2003–04 Ranji Trophy

The 2003–04 Ranji Trophy was the 70th season of the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai defeated Tamil Nadu on first innings lead. Maharashtra won the Plate division title.

2003–04 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsMumbai (36th title)
Participants27
Most runsDheeraj Jadhav (Maharashtra) (1066)[1]
Most wicketsNarendra Hirwani (Madhya Pradesh) (45)[2]

Wasim Jaffer of Mumbai took 23 catches in nine matches which is the record for most catches in a season by a fielder.

Group Matches

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Elite Group

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Group A
Team[3]PlayedWLFLFDNRBonusPoints
Mumbai730400222
Railways730130014
Uttar Pradesh721220113
Punjab710330111
Andhra Pradesh71113106
Delhi70132106
Baroda70421004
Kerala70214002
  •   Mumbai and Railways qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.
Group B
Team[4]PlayedWLFLFDNRBonusPoints
Tamil Nadu630120115
Hyderabad631101115
Karnataka632100115
Bengal61122019
Gujarat62202008
Assam61211106
Rajasthan61500004
  •   Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
      
B2Tamil Nadu481 & 306
A2Railways342 & 117/5
B2Tamil Nadu294 & 353/4
A1Mumbai613
B1Hyderabad166 & 158
A1Mumbai476

Final

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26–30 March 2004
Scorecard
v
294 (97.2 overs)
Dinesh Karthik 109 (136)
Nilesh Kulkarni 6/83 (32.2 overs)
613 (200.5 overs)
Amol Muzumdar 146 (291)
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan 3/146 (42.5 overs)
353/4 (149 overs)
Subramaniam Badrinath 110 (338)
Sairaj Bahutule 2/77 (32 overs)
Match drawn
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: MS Mahal and SK Porel
  • Tamil Nadu on the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai won the 2003/04 Ranji Trophy through its first innings lead.

Scorecards and averages

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 Elite Group Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 Elite Group Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2021.