1987–88 Ranji Trophy
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1987-88 Ranji Trophy
| image = Ranji_trophy.jpg
| imagesize = 289px
| fromdate =
| todate =
| caption = The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
| administrator = BCCI
| cricket format = First-class cricket
| tournament format = League and knockout
| host =
| champions = Tamil Nadu
| count = 2
| participants =
| matches =
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = Brijesh Patel (Karnataka) (596){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1987/88 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1987-88/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=20 December 2014}}
| most wickets = M. Venkataramana (Tamil Nadu) (35){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1987/88 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1987-88/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=20 December 2014}}
| website =
| previous_year = 1986–87
| previous_tournament = 1986–87 Ranji Trophy
| next_year = 1988–89
| next_tournament = 1988–89 Ranji Trophy
}}
The 1987–88 Ranji Trophy was the 54th season of the Ranji Trophy. Tamil Nadu defeated Railways by an innings in the 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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3.367 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Punjab | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2.361 |
| style="text-align:left"|Haryana
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1.172 |
| style="text-align:left"|Services
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.864 |
| style="text-align:left"|Jammu and Kashmir
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0.763 |
| style="text-align:left"|Himachal Pradesh
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.203 |
=Central 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"|Railways | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1.521 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1.252 |
| style="text-align:left"|Rajasthan
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0.995 |
| style="text-align:left"|Vidarbha
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0.772 |
| style="text-align:left"|Madhya Pradesh
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0.768 |
=West Zone=
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| style="width:160px"|Team
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| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Baroda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1.237 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Bombay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1.548 |
| style="text-align:left"|Maharashtra
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1.103 |
| style="text-align:left"|Gujarat
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0.669 |
| style="text-align:left"|Saurashtra
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.780 |
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=South 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}} | |||||||
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| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Tamil Nadu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1.479 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Karnataka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1.358 |
| style="text-align:left"|Hyderabad
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1.534 |
| style="text-align:left"|Andhra
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0.813 |
| style="text-align:left"|Kerala
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0.729 |
| style="text-align:left"|Goa
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.584 |
=East 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}} | |||||||
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| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Bihar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2.328 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|Bengal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2.194 |
| style="text-align:left"|Orissa
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1.026 |
| style="text-align:left"|Assam
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0.732 |
| style="text-align:left"|Tripura
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.219 |
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Knockout stage
{{Round16
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| team-width = 150px
| score-width = 100px
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|12 Feb 1988 — Varanasi|Uttar Pradesh (T)|301|Baroda|7/0
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|12 Feb 1988 — Bombay|Bombay (F)|408 & 137/4|Karnataka|396
|29 Feb 1988 — Madras|Tamil Nadu (F)|578 & 493/8d|Uttar Pradesh|190 & 31/0
|27 Feb 1988 — Chandigarh|Punjab (Q)|391/4|Bengal|414/6
|27 Feb 1988 — Delhi|Railways (F)|483/4d & 49/0|Bihar|320
|27 Feb 1988 — Delhi|Delhi (F)|508|Bombay|329 & 203/5
|11 Mar 1988 — Madras|Tamil Nadu (F)|601 & 157/6|Punjab|416
|11 Mar 1988 — Delhi|Railways (Q)|140/3|Delhi|230/5
|25 Mar 1988 — Madras|Tamil Nadu|709|Railways|317 & 248
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=no|skipmatch03=yes|skipmatch04=yes|skipmatch05=yes|skipmatch06=yes|skipmatch07=yes|skipmatch08=no
|RD1 = Pre-Quarter-finals|RD2 = Quarter-finals|RD3 = Semi-finals|RD4 = Finals
|3rdplace=no}}
(F) - Advanced to next round on First Innings Lead.
(T) - Advanced to next round on Coin Toss.
(Q) - Advanced to next round on better Quotient.
=Final=
{{Test match
| date = 25–30 March 1988
| team2 = Tamil Nadu (H)
| team1 = Railways
| score-team1-inns1 = 317 (114.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Naresh Churi 112
| wickets-team1-inns1 = M. Venkataramana 7/94
| score-team2-inns1 = 709 (234 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Robin Singh 131
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Hyder Ali 3/139
| score-team1-inns2 = 248 (85 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Prakash Karkera 48
| wickets-team1-inns2 = S. Vasudevan 7/59
| result = Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 144 runs
| venue = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras
| umpires = M. G. Deshpande, B. Jamula
| motm = M. Venkataramana
| report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1987-88/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/TN_I-RLYS_RJI-FINAL_25-30MAR1988.html Scorecard]
| toss = Railways won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| notes =
}}
Scorecards and averages
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1987-88.html CricketArchive]
References
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{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}
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