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Ranji Trophy Winners List Since 1934/35-2023/24 | Know the Champions and Runners-up Season-Wise

Ranji Trophy Winners List: In this post, we will compiled the Ranji Trophy winners list from 1934-35 till 2023-24. The full Ranji Trophy winners list year wise is outlined below.

Ranji Trophy History

Ranji Trophy 2024 Schedule

Ranji Trophy Winners List: The Ranji Trophy is a domestic cricket championship in India, named after Colonel H. H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, the first Indian cricketer in international play. Starting in 1934-35, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) won the first edition and has since dominated with a record 42 titles.

The tournament structure has changed over time, moving from zones to divisions and now follows a round-robin format with 38 teams divided into Elite Groups and one Plate Group.

The latest champions are Mumbai, winning their 42nd title in the 2023-24 season by defeating Vidarbha in the final.

Ranji Trophy Winners List Since 1934/35-2022/23

Ranji Trophy Winners List

SeasonWinnerRunners-up
2023-24MumbaiVidarbha
2022-23SaurashtraBengal
2021-22Madhya PradeshMumbai
2020-21Not held due to COVID-19
2019–20SaurashtraBengal
2018–19VidarbhaSaurashtra
2017–18VidarbhaDelhi
2016–17GujaratMumbai
2015–16MumbaiSaurashtra
2014–15KarnatakaTamil Nadu
2013–14KarnatakaMaharashtra
2012–13MumbaiSaurashtra
2011–12RajasthanTamil Nadu
2010–11RajasthanBaroda
2009–10MumbaiKarnataka
2008–09MumbaiUttar Pradesh
2007–08DelhiUttar Pradesh
2006–07MumbaiBengal
2005–06Uttar PradeshBengal
2004–05RailwaysPunjab
2003–04MumbaiTamil Nadu
2002–03MumbaiTamil Nadu
2001–02RailwaysBaroda
2000–01BarodaRailways
1999–00MumbaiHyderabad
1998–99KarnatakaMadhya Pradesh
1997–98KarnatakaUttar Pradesh
1996–97MumbaiDelhi
1995–96KarnatakaTamil Nadu
1994–95BombayPunjab
1993–94BombayBengal
1992–93PunjabMaharashtra
1991–92DelhiTamil Nadu
1990–91HaryanaBombay
1989–90BengalDelhi
1988–89DelhiBengal
1987–88Tamil NaduRailways
1986–87HyderabadDelhi
1985–86DelhiHaryana
1984–85BombayDelhi
1983–84BombayDelhi
1982–83KarnatakaBombay
1981–82DelhiKarnataka
1980–81BombayDelhi
1979–80DelhiBombay
1978–79DelhiKarnataka
1977–78KarnatakaUttar Pradesh
1976–77BombayDelhi
1975–76BombayBihar
1974–75BombayKarnataka
1973–74KarnatakaRajasthan
1972–73BombayTamil Nadu
1971–72BombayBengal
1970–71BombayMaharashtra
1969–70BombayRajasthan
1968–69BombayBengal
1967–68BombayMadras
1966–67BombayRajasthan
1965–66BombayRajasthan
1964–65BombayHyderabad
1963–64BombayRajasthan
1962–63BombayRajasthan
1961–62BombayRajasthan
1960–61BombayRajasthan
1959–60BombayMysore
1958–59BombayBengal
1957–58BarodaServices
1956–57BombayServices
1955–56BombayBengal
1954–55MadrasHolkar
1953–54BombayHolkar
1952–53HolkarBengal
1951–52BombayHolkar
1950–51HolkarGujarat
1949–50BarodaHolkar
1948–49BombayBaroda
1947–48HolkarBombay
1946–47BarodaHolkar
1945–46HolkarBaroda
1944–45BombayHolkar
1943–44Western IndiaBengal
1942–43BarodaHyderabad
1941–42BombayMysore
1940–41MaharashtraMadras
1939–40MaharashtraUnited Provinces
1938–39BengalSouthern Punjab
1937–38HyderabadNawanagar
1936–37NawanagarBengal
1935–36BombayMadras
1934–35BombayNorthern India

Ranji Trophy Winners List | Most Winning Titles

Mumbai, previously known as Bombay, holds the record for the most Ranji Trophy titles with 42 wins. Following closely is Karnataka (formerly Mysore) with 8 wins, and Delhi with 7. Teams like Baroda, Madhya Pradesh (formerly Holkar) have each won 5 times, and Saurashtra 4 times respectively.

