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1968–69 Ranji Trophy

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1968–69 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsBombay (20th title)
Participants23
Most runsVijay Bhosle (Bombay) (507)[1]
Most wicketsE. A. S. Prasanna (Mysore) (39)[2]

The 1968–69 Ranji Trophy was the 35th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay retained the title defeating Bengal in the final.

Highlights

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Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 Jan 1969 – Delhi
 
 
Delhi187 & 241/4
 
31 Jan 1969 – Udaipur
 
Rajasthan473 & 190/6d
 
Rajasthan226 & 377/2
 
 
Bombay559
 
 
15 Feb 1969 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay469 & 77/3
 
 
Bengal387 & 261/7d
 
 
31 Jan 1969 – Bangalore
 
 
Mysore188 & 106
 
 
Bengal251 & 158
 
 
 
 

Final

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15–19 February 1969
Scorecard
v
Bombay (H)
387 (157.3 overs)
Chuni Goswami 96
Eknath Solkar 3/63, Milind Rege 3/63
469 (156.2 overs)
Ajit Wadekar 133
Gopal Bose 3/88
261/7 decl (122.2 overs)
Chuni Goswami 84
Ambar Roy 1/9
77/3 (17 overs)
Eknath Solkar 36
Ramakant Desai 2/48
Bombay won on first innings lead
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: M. V. Nagendra and S. K. Raghunatha Rao
  • Bengal won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1968/69 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1968/69 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 14 November 2014.