2003–04 Ranji Trophy

2003–04 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsMumbai (36th title)
Participants27
Most runsDheeraj Jadhav (Maharashtra) (1066)[1]
Most wicketsNarendra Hirwani (Madhya Pradesh) (45)[2]

The 2003–04 Ranji Trophy was the 70th season of the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai defeated Tamil Nadu on first innings lead. Maharashtra won the Plate division title.

Wasim Jaffer of Mumbai took 23 catches in nine matches which is the record for most catches in a season by a fielder.

Group Matches[edit]

Elite Group[edit]

Group A
Team[3] Played W L FL FD NR Bonus Points
Mumbai 7 3 0 4 0 0 2 22
Railways 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 14
Uttar Pradesh 7 2 1 2 2 0 1 13
Punjab 7 1 0 3 3 0 1 11
Andhra Pradesh 7 1 1 1 3 1 0 6
Delhi 7 0 1 3 2 1 0 6
Baroda 7 0 4 2 1 0 0 4
Kerala 7 0 2 1 4 0 0 2
  •   Mumbai and Railways qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.
Group B
Team[4] Played W L FL FD NR Bonus Points
Tamil Nadu 6 3 0 1 2 0 1 15
Hyderabad 6 3 1 1 0 1 1 15
Karnataka 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 15
Bengal 6 1 1 2 2 0 1 9
Gujarat 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 8
Assam 6 1 2 1 1 1 0 6
Rajasthan 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 4
  •   Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.

Knockout stage[edit]

Semifinals Final
      
B2 Tamil Nadu 481 & 306
A2 Railways 342 & 117/5
B2 Tamil Nadu 294 & 353/4
A1 Mumbai 613
B1 Hyderabad 166 & 158
A1 Mumbai 476

Final[edit]

26–30 March 2004
Scorecard
v
294 (97.2 overs)
Dinesh Karthik 109 (136)
Nilesh Kulkarni 6/83 (32.2 overs)
613 (200.5 overs)
Amol Muzumdar 146 (291)
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan 3/146 (42.5 overs)
353/4 (149 overs)
Subramaniam Badrinath 110 (338)
Sairaj Bahutule 2/77 (32 overs)
Match drawn
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: MS Mahal and SK Porel
  • Tamil Nadu on the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai won the 2003/04 Ranji Trophy through its first innings lead.

Scorecards and averages[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 Elite Group Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 Elite Group Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2021.