1968–69 Ranji Trophy

The 1968–69 Ranji Trophy was the 35th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay retained the title defeating Bengal in the final.

1968–69 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsBombay (20th title)
Participants23
Most runsVijay Bhosle (Bombay) (507)[1]
Most wicketsE. A. S. Prasanna (Mysore) (39)[2]

Highlights

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Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 Jan 1969 – Delhi
 
 
Delhi187 & 241/4
 
31 Jan 1969 – Udaipur
 
Rajasthan473 & 190/6d
 
Rajasthan226 & 377/2
 
 
Bombay559
 
 
15 Feb 1969 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay469 & 77/3
 
 
Bengal387 & 261/7d
 
 
31 Jan 1969 – Bangalore
 
 
Mysore188 & 106
 
 
Bengal251 & 158
 
 
 
 

Final

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15–19 February 1969
Scorecard
v
Bombay (H)
387 (157.3 overs)
Chuni Goswami 96
Eknath Solkar 3/63, Milind Rege 3/63
469 (156.2 overs)
Ajit Wadekar 133
Gopal Bose 3/88
261/7 decl (122.2 overs)
Chuni Goswami 84
Ambar Roy 1/9
77/3 (17 overs)
Eknath Solkar 36
Ramakant Desai 2/48
Bombay won on first innings lead
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: M. V. Nagendra and S. K. Raghunatha Rao
  • Bengal won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1968/69 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1968/69 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 14 November 2014.