1997–98 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 |
| Participants | 27 |
| Most runs | Vinod Kambli (Bombay) (880)[1] |
| Most wickets | Paras Mhambrey (Bombay) (48)[2] |
The 1997–98 Ranji Trophy was the 64th season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka won the final against Uttar Pradesh on first innings lead.
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Karnataka | 309 & 157/9 | |||||
| Hyderabad | 283 & 179 | |||||
| Karnataka | 617/9d | |||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 134 & 416/7 | |||||
| Mumbai | 94 & 328 | |||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 293 & 135/7 | |||||
Semi-finals
Mumbai (H)
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amol Muzumdar (Mumbai) passed 4,000 runs in first-class cricket.[3]
Hyderabad (H)
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- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prahladrao Srinivasa Murthy (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.[4]
- Both J. Arunkumar and Sunil Joshi (Karnataka) passed 2,000 runs in first-class cricket.[4]
- Rahul Dravid (Karnataka) passed 7,000 runs in first-class cricket and 1,000 runs for the season.[4]
Final
19–23 April 1998
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Karnataka (H)
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gyanendra Pandey (Uttar Pradesh) and Sujith Somasunder (Karnataka) passed and 3,000 and 2,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.[5]
Scorecards and averages
References
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1997/98 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1997/98 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Hyderabad v Karnataka at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh at CricketArchive (subscription required)
External links
- Ranji Trophy, 1997-98 at ESPN Cricinfo
- Tournament home at ESPN Cricinfo archives
- Ranji Trophy 1997/98 at CricketArchive (subscription required)