Additionally, several teams, including Vidarbha, Bengal, Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras), Rajasthan, Hyderabad, Maharashtra, and Railways, have each won the trophy twice. Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh (formerly United Province) have each claimed victory once.

Ranji Trophy Winners List with Most Titles

#TeamsWins
1Mumbai/Bombay42
2Karnataka/Mysore8
3Delhi7
4– Baroda
– Madhya Pradesh/Holkar
5
6Saurashtra4
7– Vidarbha
– Bengal
– Tamil Nadu/Madras
– Rajasthan
– Hyderabad
– Maharashtra
– Railways
2
14– Gujarat
– Haryana
– Punjab
– Uttar Pradesh/United Provinces
1

Most Runs in Ranji Trophy Winners List

Wasim Jaffer holds the record for the most runs in the Ranji Trophy career, accumulating 12,038 runs between 1996/97 and 2019/20.

Behind him are Amol Mazumdar, who scored 9,205 runs from 1993/94 to 2013/14, and Devendra Bundela, close with 9,201 runs achieved from 1995/96 to 2017/18.

These three players are the top performers in terms of runs in the history of the Ranji Trophy. Check out the most runs by the individuals in the Ranji Trophy Winners List:

#PlayersTeamsRunsCareer
1Wasim Jaffer– Mumbai: 1996–2015
– Vidarbha: 2015–2020
120381996/97 – 2019/20
2Amol Mazumdar– Bombay/Mumbai: 1993–2009
– Assam: 2009–2011
– Andhra Pradesh: 2012–2013
92051993/94 – 2013/14
3Devendra Bundela– Madhya Pradesh92011995/96 – 2017/18
4Faiz Fazal– Vidarbha: 2003–present
– Railways: 2009–2012
91052003/04 – 2022/23
5Yashpal Singh– Sikkim
– Sevices
87002001/02 – 2019/20
6Paras Dogra– Himachal Pradesh: 2001–2017
– Puducherry: 2018–2022
86992001/02 – 2019/20
7Mithun Manhas– Delhi: 1998–2015
– Jammu & Kashmir: 2016–2017
85541997/98 – 2016/17
8Hrishikesh Kanitkar– Maharashtra
– Madhya Pradesh
– Rajasthan
80591994/95 – 2013/14
9Naman Ojha– Madhya Pradesh78612000/01 – 2019/20
10Subramaniam Badrinath– Tamil Nadu: 2000–2014
– Vidarbha: 2014–2016
– Hyderabad: 2016–2017
78502000/01 – 2016/17

Highest Individual Scores in Ranji Trophy Winners List History

B. B. Nimbalkar achieved the highest individual score in Ranji Trophy history by scoring 443 runs while playing for Maharashtra against Saurashtra in the year 1948/49.

#ScorePlayerPlayed ForPlayed AgainstYear
1443*B. B. NimbalkarMaharashtraSaurashtra1948/49
2379Prithvi ShawMumbaiAssam2022/23
3377Sanjay ManjrekarBombayHyderabad1990/91
4366M. V. SridharHyderabadAndhra1993/94
5359*– Vijay Merchant

– Samit Gohel
– Bombay

– Gujarat
– Maharashtra

– Odisha
– 1943/44

– 2016/17
7353V. V. S. LaxmanHyderabadKarnataka1999/00
8352Cheteshwar PujaraSaurashtraKarnataka2012/13
9351*Swapnil GugaleMaharashtraDelhi2016/17
10343Puneet BishtMeghalayaSikkim2018/19
11341S GaniBiharMizoram2021/22
12340Sunil GavaskarBombayBengal1981/82
13338Prashant ChopraHimachal PradeshPunjab2017/18

Most Career Centuries in Ranji Trophy Winners List

Wasim Jaffer holds the record for the most centuries in Ranji Trophy history, scoring 40 centuries from 1996/97 to 2019/20.

