 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 7 December 2014 – 12 March 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format | Round-robin thenknockout |
| Champions | Karnataka (8th title) |
| Participants | 27 |
| Matches | 115 |
| Most runs | Robin Uthappa (912) (Karnataka) |
| Most wickets | Vinay Kumar (48) (Karnataka) |
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The2014–15Ranji Trophy was the 81st edition of theRanji Trophy, the premierfirst-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advanced to the quarter-finals with the top two teams from Group C.Karnataka retained the title won during the2013–14 season. In the final,Karun Nair scored 328 runs, the highest total in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[1]
The 27 teams are divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advance to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. The winner of this knock-out tournament wins the Ranji Trophy. These knock-out matches are decided on the first innings result if the final result is adraw.
Points in the group stage of the tournament are awarded as follows:
| Scenario | Points |
|---|---|
| Outright win | 6 |
| Bonus point (for innings and 10 wicket wins) | 1 |
| 1st innings lead (in case of draw) | 3 |
| 1st innings deficit (in case of draw) | 1 |
| No result | 1 |
| Outright defeat | none |
The groups drawn are as follows:[2]
Group A | Group B | Group C
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Source:[3]
Group A
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1.325 |
| Andhra | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1.454 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1.677 |
| Jharkhand | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1.171 |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1.123 |
| Kerala | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.908 |
| Tripura | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0.635 |
| Services | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.779 |
| Goa | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.664 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Assam | 185 & 338/4 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Karnataka (F) | 452 & 415/5d | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Karnataka | 202 & 286 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Mumbai | 44 & 332 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Delhi | 166 & 236 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Mumbai | 156 & 450 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Karnataka | 762 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Tamil Nadu | 134 & 411 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Tamil Nadu (F) | 403 & 266 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Vidarbha | 259 & 142/8 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Tamil Nadu (F) | 549 & 119/0d | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Maharashtra | 454 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Andhra | 138 & 101 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Maharashtra | 91 & 223 | ||||||||||||
(F) - Advanced to next round on First Innings Lead
16–20 February Scorecard |
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Match drawn Holkar Cricket Stadium,Indore Umpires:Nitin Menon andPashchim Pathak Player of the match:Robin Uthappa (Karnataka) |
16–20 February Scorecard |
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Mumbai won by 204 runs DRIEMS Ground,Cuttack Umpires:Nand Kishore andKrishnaraj Srinath Player of the match:Shardul Thakur (Mumbai) |
16–20 February Scorecard |
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Match drawn Sawai Mansingh Stadium,Jaipur Umpires:Anil Dandekar andRajesh Deshpande Player of the match:Vijay Shankar (Tamil Nadu) |
16–20 February Scorecard |
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Maharashtra won by 75 runs Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium,Rohtak Umpires:Krishnamachari Bharatan andVirender Sharma Player of the match:Kedar Jadhav (Maharashtra) |
25 February-1 March Scorecard |
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Karnataka won by 112 runs M Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bangalore Umpires:Vineet Kulkarni andKrishnamachari Srinivasan Player of the match:Vinay Kumar (Karnataka) |
25 February-1 March Scorecard |
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Match drawn Eden Gardens,Kolkata Umpires:Anil Chaudhary andPashchim Pathak Player of the match:Vijay Shankar (Tamil Nadu) |
8–12 March Scorecard |
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Karnataka won by an innings and 217 runs Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (Ind) andChettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match:Karun Nair (Karnataka) |
| Player | Team | Inns | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Uthappa | Karnataka | 19 | 912 | 50.66 | 156 | 2 | 5 |
| Dinesh Karthik | Tamil Nadu | 19 | 884 | 55.25 | 129 | 4 | 2 |
| Abhinav Mukund | Tamil Nadu | 20 | 858 | 45.15 | 140 | 2 | 4 |
| KL Rahul | Karnataka | 9 | 838 | 93.11 | 337 | 2 | 3 |
| Sheldon Jackson | Saurashtra | 14 | 819 | 68.25 | 181* | 3 | 3 |
| Player | Team | Inns | Wickets | Ave. | BBI | BBM | 5/i | 10/m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardul Thakur | Mumbai | 18 | 48 | 20.81 | 6/20 | 9/90 | 3 | 0 |
| Vinay Kumar | Karnataka | 19 | 48 | 18.72 | 6/53 | 9/123 | 5 | 0 |
| Siva Kumar | Andhra | 15 | 44 | 14.25 | 7/30 | 12/120 | 4 | 2 |
| Sreenath Aravind | Karnataka | 19 | 42 | 17.42 | 4/9 | 8/61 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishi Dhawan | Himachal Pradesh | 13 | 40 | 24.75 | 7/93 | 11/185 | 4 | 1 |
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