1984–85 Ranji Trophy

The 1984–85 Ranji Trophy was the 51st season of the Ranji Trophy. The season was preceded by celebrations on the completion of fifty years and a one-day series by Australia. Mumbai won their 30th title defeating Delhi in the final considered as one of the best in the history of Ranji Trophy. During the tournament, Ravi Shastri batting for Mumbai against Baroda, scored a double-century in 113 minutes, a record that would stand for more than thirty years.[3][4]

1984-85 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 runsGhulam Parkar (Bombay) (660)[1]
Most wicketsRajinder Goel (Haryana) (39)[2]

Final

1–6 April 1985
Scorecard
Bombay (H)
v
333 (102.5 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 106
Madan Lal 4/42
398 (138 overs)
Ajay Sharma 131
Raju Kulkarni 5/106
364/7 decl (91.3 overs)
Ravi Shastri 76
Maninder Singh 4/132
209 (85.5 overs)
Bhaskar Pillai 60
Ravi Shastri 8/91
Bombay won on by 90 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: Bhairab Ganguli, V. K. Ramaswamy
  • Bombay won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

References

  1. "Ranji Trophy, 1984/85 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. "Ranji Trophy, 1984/85 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. "Trumper's solo onslaught". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Ranji Trophy West Zone League, 1984-85:Bombay v Baroda". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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