2002–03 Ranji Trophy


The 2002–03 Ranji Trophy was the 69th season of the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai defeated Tamil Nadu by 141 runs in the final.

Format

The major change in the format of the tournament was the introduction of the Elite and Plate divisions. The 15 teams which qualified from the Zonal league in the previous season were placed in two groups in the upper Elite division. The top two teams from each group qualified for the semifinal and then played for the Ranji title. The remaining twelve teams played each other in two groups in the Plate division. They played the Plate semifinal and the final. The finalists qualified for the Elite division in the next year while the two lowest placed teams in the Elite division were demoted.
Karnataka and Kerala were promoted to the Elite division for 2003–04. This meant that five of the six South Zone teams played in the Elite division. Himachal Pradesh and Orissa were demoted to the Plate.

Scorecards and averages

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Group Matches

Elite Group

;Group A
Team
Mumbai750110213
Delhi72131018
Andhra Pradesh7221205
Hyderabad7123105
Rajasthan7220214
Bengal7121213
Railways7023113
Himachal Pradesh7021311

  • Mumbai and Delhi qualified for the Elite Group [|knockout stage].
;Group B
Team
Tamil Nadu62031018
Baroda62022017
Punjab6203107
Assam61212014
Rajasthan5012202
Uttar Pradesh6021211
Orissa5020210

  • Tamil Nadu and Baroda qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.
  • Baroda qualified to the knockouts ahead of Punjab on a better run-quotient.

Plate Group

;Group A
Team
Kerala540100211
Vidarbha52111016
Goa5122004
Saurashtra5023003
Services5001401
Tripura5020300

  • Kerala and Vidarbha qualified for the Plate Group knockout stage.
;Group B
Team
Karnataka53011029
Madhya Pradesh53110029
Haryana53101017
Maharashtra52111016
Jammu and Kashmi5040010
Bihar5040010

  • Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.