1998–99 Ranji Trophy
The 1998–99 Ranji Trophy was the 65th season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka won their third title in four years defeating Madhya Pradesh by 96 runs in the final.
 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
| Champions | Karnataka |
| Participants | 27 |
| Most runs | Vijay Bharadwaj (Karnataka) (1280)[1] |
| Most wickets | Dodda Ganesh (Karnataka) (62)[2] |
In the final, Madhya Pradesh gained a first innings lead of 75 runs. The match was interrupted by rain on the fourth day, at the end of which Karnataka declared their second innings at 321 for 7. Madhya Pradesh needed 247 or alternately bat through the last day to win on first innings lead. They chose the latter option and were 130 for 4 wickets at tea. Vijay Bharadwaj dismissed the captain Chandrakant Pandit in the first over after tea and Raja Ali with the first ball of his next over. Harvinder Sodhi scored a 30-minute duck while Bharadwaj had 7-0-13-3 in this spell. In the second over with the new ball, taken after 80 overs, Sunil Joshi dismissed Abbas Ali and Bharadwaj took the last two wickets in a single over.
Bharadwaj's 1280 runs in the season was a new record and as of 2015, is the second highest aggregate.
Final
19–23 April 1999 Scorecard |
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- Karnataka won the toss and decided to bat
- J. Arunkumar (Karnataka) and Devendra Bundela (Madhya Pradesh) passed 3,000 and 1,000 runs respectively in first-class matches.[3]
- Rajesh Chauhan (Madhya Pradesh) reached 300 wickets in first-class matches.[3]
Scorecards and averages
References
- "Ranji Trophy, 1998/99 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- "Ranji Trophy, 1998/99 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- "Karnataka v Madhya Pradesh, Ranji Trophy 1998/99 (Final)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links
- Ranji Trophy, 1998-99 at ESPN Cricinfo archive