1968–69 Ranji Trophy
{{Short description|Indian cricket tournament}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1968–69 Ranji Trophy
| image = Ranji_trophy.jpg
| imagesize = 350px
| caption = The Ranji Trophy
| administrator = BCCI
| cricket format = First-class
| tournament format = League and knockout
| fromdate =
| todate =
| champions = Bombay
| count = 20
| participants = 23
| matches =
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = Vijay Bhosle (Bombay) (507){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1968/69 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1968-69/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=14 November 2014}}
| most wickets = E. A. S. Prasanna (Mysore) (39){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1968/69 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1968-69/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=14 November 2014}}
| website =
| previous_year = 1967–68
| previous_tournament = 1967–68 Ranji Trophy
| next_year = 1969–70
| next_tournament = 1969–70 Ranji Trophy
}}
The 1968–69 Ranji Trophy was the 35th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay retained the title defeating Bengal in the final.
Highlights
- M. V. Nagendra was an umpire in the final between Bombay and Bengal, emulating his father M. G. Vijayasarathi who stood in the 1940–41 final.
Group stage
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=North Zone=
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| style="width:160px"|Team
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}} ! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}} ! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}} ! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}} ! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}} ! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}} ! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Delhi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.815 |
| style="text-align:left"|Railways
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.799 |
| style="text-align:left"|Services
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.358 |
| style="text-align:left"|Punjab
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.890 |
| style="text-align:left"|Jammu & Kashmir
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.171 |
=West Zone=
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| style="width:160px"|Team
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Bombay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.540 |
| style="text-align:left"|Gujarat
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.051 |
| style="text-align:left"|Maharashtra
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.049 |
| style="text-align:left"|Baroda
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.802 |
| style="text-align:left"|Saurashtra
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.771 |
=East Zone=
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| style="width:160px"|Team
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2.704 |
| style="text-align:left"|Bihar
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.934 |
| style="text-align:left"|Assam
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.497 |
| style="text-align:left"|Orissa
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.394 |
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=South Zone=
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| style="width:160px"|Team
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Mysore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.983 |
| style="text-align:left"|Hyderabad
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1.760 |
| style="text-align:left"|Madras
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.654 |
| style="text-align:left"|Andhra
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.565 |
| style="text-align:left"|Kerala
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.318 |
=Central Zone=
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| style="width:160px"|Team
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Rajasthan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1.645 |
| style="text-align:left"|Vidarbha
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.364 |
| style="text-align:left"|Madhya Pradesh
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.951 |
| style="text-align:left"|Uttar Pradesh
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.497 |
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Knockout stage
{{Round8
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| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 90px
|11 Jan 1969 – Delhi|Delhi|187 & 241/4|Rajasthan|473 & 190/6d
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|31 Jan 1969 – Udaipur|Rajasthan|226 & 377/2|Bombay|559
|31 Jan 1969 – Bangalore|Mysore|188 & 106|Bengal|251 & 158
|15 Feb 1969 – Bombay|Bombay|469 & 77/3|Bengal|387 & 261/7d||
|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=yes|skipmatch04=yes
}}
=Final=
{{Test match
| date = 15–19 February 1969
| team1 = Bengal
| team2 = Bombay (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 387 (157.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Chuni Goswami 96
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Eknath Solkar 3/63, Milind Rege 3/63
| score-team2-inns1 = 469 (156.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Ajit Wadekar 133
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Gopal Bose 3/88
| score-team1-inns2 = 261/7 decl (122.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Chuni Goswami 84
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Ramakant Desai 2/48
| score-team2-inns2 = 77/3 (17 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Eknath Solkar 36
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ambar Roy 1/9
| result = Bombay won on first innings lead
| venue = Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
| umpires = M. V. Nagendra and S. K. Raghunatha Rao
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29925.html Scorecard]
| toss = Bengal won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
Scorecards and averages
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1968-69.html CricketArchive]
References
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{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}
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