2014–15 Ranji Trophy
The 2014–15 Ranji Trophy was the 81st season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-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 quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C.
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 7 December 2014 – 12 March 2015 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
| Champions | Karnataka (8th title) |
| Participants | 27 |
| Matches played | 115 |
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Karnataka retained the title won during the 2013–14 season. In the final, Karun Nair scored 328 runs, the highest total in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[1]
Points system
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 a draw.
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 | 0 |
Groups
The groups drawn are as follows:[2]
Points table
Source: [3]
Group A
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw/NR | Points | Quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnataka | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 1.633 |
| Tamil Nadu | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1.244 |
| Mumbai | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0.937 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1.143 |
| Baroda | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1.078 |
| Railways | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0.922 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.760 |
| Bengal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0.921 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.601 |
- Advanced to knockout stage.
- Relegated to Group C for 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Group B
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw/NR | Points | Quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 1.471 |
| Maharashtra | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 1.269 |
| Vidarbha | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 1.675 |
| Gujarat | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0.965 |
| Odisha | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.965 |
| Punjab | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0.947 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0.821 |
| Haryana | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.875 |
| Saurashtra | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.688 |
- Advanced to knockout stage.
- Relegated to Group C for 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Group C
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw/NR | Points | Quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 1.325 |
| Andhra | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1.454 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 1.677 |
| Jharkhand | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1.171 |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1.123 |
| Kerala | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 0.908 |
| Tripura | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.635 |
| Services | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.779 |
| Goa | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0.664 |
- Advanced to knockout stage and promoted to Group A and B respectively for 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Assam | 185 & 338/4 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Karnataka | 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 | 403 & 266 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Vidarbha | 259 & 142/8 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Tamil Nadu | 549 & 119/0d | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Maharashtra | 454 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Andhra | 138 & 101 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Maharashtra | 91 & 223 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat
- This is 2nd Lowest total(44) for Mumbai[4]
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- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat
- Tamil Nadu won on 1st innings
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| 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 |
Most wickets
| 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 |
References
- "The most exhilarating ODI of them all". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- "J&K to play Ranji matches away from home". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- "League Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- "Karnataka dismantle Mumbai for 44". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 25 February 2015.