The 2014–15 Ranji Trophy was the 81st edition of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advanced to the quarter-finals with the top two teams from Group C. Karnataka retained the title won during the 2013–14 season. In the final, Karun Nair scored 328 runs, the highest total in the final of the Ranji Trophy.[1]
 The Ranji Trophy, awarded to the winners | |
| Dates | 7 December 2014 – 12 March 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
| Champions | Karnataka (8th title) |
| Participants | 27 |
| Matches | 115 |
| Most runs | Robin Uthappa (912) (Karnataka) |
| Most wickets | Vinay Kumar (48) (Karnataka) |
Points system
The 27 teams are divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B advance to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. The winner of this knock-out tournament wins the Ranji Trophy. These knock-out matches are decided on the first innings result if the final result is a draw.
Points in the group stage of the tournament are awarded as follows:
| Scenario | Points |
|---|---|
| Outright win | 6 |
| Bonus point (for innings and 10 wicket wins) | 1 |
| 1st innings lead (in case of draw) | 3 |
| 1st innings deficit (in case of draw) | 1 |
| No result | 1 |
| Outright defeat | none |
Groups
The groups drawn are as follows:[2]
Points table
Source:[3]
- Advanced to knockout stage.
- Relegated to Group C for 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1.471 |
| Maharashtra | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1.269 |
| Vidarbha | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1.675 |
| Gujarat | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0.965 |
| Odisha | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0.965 |
| Punjab | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0.947 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0.821 |
| Haryana | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0.875 |
| Saurashtra | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.688 |
- Advanced to knockout stage.
- Relegated to Group C for 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | NR | Pts | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1.325 |
| Andhra | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1.454 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1.677 |
| Jharkhand | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1.171 |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1.123 |
| Kerala | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.908 |
| Tripura | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0.635 |
| Services | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.779 |
| Goa | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.664 |
- Advanced to knockout stage and promoted to Group A and B respectively for 2015–16 Ranji Trophy.
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Assam | 185 & 338/4 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Karnataka (F) | 452 & 415/5d | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Karnataka | 202 & 286 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Mumbai | 44 & 332 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Delhi | 166 & 236 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Mumbai | 156 & 450 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Karnataka | 762 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Tamil Nadu | 134 & 411 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Tamil Nadu (F) | 403 & 266 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Vidarbha | 259 & 142/8 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Tamil Nadu (F) | 549 & 119/0d | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Maharashtra | 454 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Andhra | 138 & 101 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Maharashtra | 91 & 223 | ||||||||||||
(F) - Advanced to next round on First Innings Lead
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
25 February-1 March Scorecard |
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- Karnataka won the toss and elected to bat
- This is 2nd Lowest total(44) for Mumbai[4]
25 February-1 March Scorecard |
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- Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat
- Tamil Nadu won on 1st innings
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Inns | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Uthappa | Karnataka | 19 | 912 | 50.66 | 156 | 2 | 5 |
| Dinesh Karthik | Tamil Nadu | 19 | 884 | 55.25 | 129 | 4 | 2 |
| Abhinav Mukund | Tamil Nadu | 20 | 858 | 45.15 | 140 | 2 | 4 |
| KL Rahul | Karnataka | 9 | 838 | 93.11 | 337 | 2 | 3 |
| Sheldon Jackson | Saurashtra | 14 | 819 | 68.25 | 181* | 3 | 3 |
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Inns | Wickets | Ave. | BBI | BBM | 5/i | 10/m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardul Thakur | Mumbai | 18 | 48 | 20.81 | 6/20 | 9/90 | 3 | 0 |
| Vinay Kumar | Karnataka | 19 | 48 | 18.72 | 6/53 | 9/123 | 5 | 0 |
| Siva Kumar | Andhra | 15 | 44 | 14.25 | 7/30 | 12/120 | 4 | 2 |
| Sreenath Aravind | Karnataka | 19 | 42 | 17.42 | 4/9 | 8/61 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishi Dhawan | Himachal Pradesh | 13 | 40 | 24.75 | 7/93 | 11/185 | 4 | 1 |