madhav Apte</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1959–60</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Mysore</td><td>Polly Umrigar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1960–61</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Polly Umrigar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1961–62</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Madhav Apte</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1962–63</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Polly Umrigar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1963–64</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Bapu Nadkarni</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1964–65</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Hyderabad</td><td>Bapu Nadkarni</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1965–66</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Bapu Nadkarni</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1966–67</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Manohar Hardikar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1967–68</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Madras</td><td>Manohar Hardikar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1968–69</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Ajit Wadekar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1969–70</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Ajit Wadekar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970–71</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Maharashtra</td><td>Sudhir Naik</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1971–72</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Ajit Wadekar</td><td>Brabourne Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1972–73</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>Ajit Wadekar</td><td>M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras</td></tr><tr><td>1973–74</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>E. A. S. Prasanna</td><td>Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur</td></tr><tr><td>1974–75</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Ashok Mankad</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1975–76</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Bihar</td><td>Ashok Mankad</td><td>Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur</td></tr><tr><td>1976–77</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Sunil Gavaskar</td><td>Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi</td></tr><tr><td>1977–78</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Uttar Pradesh</td><td>E. A. S. Prasanna</td><td>Narendra Mohan Sports Stadium, Mohan Nagar</td></tr><tr><td>1978–79</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Bishan Singh Bedi</td><td>M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore</td></tr><tr><td>1979–80</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Bishan Singh Bedi</td><td>Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi</td></tr><tr><td>1980–81</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Eknath Solkar</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Bombay</td></tr><tr><td>1981–82</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Mohinder Amarnath</td><td>Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi</td></tr><tr><td>1982–83</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Brijesh Patel</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983–84</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Sunil Gavaskar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984–85</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Sunil Gavaskar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985–86</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Haryana</td><td>Madan Lal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986–87</td><td>Hyderabad</td><td>Delhi</td><td>M. V. Narasimha Rao</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987–88</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>Railways</td><td>S. Vasudevan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988–89</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Madan Lal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989–90</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Sambaran Banerjee</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990–91</td><td>Haryana</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Kapil Dev</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991–92</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>Ajay Sharma</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992–93</td><td>Punjab</td><td>Maharashtra</td><td>Gursharan Singh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993–94</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Ravi Shastri</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994–95</td><td>Bombay</td><td>Punjab</td><td>Sachin Tendulkar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995–96</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>Anil Kumble</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996–97</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Sanjay Manjrekar</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997–98</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Uttar Pradesh</td><td>Rahul Dravid</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998–99</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Madhya Pradesh</td><td>Sunil Joshi</td><td>M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore</td></tr><tr><td>1999–00</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Hyderabad</td><td>Sameer Dighe</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai</td></tr><tr><td>2000–01</td><td>Baroda</td><td>Railways</td><td>Jacob Martin</td><td>Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara</td></tr><tr><td>2001–02</td><td>Railways</td><td>Baroda</td><td>Abhay Sharma</td><td>Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi</td></tr><tr><td>2002–03</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>Paras Mhambrey</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai</td></tr><tr><td>2003–04</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>Sairaj Bahutule</td><td>M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai</td></tr><tr><td>2004–05</td><td>Railways</td><td>Punjab</td><td>Sanjay Bangar</td><td>Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali</td></tr><tr><td>2005–06</td><td>Uttar Pradesh</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Mohammad Kaif</td><td>KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow</td></tr><tr><td>2006–07</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Amol Muzumdar</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai</td></tr><tr><td>2007–08</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Uttar Pradesh</td><td>Gautam Gambhir</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai</td></tr><tr><td>2008–09</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Uttar Pradesh</td><td>Wasim Jaffer</td><td>Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad</td></tr><tr><td>2009–10</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Wasim Jaffer</td><td>Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore</td></tr><tr><td>2010–11</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Baroda</td><td>Hrishikesh Kanitkar</td><td>Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara</td></tr><tr><td>2011–12</td><td>Rajasthan</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>Hrishikesh Kanitkar</td><td>MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai</td></tr><tr><td>2012–13</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Saurashtra</td><td>Ajit Agarkar</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai</td></tr><tr><td>2013–14</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Maharashtra</td><td>Vinay Kumar</td><td>Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad</td></tr><tr><td>2014–15</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td><td>Vinay Kumar</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai</td></tr><tr><td>2015–16</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Saurashtra</td><td>Aditya Tare</td><td>MCA Stadium, Pune</td></tr><tr><td>2016–17</td><td>Gujarat</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Parthiv Patel</td><td>Holkar Stadium, Indore</td></tr><tr><td>2017–18</td><td>Vidarbha</td><td>Delhi</td><td>Faiz Fazal</td><td>Holkar Stadium, Indore</td></tr><tr><td>2018–19</td><td>Vidarbha</td><td>Saurashtra</td><td>Faiz Fazal</td><td>VCA Stadium, Nagpur</td></tr><tr><td>2019–20</td><td>Saurashtra</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Jaydev Unadkat</td><td>Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot</td></tr><tr><td>2020–21</td><td>Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic</td></tr><tr><td>2021–22</td><td>Madhya Pradesh</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Aditya Shrivastava</td><td>M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru</td></tr><tr><td>2022–23</td><td>Saurashtra</td><td>Bengal</td><td>Jaydev Unadkat</td><td>Eden Gardens, Kolkata</td></tr><tr><td>2023–24</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>Vidarbha</td><td>Ajinkya Rahane</td><td>Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai</td></tr><tr><td>2024–25</td><td>Vidarbha</td><td>Kerala</td><td>Akshay Wadkar</td><td>VCA Stadium, Nagpur</td></tr><tr><td>2025–26</td><td>Jammu and Kashmir</td><td>Karnataka</td><td>Paras Dogra</td><td>KSCA Hubli Stadium, Hubballi</td></tr></tbody></table>
Finals appearances by team
Mumbai/Bombay have played in 48 finals and have won total 42 Ranji Trophy championships, the most by any team.
