2014–15 Ranji Trophy


The 2014–15 Ranji Trophy was the 81st edition of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advanced to the quarter-finals with the top two teams from Group C. Karnataka retained the title won during the 2013–14 season. In the final, Karun Nair scored 328 runs, the highest total in the final of the Ranji Trophy.

Points system

The 27 teams are divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advance to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. The winner of this knock-out tournament wins the Ranji Trophy. These knock-out matches are decided on the first innings result if the final result is a draw.
Points in the group stage of the tournament are awarded as follows:
ScenarioPoints
Outright win6
Bonus point 1
1st innings lead 3
1st innings deficit 1
No result1
Outright defeatnone

Groups

The groups drawn are as follows:
Group A
Group B
Group C

Points table

Source:
Group A
Team
Karnataka840040331.633
Tamil Nadu841030291.244
Mumbai822040200.937
Madhya Pradesh811060191.143
Baroda812050181.078
Railways802060160.922
Uttar Pradesh823030150.760
Bengal801070130.921
Jammu and Kashmir810340120.601

Group B
Team
Delhi851020371.471
Maharashtra832030261.269
Vidarbha821050241.675
Gujarat822040240.965
Odisha833020200.965
Punjab823030190.947
Rajasthan823030180.821
Haryana824020170.875
Saurashtra813040100.688

Group C
Team
Assam851020381.325
Andhra841030291.454
Himachal Pradesh820060281.677
Jharkhand821050211.171
Hyderabad811060201.123
Kerala811060200.908
Tripura80305090.635
Services80404080.779
Goa80305050.664

Knockout stage

- Advanced to next round on First Innings Lead

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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