1997–98 Ranji Trophy
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.
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] |
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 Scorecard |
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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 Scorecard |
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 Scorecard |
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 Scorecard |
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Karnataka (H) | |
- 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)
- 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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