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| tournament name = Ranji Trophy |
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| country = {{Flagicon|India}} India |
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| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] |
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| cricket format = [[Test Cricket]] |
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| first = 1934 |
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| tournament format = Round Robin,<br> then knockout |
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| participants = 27 |
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| champions = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] |
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| most successful = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] (37) |
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| most runs = [[Amarjit Kaypee]] (7623)<br>1980-2000 |
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| most wickets = [[Rajinder Goel]] (640)<br>1958-1985 |
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| current = [[Ranji Trophy 2008-09]] |
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The '''Ranji Trophy''' is a domestic [[first-class cricket]] championship played in [[India]] between different city and state sides, equivalent to the [[County Championship]] in [[England]] and the [[Sheffield Shield]] in [[Australia]]. The competition is named after [[Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji]] ([[Jam Sahib]] of [[Nawanagar]], also known as "Ranji"). |
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==History== |
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The competition was launched as "The Cricket Championship of India" following a meeting of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] in July 1934, with the first fixtures taking place in [[1934-35 Indian cricket season|1934-35]]. The trophy was donated by [[Maharaja Bhupinder Singh| Bhupinder Singh]], the [[Maharajah of Patiala]]. The first Ranji Trophy Championship was won by [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] after they defeated North India in the final. [[Syed Mohammed Hadi]] of [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] was the first batsman to score a century in the tournament. |
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Mumbai (formerly Bombay) have been the dominant team in the Championship so far, with 37 wins, including 15 back-to-back wins from [[1958-59 Indian cricket season|1958-59]] to [[1972-73 Indian cricket season|1972-73]]. |
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==Format== |
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Most of the teams playing in the Ranji Trophy represent [[states of India]]. However, there are teams that represent individual cities such as [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] or [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]. The competition also includes teams that have no regional affiliations, such as [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] and [[Services cricket team|Services]]. |
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Up until the [[2002-03 Indian cricket season|2002-03 season]], the teams were grouped into five zones - North, West, East, Central and South - and initial matches were played within the zones on a league basis. The top teams (two until [[1991-92 Indian cricket season|1991-92]], three after that) from each zone played in a national [[Single-elimination tournament|knock-out]] competition, leading to a final which decided the winner of the tournament. |
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Starting with the 2002-03 season, the zonal system was abandoned and a two-division structure was adopted: the Elite Group and the Plate Group. For the [[2006-07 Indian cricket season|2006-07 season]], the divisions were re-labelled the Super League and Plate League respectively. |
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The Super League is divided into two groups of eight and seven teams, while the Plate League is divided into two groups of six teams each. In both divisions, the top two teams from each group advance to the knock-out phase. The finalists from the Plate League are promoted to the Super League the next year while the two teams at the bottom of the Super League are relegated. |
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===Points summary=== |
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Points in the league stages of both divisions are awarded as follows: |
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! Scenario !! Points |
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|| Win Outright || 5 |
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|| Bonus Point (for innings and 10 wicket wins) || 1 |
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|| 1st Innings Lead || 3 <sup>*</sup> |
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|| No Result || 1 |
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|| 1st Innings Deficit || 1 <sup>*</sup> |
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||Lost Outright|| 0 |
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'''note<sup>*</sup>''' - If match ends in a draw. |
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==Teams== |
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The teams listed below are competing in the Ranji Trophy for the 2007-08 season. For a complete list of teams which have played in the competition at some point during its history, see [http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/NATIONAL/IND/RANJI_HISTORICAL_NOTE.html Ranji Trophy - Historical Note]. |
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===Super League=== |
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{{col-begin}} |
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{{col-2}} |
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'''Group A''' |
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* [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] |
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* [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] |
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* [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] |
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* [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] |
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* [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] |
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* [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] |
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* [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]] |
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* [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] |
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'''Group B''' |
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* [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra Pradesh]] |
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* [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] |
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* [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] |
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* [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] |
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* [[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]] |
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* [[Punjab cricket team|Punjab]] |
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* [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] |
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===Plate League=== |
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{{col-2}} |