Ajay Sharma follows with 31 centuries from 1984/85 to 2000/01, and in third place is Paras Dogra with 29 centuries from 2001/02 to 2022/23.

CenturiesPlayerTeamsCareer
40– Wasim Jaffer– Mumbai, Vidarbha– 1996/97–2019/20
31– Ajay Sharma– Delhi, Himachal Pradesh– 1984/85–2000/01
29– Paras Dogra– Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry– 2001/02–2022/23
28– Hrishikesh Kanitkar

– Amol Muzumdar
– Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

– Bombay/Mumbai, Assam, Andhra
– 1994/95–2013/14

– 1993/94–2013/14
27– Amarjit Kaypee– Punjab, Haryana– 1980/81–1999/00
26– Brijesh Patel

– Surendra Bhave
– Mysore/Karnataka

– Maharashtra
– 1969/70–1987/88

– 1986/87–2000/01
25– Mithun Manhas– Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir– 1997/98–2016/17
24– Vinod Kambli

– Subramaniam Badrinath

– Devendra Bundela
– Bombay/Mumbai

– Tamil Nadu, Vidarbha, Hyderabad

– Madhya Pradesh
– 1989/90–2004/05

– 2000/01–2016/17

– 1995/96–2017/18

Most Wickets in Ranji Trophy Winners List

Rajinder Goel holds the top spot for the most wickets in Ranji Trophy history, having a career tally of 637 wickets from 1958/59 to 1984/85.

Following him is Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan in second place, having accumulated 531 wickets during his career from 1963/64 to 1984/85. Sunil Joshi occupies the third position with 479 career wickets, achieved between 1992/93 and 2010/11.

#PlayersTeamsWicketsCareer
1Rajinder Goel– Patiala: 1958/59
– Southern Punjab: 1959–1963
– Delhi: 1963–1973
– Haryana- 1973–1985
6371958/59 – 1984/85
2Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghvan– Madras/Tamil Nadu5311963/64 – 1984/85
3Sunil Joshi– Karnataka4791992/93 – 2010/11
4Vinay Kumar– Karnataka: 2004–2019
– Puducherry: 2019–2021
4422004/05 – 2019/20
5Narendra Hirwani– Madhya Pradesh: 1984–2006
– Bengal: 1996–1997
4411984/85 – 2005/06
6Bhagwat Chandrasekhar– Mysore/Karnataka4371963/64 – 1979/80

Ranji Trophy Updates:

  • Ranji Trophy began in the 1934-35 season, where Mumbai (Bombay) emerged as the inaugural champions.
  • Mumbai/Bombay holds a record of 41 Ranji Trophy victories out of the 46 times final appearance, the most by any team.
  • Until 2001, the tournament had five zones: North, West, East, South, and Central (Central zone was added in 1952-53).
  • In 2002-03, Ranji Trophy zonal system was replaced by Elite Group and Plate Group.
  • At present format in Ranji Trophy, 38 teams are divided into Elite Groups (32 teams) and one Plate Group (6 teams).

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Ranji Trophy Winners List FAQs

1. Who was first Ranji Trophy Winner?

Bombay (currently Mumbai) won the first Ranji Trophy title in the year 1934–35, defeating Northern India.

2. Which team won most Ranji Trophy Title?

Bombay (currently Mumbai) has won most Ranji Trophies with a record of 41 times, followed by Karnataka (8 wins), Delhi (7 wins), Baroda and Holkar (5 wins), and Saurashtra (4 wins).

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