1994–95 Ranji Trophy

The 1994–95 Ranji Trophy was the 61st season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between December 1994 and March 1995.[3] Bombay won the tournament defeating Punjab in the final on first innings lead.

1994-95 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Dates10 December 1994 – 31 March 1995
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsBombay
Participants27
Most runsSachin Tendulkar (Bombay) (856)[1]
Most wicketsPrasad Rao (Bihar) (36)[2]

Teams

The teams were drawn in the following groups:[4]

Group stage

The teams in each group were ranked according to points. 6 points were awarded for an 'out-right win', 3 for a tied, 2 when first-innings lead was retained despite being beaten 'out-right' and when scores of first innings were tied in a 'no out-right result' game, 1 when match was lost 'out-right' after a first innings tie or abandoned without a ball being bowled or when a match ended in a draw without a first innings result. No points were awarded when a team lost on first innings score and later the match.[5]

West Zone points table
Team[6] Pld Wo W1 A Lo L1 W2 Pts
Bombay 431000020
Maharashtra 412001010
Saurashtra 41100208
Baroda 40100302
Gujarat 40002200

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
26 February – 2 March 1995
Quarter-final 1
Scorecard
v
118 (40.1 overs)
V. B. Chandrasekhar 22
Paras Mhambrey 5/53 (15.1 overs)
330 (81.4 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 166
Divakar Vasu 5/107 (26.4 overs)
190 (61.3 overs)
Robin Singh 67
Nilesh Kulkarni 5/71 (19 overs)
Bombay won by an innings and 22 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: N. Menon and MSS Ranawat
  • Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sairaj Bahutule (Bombay) reached 100 wickets in first-class matches.[7]
26 February – 2 March 1995
Quarter-final 2
Scorecard
v
402 (172.4 overs)
Raman Lamba 160
Avinash Kumar 4/129 (62.4 overs)
229 (48 overs)
Tariq-ur-Rehman 83*
Ajay Sharma 4/10 (7 overs)
238 (104.4 overs)
Manoj Prabhakar 116*
Avinash Kumar 3/54 (31.4 overs)
156/4 (59.3 overs)
Tariq-ur-Rehman 50*
Shakti Singh 1/17 (8 overs)
Match drawn
(Delhi won on 1st innings)
Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
Umpires: S. Balachandran and Tirumalasetti Sreedhar
  • Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ajay Sharma and Atul Wassan (both Delhi) passed 6,000 and 1,000 runs respectively in first-class matches.[8]
26 February – 2 March 1995
Quarter-final 3
Scorecard
v
237 (102.1 overs)
Anil Parmar 79
Ashish Zaidi 5/92 (39 overs)
487 (154 overs)
Vijay Yadav 141
Mohammad Aslam 4/130 (45 overs)
417/5 (126 overs)
Gagan Khoda 237*
S. R. Kesarwani 3/125 (35 overs)
Match drawn
(Uttar Pradesh won on 1st innings)
Ordinance Equipment Factory Ground, Kanpur
Umpires: S. K. Bansal and Vijay Chopra
  • Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.
26 February – 2 March 1995
Quarter-final 4
Scorecard
v
294 (97.1 overs)
Pankaj Dharmani 114
Devashish Nilosey 3/67 (19 overs)
189 (91.2 overs)
Amay Khurasiya 43
Obaid Kamal 5/39 (23 overs)
353/5 (102 overs)
B. S. Krishna Mohan 101*
Harvinder Sodhi 1/38 (13 overs)
Match drawn
(Punjab won on 1st innings)
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy and Subroto Porel
  • Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dinesh Chopra (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.[9]
  • Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ajay Mehra (both Punjab) passed 6,000 and 1,000 runs in first-class matches.[9]

Semi-finals
12–16 March 1995
1st Semi-final
Scorecard
v
486 (117.5 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 109
Ashish Zaidi 4/107 (34 overs)
144 (40.3 overs)
Saurabh Shukla 72
Paras Mhambrey 3/43 (9 overs)
109 f/o (37.1 overs)
Vijay Yadav 63
Nilesh Kulkarni 3/6 (3.1 overs)
Bombay won by an innings and 233 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: S. Choudhary and SJ Sambandam
  • Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sameer Dighe (Bombay) passed 2,000 runs in first-class matches.[10]
12–16 March 1995
2nd Semi-final
Scorecard
v
554 (197.1 overs)
Ajay Sharma 240
Bhupinder Singh 3/101 (35 overs)
780/8 (244.2 overs)
Bhupinder Singh 297
Kartar Nath 3/195 (66 overs)
  • Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
27–31 March 1995
Scorecard
Bombay (H)
v
690/6d (168.4 overs)
Sanjay Manjrekar 224
Sandeep Sharma 4/155 (38.4 overs)
372 (115.3 overs)
Vikram Rathour 177
Abey Kuruvilla 2/41 (16 overs)
513/6d (89.3 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 139
Bharati Vij 3/177 (33.3 overs)
141/2 (28 overs)
Pankaj Dharmani 65*
Paras Mhambrey 1/17 (4 overs)
Bombay won on first innings lead
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: S. Balachandran and Subroto Porel
  • Punjab won the toss and elected to field.

References
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  2. "Bowling - Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "Ranji Trophy, 1994-95 Schedule". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. "Averages by Teams". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Ranji Trophy, 1994-95 - Calculation of Points". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. "IND: Ranji Trophy 1994-95 - Final Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. "Bombay v Tamil Nadu". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. "Bihar v Delhi". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  9. "Punjab v Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  10. "Bombay v Uttar Pradesh". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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