2003–04 Ranji Trophy
Cricket tournament
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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.
AdministratorBCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsMumbai (36th title)
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
| Champions | Mumbai (36th title) |
| Participants | 27 |
| Most runs | Dheeraj Jadhav (Maharashtra) (1066)[1] |
| Most wickets | Narendra 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
Elite Group
- Group A
| Team[3] | Played | W | L | FL | FD | NR | Bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Railways | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Punjab | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Delhi | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Baroda | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kerala | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Mumbai and Railways qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.
- Group B
- Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| B2 | Tamil Nadu | 481 & 306 | |||||||
| A2 | Railways | 342 & 117/5 | |||||||
| B2 | Tamil Nadu | 294 & 353/4 | |||||||
| A1 | Mumbai | 613 | |||||||
| B1 | Hyderabad | 166 & 158 | |||||||
| A1 | Mumbai | 476 | |||||||
Final
26–30 March 2004 Scorecard |
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- Tamil Nadu on the toss and elected to field.
- Mumbai won the 2003/04 Ranji Trophy through its first innings lead.
