1948–49 Ranji Trophy

1948-49 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s) BCCI
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) Knockout
Champions Bombay
Participants 15
Most runs Dattu Phadkar (Bombay) (570)[1]
Most wickets Ranga Sohoni (Baroda) (33)[2]

The 1948–49 Ranji Trophy was the 15th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Baroda in the final. The semi-final match between Bombay and Maharashtra was the highest-scoring first-class match of all time.[3] A total of 2,376 runs were scored, including nine centuries.[4]

Final

18–24 March 1949
Scorecard
Bombay (H)
v
620 (253.3 overs)
K. C. Ibrahim 219, Michael Dalvi 110
Ranga Sohoni 3/117
268 (145.1 overs)
Vijay Hazare 98
Dattu Phadkar 6/49
361 (123.4 overs)
G. S. Ramchand 80*
Ranga Sohoni 5/86
245 (126.1 overs)
Vijay Hazare 115
Polly Umrigar 4/35
Bombay won by 468 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: Prasad Sinha and M. G. Vijayasarathi
  • Bombay won the toss and decided to bat
  • Timeless match, ended on the seventh day

Scorecards and averages

References

  1. "Ranji Trophy, 1948/49 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. "Ranji Trophy, 1948/49 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. "A late starter". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. "Ranji Trophy, Maharashtra v Bombay at Pune, Mar 5-11, 1949". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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