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Winner</th><th>Runner-up</th><th>Win %</th><th>Last win</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mumbai / Bombay</td><td>42</td><td>6</td><td>87.5</td><td>2024</td></tr><tr><td>Karnataka / Mysore</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>53.33</td><td>2015</td></tr><tr><td>Delhi</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>46.7</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Madhya Pradesh / Holkar</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>41.7</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>Baroda</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>55.6</td><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>Saurashtra / Nawanagar</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>75.0</td><td>2023</td></tr><tr><td>Vidarbha</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>75.0</td><td>2025</td></tr><tr><td>Bengal</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>13.33</td><td>1990</td></tr><tr><td>Tamil Nadu / Madras</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>16.7</td><td>1988</td></tr><tr><td>Rajasthan / Rajputana</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>20.0</td><td>2012</td></tr><tr><td>Hyderabad</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>40.0</td><td>1987</td></tr><tr><td>Maharashtra</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>40.0</td><td>1941</td></tr><tr><td>Railways</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>50.0</td><td>2005</td></tr><tr><td>Uttar Pradesh / United Provinces</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>16.7</td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>Punjab / Southern Punjab</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>25.0</td><td>1993</td></tr><tr><td>Haryana</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>50.0</td><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>Gujarat</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>50.0</td><td>2017</td></tr><tr><td>Western India</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>100</td><td>1944</td></tr><tr><td>Jammu & Kashmir</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>100.0</td><td>2026</td></tr><tr><td>Services</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bihar</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Northern India</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kerala</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0.0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Statistics
Ranji Trophy
<table><thead><tr><th>Team records</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Most trophies wins</td><td>42</td><td>Mumbai</td><td>1934–2024</td></tr><tr><td>Highest team score</td><td>935/5 dec.</td><td>Hyderabad v Andhra</td><td>1993–94</td></tr><tr><td>Lowest team score</td><td>21</td><td>Hyderabad v Rajasthan</td><td>2010</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Individual match records</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Highest individual innings</td><td>443</td><td>B. B. Nimbalkar</td><td>Maharashtra v Kathiawar</td><td>1948–49</td></tr><tr><td>Best innings bowling</td><td>10/20</td><td>Premangsu Chatterjee</td><td>Bengal v Assam</td><td>1956–57</td></tr><tr><td>Best match bowling</td><td>16/99</td><td>Anil Kumble</td><td>Karnataka v Kerala</td><td>1994–95</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Individual season records</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Most runs in a season</td><td>1,415</td><td>V. V. S. Laxman</td><td>Hyderabad</td><td>1999–2000</td></tr><tr><td>Most centuries in a season</td><td>8</td><td>VVS Laxman</td><td>Hyderabad</td><td>1999–2000</td></tr><tr><td>Most wickets in a season</td><td>69</td><td>Harsh Dubey</td><td>Vidarbha</td><td>2024-25</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Individual career records</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Most career matches</td><td>155</td><td>Wasim Jaffer</td><td>1996–2020</td></tr><tr><td>Most career runs</td><td>12,038</td><td>Wasim Jaffer</td><td>1996–2020</td></tr><tr><td>Most career centuries</td><td>40</td><td>Wasim Jaffer</td><td>1996–2020</td></tr><tr><td>Highest career batting average</td><td>98.35</td><td>Vijay Merchant</td><td>1934–51</td></tr><tr><td>Most career wickets</td><td>640†</td><td>Rajinder Goel</td><td>1958–85</td></tr></tbody></table>
† Some sources credit Goel with 636 or 640 wickets instead.
Broadcasting
Ranji Trophy
Star Sports Network television channels and JioHotstar hold the rights to broadcast the trophy on television and online respectively. Match highlights are streamed on the official website of the BCCI.
In popular culture
Ranji Trophy
• The tournament featured in the 2019 Telugu film Jersey, in which the protagonist Arjun represents the Hyderabad cricket team in the Ranji Trophy in the 1980s and 1990s.