Created by
Last edited May 1, 2026
Talk
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

1980-81 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsBombay (28th title)
Participants24
Most runsGhulam Parkar (Bombay) (732)[1]
Most wicketsMadan Lal (Delhi) (33)[2]

The 1980–81 Ranji Trophy was the 47th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Delhi in the final.

Highlights

Group stage

Knockout stage

 
Pre-Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
 
              
 
 
 
 
13 Feb 1981 — Madras
 
 
Tamil Nadu324 & 275/5
 
 
Haryana316 & 261
 
 
28 Feb 1981 — Madras
 
 
Tamil Nadu287 & 241/6
 
30 Dec 1980 — Kanpur
 
Bombay415 & 369/4d
 
Uttar Pradesh530/5d & 123/3d
 
13 Feb 1981 — Kanpur
 
Bengal367 & 30/0
 
Uttar Pradesh193 & 255/4
 
 
Bombay441 & 339/6d
 
 
20 Mar 1981 — Bombay
 
 
Bombay517
 
30 Dec 1980 — Delhi
 
Delhi251 & 220
 
Railways189 & 230/8
 
13 Feb 1981 — Delhi
 
Bihar331 & 86
 
Railways369 & 93
 
 
Delhi335 & 216
 
 
27 Feb 1981 — Delhi
 
 
Delhi197 & 162/2
 
 
Saurashtra247 & 108
 
 
13 Feb 1981 — Hyderabad
 
 
Hyderabad115 & 232
 
 
Saurashtra294 & 207
 
 
 
 

Final

20–23 March 1981
Scorecard
v
Bombay (H)
251 (112.4 overs)
Rakesh Shukla 120
Balwinder Sandhu 6/72
517 (161 overs)
Ghulam Parkar 121, Ashok Mankad 265
Madan Lal 8/118
220 (92.5 overs)
Madan Lal 76
Suru Nayak 6/65
  • Delhi won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

References

  1. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1980/81 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1980/81 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Delhi v Railways