Cricket tournament
The 1997–98 Ranji Trophy was the 64th season of the Ranji Trophy cricket championship. Karnataka won the final match against Uttar Pradesh on first innings lead.
Super League
- Group A
- Karnataka and Mumbai qualified for the Knockout Stage.
- Karnataka received a bye to the semifinals as the group winner.
- Mumbai received a bye to the semifinals as the defending champions.
- Group B
- Uttar Pradesh and Bengal qualified for the Knockout Stage.
- Delhi and Tamil Nadu were suspended from the tournament on February 21, 1998. Points against them were not considered for the remaining teams.
- Group C
- Hyderabad and Haryana qualified for the Knockout Stage.
Knockout stage
Quarterfinal 1
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Quarterfinal 2
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
Semifinal 1
- Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amol Muzumdar (Mumbai) passed 4,000 runs in first-class cricket.[6]
Semifinal 2
- Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Prahladrao Srinivasa Murthy (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.[7]
- Both J. Arunkumar and Sunil Joshi (Karnataka) passed 2,000 runs in first-class cricket.[7]
- Rahul Dravid (Karnataka) passed 7,000 runs in first-class cricket and 1,000 runs for the season.[7]
Final
- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gyanendra Pandey (Uttar Pradesh) and Sujith Somasunder (Karnataka) passed and 3,000 and 2,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.[8]
Scorecards and averages
References
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1997/98 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1997/98 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Hyderabad v Karnataka at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ^ Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh at CricketArchive (subscription required)
External links
- Ranji Trophy, 1997-98 at ESPNcricinfo
- Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo archives
- Ranji Trophy 1997/98 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
