 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Dates | 23 October 1999 – 23 April 2000 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League andknockout |
| Champions | Mumbai (34th title) |
| Participants | 27 |
| Most runs | V. V. S. Laxman (Hyderabad) (1415)[1] |
| Most wickets | Kanwaljit Singh (Hyderabad) (62)[2] |
2000–01 → | |
The1999–2000 Ranji Trophy was the 66th season of theRanji Trophy, the premierfrist-class cricket tournament of India. it took place between October 1999 and April 2000.Mumbai defeatedHyderabad by 297 runs in the final. Hyderabad'sV. V. S. Laxman set a new record scoring 1,415 runs and eight hundreds in the season.Kanwaljit Singh's 62 wickets is the second best for a season, afterBishan Bedi's 64 wickets in1974-75. During the tournament,Rajeev Nayyar made the longest innings infirst-class cricket, batting for 1,015 minutes forHimachal Pradesh againstJammu & Kashmir.[3]
| Team[4] | Pld | WO | LO | FL | FD | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Railways | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Vidarbha | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team[5] | Pld | WO | LO | FL | FD | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orissa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Bihar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Bengal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Assam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Tripura | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team[6] | Pld | WO | LO | FL | FD | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Delhi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Haryana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Services | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team[7] | Pld | WO | LO | FL | FD | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Karnataka | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Kerala | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Andhra | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Goa | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team[8] | Pld | WO | LO | FL | FD | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Baroda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Gujarat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Team[9] | Pld | WO | LO | FL | FD | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Karnataka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Bengal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Delhi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Rajasthan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Team[9] | Pld | WO | LO | FL | FD | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Baroda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Railways | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Bihar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team[9] | Pld | WO | LO | FL | FD | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Orissa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Haryana | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
30 March–3 April 2000 Scorecard |
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Hyderabad and Uttar Pradesh last met during the 1998 season with the former emerging as victors. Going into the quarter-final, Hyderabad had a win in their last match in the Super League, againstBaroda, while Uttar Pradesh had lost toTamil Nadu. Also, emerging India playerMohammad Kaif was making a return to his home side after having been on the sideline during thetriangular series in Sharjah, while it was expected that Hyderabad had former India captainMohammad Azharuddin returning after India's exit in the series.[11] Azharuddin had scored more than 600 runsat 86 for his team before heading for international duty. However, in his absence, upon winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Hyderabad hadVVS Laxman making a century. It was his fourth century of the season, and came in 187 deliveries.[12] He was dropped thrice, and made the most of it, making 128 runs.[13]
Uttar Pradesh's reply to their 291 came strong. Kaif andJyoti Yadav both scored half-centuries, taking their team to 206/3 at the end of day 2.[14] Off-spinnerKanwaljit Singh's impressive bowling, and hosts' captainGyanendra Pandey 's addition of 47, meant the latter's team secure a 71-run lead.[15] However, the visitors batted their way into the game with the help of another Laxman century, an unbeaten 177, setting the home side a target of 311. Laxman and openerNand Kishore put on 180 runs for the second wicket, before the latter was trappedlbw for 93 by Pandey.[16] Requiring 283 to win with ten wickets in hand, the hosts' batting saw a collapse on the final day. SpinnersVenkatapathy Raju (6/57) and Singh (3/78) took their team home by a 92-run margin. The only notable partnership came for the second wicket, between brother Kaif andMohammad Saif.[17][18]
30 March–3 April 2000 Scorecard |
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Tamil Nadu won by 7 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai Umpires: M. S. S. Ranawat and Shashank Ranade |