1995–96 Ranji Trophy
 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
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| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
| Champions | Karnataka |
| Most runs | M. V. Sridhar (Hyderabad) (868)[1] |
| Most wickets | Sunil Joshi (Karnataka) (52)[2] |
The 1995–96 Ranji Trophy was the 62nd season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka defeated Tamil Nadu on first innings lead in the finals. For the first time, three teams in the semifinals were from the same zone - Hyderabad being the third team from the South Zone.
Sunil Joshi became the first, and as of 2015 the only, player to do the double of 500 runs and 50 wickets in a season.
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Tamil Nadu | 272 & 220/2 | |||||
| Delhi | 256 & 232 | |||||
| Tamil Nadu | 370 & 31/3 | |||||
| Karnataka | 620/8d & 277/6d | |||||
| Karnataka | 423 & 312 | |||||
| Hyderabad | 188 & 363/7 | |||||
Quarter-finals
Karnataka (H)
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- Baroda won the toss and elected to field.
- Kartik Jeshwant (Karnataka) reached 100 wickets in first-class cricket.[3]
Delhi (H)
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- Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ajay Sharma (Delhi) passed 1,000 runs in first-class cricket.[4]
Semi-finals
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Tamil Nadu (H)
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- Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
- Padmanabhan Rajesh (Tamil Nadu) made his first-class debut.
Karnataka (H)
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mansur Ali Khan (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
- Sujith Somasunder and Rahul Dravid (Karnataka) passed 1,000 and 4,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.
- VVS Laxman (Hyderabad) passed 1,000 runs for the first-class season.
Final
27–31 March 1996
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Tamil Nadu (H)
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- Karnataka won the toss and decided to bat.
- Krishnaraj Srinath and Sridharan Sharath (Tamil Nadu) passed 1,000 and 2,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.
- Anil Kumble and Sunil Joshi (Karnataka) reached 400 and 100 wickets respectively in first-class cricket.
Scorecards and averages
References
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1995/96 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1995/96 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Karnataka v Baroda at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ Delhi v Railways at CricketArchive (subscription required)