 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
| Champions | Karnataka (5th title) |
| 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 cricket championship. Karnataka won the final match against Uttar Pradesh on first innings lead.
Super League
- Group A
| Team[3] | Played | W | D | L | NR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Mumbai | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Orissa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Punjab | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Railways | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
- Karnataka and Mumbai qualified for the Knockout Stage.
- Karnataka received a bye to the semifinals as the group winner.
- Mumbai received a bye to the semifinals as the defending champions.
- Group B
| Team[4] | Played | W | D | L | NR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bengal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Maharashtra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Delhi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- Uttar Pradesh and Bengal qualified for the Knockout Stage.
- Delhi and Tamil Nadu were suspended from the tournament on February 21, 1998. Points against them were not considered for the remaining teams.
- Group C
| Team[5] | Played | W | D | L | NR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Haryana | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Baroda | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Bihar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
- Hyderabad and Haryana qualified for the Knockout Stage.
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hyderabad | 209 & 244 | |||||||||||||
| Bengal | 244 & 166 | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 309 & 157/9 | |||||||||||||
| Hyderabad | 283 & 179 | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 617/9d | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 134 & 416/7 | |||||||||||||
| Mumbai | ||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||
| Mumbai | 94 & 328 | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 293 & 135/7 | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | 156 & 423 | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 613 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinal 1
30 March - 3 April 1998
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209 (110.5 overs)
Daniel Manohar 44 Ajay Varma 4/31 (15.5 overs) |
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244 (92.4 overs)
Daniel Manohar 66 Subroto Banerjee 5/58 (22.4 overs) |
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Quarterfinal 2
Semifinal 1
9–12 April 1998
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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.[6]
Semifinal 2
9–12 April 1998
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Hyderabad (H)
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- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prahladrao Srinivasa Murthy (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.[7]
- Both J. Arunkumar and Sunil Joshi (Karnataka) passed 2,000 runs in first-class cricket.[7]
- Rahul Dravid (Karnataka) passed 7,000 runs in first-class cricket and 1,000 runs for the season.[7]
Final
19–23 April 1998
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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.[8]
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.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Hyderabad v Karnataka at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ↑ Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh at CricketArchive (subscription required)
External links
- Ranji Trophy, 1997-98 at ESPNcricinfo
- Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo archives
- Ranji Trophy 1997/98 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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