 The Ranji Trophy. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
| Champions | Mumbai (38th title) |
| Participants | 27 |
| Most runs | Wasim Jaffer (Mumbai) (1260) |
| Most wickets | Dhawal Kulkarni (Mumbai) (42) Ravindra Jadeja (Saurashtra) (42) |
The season 2008–09 of the Ranji Trophy began on 4 November, and finished on 16 January with the final. 15 teams were divided in two groups. The 3 top teams of each group qualified to the playoffs, plus the two top teams of the plate league (Himachal Pradesh and Bengal). Mumbai won the final by defeating Uttar Pradesh.
First round[edit | edit source]
Group A[edit | edit source]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | Aban | Pts | Quo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1.741 |
| Gujarat | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1.593 |
| Saurashtra | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1.401 |
| Delhi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1.094 |
| Punjab | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.800 |
| Hyderabad | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.809 |
| Orissa | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.640 |
| Rajasthan | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.538 |
Group B[edit | edit source]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | Aban | Pts | Quo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2.110 |
| Karnataka | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1.126 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0.970 |
| Baroda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1.019 |
| Railways | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0.863 |
| Maharashtra | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.731 |
| Andhra | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.704 |
Playoffs[edit | edit source]
Four top teams of the plate group league qualified for the playoffs.
* FIL – First Innings Lead
Plate playoffs[edit | edit source]
18–21 December
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Quarterfinals[edit | edit source]
26–29 December
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Semi-finals[edit | edit source]
Mumbai were the first team to qualify for the final after on the basis of a lead over Saurashtra's first-innings total. The latter were dismissed for 379 in their first innings by Mumbai who made 637. Wasim Jaffer top-scored with 301 for them, while Sachin Tendulkar made 122.[1]
Uttar Pradesh advanced to the final, also by virtue of a first-innings lead, over Tamil Nadu. In reply to the latter's first innings total of 445, Uttar Pradesh's Shivakant Shukla, who made an unbeaten 178 in 569 balls and 821 minutes, helped his team go past the score securing a qualification for the final. Parvinder Singh, who scored his maiden first-class century, and Shukla batted for a total of five-and-half-hours, and added 272 runs for the fourth wicket.[2]
4–7 January 2009
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- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ajinkya Rahane (Mumbai) passed 1,000 runs, and Jaydev Shah and Rakesh Dhruv (both Saurashtra) passed 2,000 runs each in first-class cricket.[3]
4–7 January 2009
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- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
- Parvinder Singh (Uttar Pradesh) scored his first century in first-class cricket.[4]
- Shivakant Shukla's (Uttar Pradesh) innings of 178 was then the fourth longest innings in first-class cricket in terms of minutes batted (821).[5]
Final[edit | edit source]
12–16 January
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Vinayak Samant (Mumbai) scored his first century in first-class cricket.[6]
- Zaheer Khan (Mumbai) claimed his 500th wicket in first-class cricket.[6]
Records[edit | edit source]
- In the 2nd Semifinal, Shivakant Shukla was at the bat by 821 minutes, the fourth longest innings in first class and the second in Indian cricket, in this time he scored 178 runs at 569 balls faced for guide to Uttar Pradesh to the final.[7]
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Runs[edit | edit source]
| Player | Team | Matches | Inns | NO | Runs | Balls | HS | S/Rate | 100s | 50s | Ave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jaffer | Mumbai | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1260 | 1814 | 301 | 64.48 | 4 | 5 | 84.00 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Mumbai | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1089 | 1587 | 201 | 65.84 | 4 | 5 | 68.06 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | Saurashtra | 9 | 13 | 2 | 906 | 1268 | 302* | 71.45 | 4 | 0 | 82.36 |
| Abhinav Mukund | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 11 | 1 | 856 | 1391 | 300* | 61.53 | 4 | 0 | 85.60 |
| Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 10 | 15 | 1 | 747 | 1071 | 141 | 69.74 | 3 | 3 | 53.35 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Saurashtra | 9 | 13 | 2 | 739 | 1196 | 232* | 61.78 | 2 | 3 | 67.18 |
| Sangram Singh | Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 12 | 1 | 703 | 1117 | 215* | 63.91 | 2 | 3 | 62.94 |
| Bhavik Thaker | Gujarat | 8 | 12 | 4 | 693 | 1435 | 192 | 48.29 | 3 | 1 | 86.62 |
| Tanmay Srivastava | Uttar Pradesh | 9 | 15 | 1 | 667 | 1381 | 159 | 48.29 | 2 | 4 | 47.64 |
| Kedar Jadhav | Maharashtra | 6 | 11 | 2 | 651 | 1234 | 114* | 52.75 | 1 | 6 | 72.33 |
Wickets[edit | edit source]
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Econ | S/R | 5+/i | 10+/m | Ave. |
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| Dhawal Kulkarni | Mumbai | 9 | 273.3 | 813 | 42 | 7/50 | 9/86 | 2.97 | 39.0 | 4 | 0 | 19.35 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Saurashtra | 9 | 369.3 | 837 | 42 | 7/31 | 10/88 | 2.26 | 52.7 | 4 | 1 | 19.92 |
| Mohnish Parmar | Gujarat | 8 | 341 | 801 | 41 | 6/51 | 12/104 | 2.34 | 49.9 | 4 | 1 | 19.53 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 245 | 630 | 36 | 6/24 | 9/80 | 2.57 | 40.8 | 4 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Vikramjeet Malik | Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 236.2 | 560 | 35 | 7/29 | 13/72 | 2.37 | 40.5 | 2 | 1 | 16.00 |
| Siddharth Trivedi | Gujarat | 8 | 261 | 649 | 34 | 5/43 | 9/96 | 2.48 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 19.08 |
| Ramesh Powar | Mumbai | 9 | 268.3 | 889 | 34 | 5/44 | 8/70 | 3.31 | 47.3 | 2 | 0 | 26.14 |
| Ranadeb Bose | Bengal | 7 | 208 | 484 | 33 | 6/62 | 7/41 | 2.33 | 37.8 | 3 | 0 | 14.67 |
| Sunil Joshi | Karnataka | 7 | 302.2 | 694 | 33 | 7/29 | 11/91 | 2.29 | 54.9 | 3 | 1 | 21.03 |
| Samad Fallah | Maharashtra | 6 | 252.3 | 807 | 33 | 6/102 | 8/159 | 3.19 | 45.9 | 4 | 0 | 24.45 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Mumbai march into Ranji finals". ESPNcricinfo. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ↑ "Shukla drives UP into Ranji final". Rediff.com. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ↑ Mumbai v Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy 2008/09 (Semi-Final) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ↑ Tamil Nadu v Uttar Pradesh, Ranji Trophy 2008/09 (Semi-Final) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ↑ Monga, Sidharth (7 January 2009). "Gallant Shukla bats Uttar Pradesh into final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh, Ranji Trophy 2008/09 (Final) at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ↑ Gallant Shukla bats Uttar Pradesh into final
External links[edit | edit source]
- 2008–09 Ranji Trophy at ESPNcricinfo
- Ranji Trophy 2008/09 at CricketArchive (subscription required)