1970–71 Ranji Trophy

The 1970–71 Ranji Trophy was the 37th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won their 13th title in a row defeating Maharashtra in the final.

1970-71 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsBombay
Participants24
Most runsHemant Kanitkar (Maharashtra) (687)[1]
Most wicketsB. S. Chandrasekhar (Mysore) (46)[2]

Two teams qualified to the knockout from the zonal leagues. Two teams from the West Zone qualified for the final and Bombay, who finished second in the zone, won the title.

Highlights
  • From this season, two teams qualified from each zone to the knockout rounds.
  • For the first time in 13 seasons, Bombay finished second in the West Zone, but thanks to new rule, qualified to the quarterfinals behind Maharashtra. They then won their 13th title in a row beating Maharashtra in the final.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
19–22 March 1971
1st Semi-final
Scorecard
v
459 (184 overs)
Mahesh Sampat 141
Dilip Doshi 3/72 (45 overs)
158 (98.3 overs)
Prakash Poddar 47
Padmakar Shivalkar 5/36 (29 overs)
275/9 (111 overs)
SS Mitra 130*
Padmakar Shivalkar 5/69 (38 overs)
Match drawn
Calcutta
19–22 March 1971
2nd Semi-final
Scorecard
v
210 (69.1 overs)
Nicholas Saldanha 45
BS Chandrasekhar 4/66 (26 overs)
239 (98 overs)
B Raghunath 87
VN Joshi 3/56 (31 overs)
315/8d (81.4 overs)
Chetan Chauhan 147
BS Chandrasekhar 5/110 (30 overs)
246 (110.5 overs)
Brijesh Patel 77
VN Joshi 7/80 (46.5 overs)
Maharashtra won by 40 runs
Pune

Final
2–7 April 1971
Final
Scorecard
Bombay (H)
v
287 (110 overs)
Ramnath Parkar 108
Nicholas Saldanha 6/66 (26 overs)
230 (92.3 overs)
Nicholas Saldanha 50
Abdul Ismail 4/41 (19 overs)
196 (107.3 overs)
Mahesh Sampat 60
Vithal Joshi 5/62 (27.1 overs)
205 (83.4 overs)
Chandu Borde 51
Padmakar Shivalkar 6/56 (29.4 overs)
Bombay won by 48 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: M. V. Nagendra and B. Satyaji Rao
  • Bombay won the toss and elected to bat.

Scorecards and averages

References
  1. "Ranji Trophy, 1970/71 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. "Ranji Trophy, 1970/71 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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