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'''Group A''' |
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* [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] |
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* [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] |
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* [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] |
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* [[Services cricket team|Services]] |
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* [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]] |
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* [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] |
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'''Group B''' |
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* [[Goa cricket team|Goa]] |
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* [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] |
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* [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu & Kashmir]] |
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* [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]] |
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* [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] |
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* [[Railways cricket team|Railways]] |
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{{col-end}} |
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==Tournament records== |
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{{main|List of Ranji Trophy records}} |
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! colspan="4" | Team records<ref name=ca>Compiled from [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Firstclass/Overall/index.html Overall First-Class Records] at [[CricketArchive]].</ref> |
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| Most wins || 37 || [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] (formerly Bombay) |
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| Highest team score || 944/6 decl.|| [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] v [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] || 1993-94 [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58339.html] |
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| Lowest team score || 22 || Southern Punjab v Northern India || 1934-35 [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/15/15292.html] |
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! colspan="5" | Individual match records<ref name=ca/> |
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| Highest individual innings || 443* || [[B. B. Nimbalkar]] || [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] v [[Kathiawar cricket team|Kathiawar]] || 1948-49 [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/18/18737.html] |
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| Best innings bowling || 10/20 || [[Premangsu Chatterjee]] || [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] v [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] || 1956-57 [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/22/22337.html] |
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| Best match bowling || 16/99 || [[Anil Kumble]] || [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]] v [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] || 1994-95 [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/60/60019.html] |
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! colspan="5" | Individual season records<ref>From ''[[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricket 2004]]'', published by ''[[The Hindu]]'', 2004.</ref> |
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| Most runs in a season || 1415 || [[V. V. S. Laxman]] || [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] || 1999-2000 |
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| Most centuries in a season || 8 || [[V. V. S. Laxman]] || [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] || 1999-2000 |
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| Most wickets in a season || 64 || [[Bishan Bedi]] || [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] || 1974-75 |
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! colspan="5" | Individual career records |
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| Most career runs || 7623<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/93181.html | title=A dedicated cricketer who never got his due | author=Partab Ramchand | publisher=Cricinfo | date=[[15 October]] [[2000]] | accessdate=2007-02-28}}</ref> || [[Amarjit Kaypee]] || 1980-2000 |
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| Most career centuries || 31<ref name=sharma>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/87472.html | title=Ajay Sharma in elite company | author=Partab Ramchand | publisher=Cricinfo | date=[[19 February]] [[2000]] | accessdate=2007-02-28}}</ref> || [[Ajay Sharma]] || 1984-2000 |
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| Highest career batting average || 98.35<ref name=sharma/> || [[Vijay Merchant]] || 1934-1951 |
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| Most career wickets || 640<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/103880.html | title=I was born at the wrong time: Rajinder Goel | author=Anil Gulati | publisher=Cricinfo | date=[[30 June]] [[2001]] | accessdate=2007-02-28}}</ref><sup>†</sup> || [[Rajinder Goel]] || 1958-1985 |
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<sup>†</sup> Some sources credit Goel with 636 or 637 wickets instead — see [[Rajinder Goel]] article for details. |
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==Past winners== |
==Past winners== |
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| 2007-08 || [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] || [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] |
| 2007-08 || [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] || [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] |
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| [[Ranji Trophy 2008-09|2008-09]] || || |
| [[Ranji Trophy 2008-09|2008-09]] ||! colspan="2" align="Center" | [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] vs [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] |
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==See also== |
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{{portal|Cricket}} |
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*[[Cricket in India]] |
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*[[History of cricket]] |
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*[[Duleep Trophy]] |
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*[[Irani Trophy]] |
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*[[Deodhar Trophy]] |
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*[[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]] |
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==References and notes== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.crichome.com/ Crichome - News, discussions about League Cricket, Indian Cricket League, Indian Premier League] |
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*[http://www.runoutt.com/ Breaking Cricket Stories - Discover, Score & Discuss | Runoutt] |
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*[http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/261615.html The Ranji Trophy - Cricinfo] |
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*[http://www.cricketfundas.com/ranjitrophy0708hp.html Ranji Super League Scorecards 2007-08] |
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*[http://www.cricketfundas.com/indiandomestic.html Indian Domestic Tournaments] |
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