 The Ranji Trophy | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
| Champions | Bombay (17th title) |
| Participants | 24 |
| Most runs | Ajit Wadekar (Bombay) (695)[1] |
| Most wickets | B. S. Chandrasekhar (Mysore) (37)[2] |
The 1965–66 Ranji Trophy was the 32nd season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Rajasthan in the final.
Highlights
- R. G. Nadkarni captained Bombay to a win for the third season in a row. As of 2017, he is the only captain to win three consecutive Ranji titles.[3]
- Ravinder Pal took a hat-trick for Delhi v Southern Punjab. This match was the first first class match played at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
Group stage
West Zone
North Zone
East Zone
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South Zone
Central Zone
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Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 Feb 1966 – Bangalore | ||||||||||
| Mysore | 397 & 243/7d | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 1966 – Jaipur | ||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 458 & 183/9 | |||||||||
| Rajasthan | 330 & 97/3 | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 1966 – Jaipur | ||||||||||
| Services | 156 & 268 | |||||||||
| Rajasthan | 125 & 288 | |||||||||
| Bombay | 382 & 32/2 | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 1966 – Bombay | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 254 & 109/1 | |||||||||
| Bengal | 109 & 252 | |||||||||
Final
- The match was played on a coir matting wicket.
- Wadekar (185) and Dilip Sardesai (99) added 212 runs in 220 minutes. Sardesai spent half an hour in the nineties, was dropped at extra cover and then stumped for 99 in 300 minutes with 9 fours. Wadekar hit 26 fours and a six off Sunderam.
- The Ranji trophy was presented by Gayatri Devi of Jaipur
Scorecards and averages
References
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1965/66 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1965/66 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Indian Cricket 2004
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