1985–86 Ranji Trophy
 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
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| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | League and knockout |
| Champions | Delhi (4th title) |
| Participants | 27 |
| Most runs | Kirti Azad (Delhi) (834)[1] |
| Most wickets | Sarkar Talwar (Haryana) (45)[2] |
The 1985–86 Ranji Trophy was the 52nd season of the Ranji Trophy. Delhi defeated Haryana by an innings and 141 runs in the final.
Expansion[edit]
Three teams participated for the first time: Goa in the South Zone, Himachal Pradesh in the North Zone and Tripura in the East Zone. This raised the number of teams from 24 to 27.[3]
Highlights[edit]
- Playing for Rajasthan against Vidarbha, Pradeep Sunderam took all 10 wickets for 78 runs, and 16 wickets for 154 runs. This was the second (and till 2021, the last) instance of a bowler taking 10 wickets in an innings in Ranji trophy.[4]
Group stage[edit]
North Zone[edit]
Central Zone[edit]
West Zone[edit]
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South Zone[edit]
East Zone[edit]
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Knockout stage[edit]
| Pre-Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 14 Feb 1986 — Jaipur | ||||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 431 | |||||||||||||
| Andhra | 185 & 227/4 | |||||||||||||
| 15 Mar 1986 — Kota | ||||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 169 & 177 | |||||||||||||
| 7 Feb 1986 — Pune | ||||||||||||||
| Delhi | 192 & 358 | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 585 & 278/4 | |||||||||||||
| 14 Feb 1986 — Pune | ||||||||||||||
| Bengal | 373 | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 352 & 64/3 | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 604 & 160/4d | |||||||||||||
| 28 Mar 1986 — Delhi | ||||||||||||||
| Delhi | 638 | |||||||||||||
| 7 Feb 1986 — Kanpur | ||||||||||||||
| Haryana | 288 & 209 | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 149/1 | |||||||||||||
| 14 Feb 1986 — Madras | ||||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu (T) | 508 | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 233 & 212/5 | |||||||||||||
| Bombay | 380 | |||||||||||||
| 15 Mar 1986 — Bombay | ||||||||||||||
| Bombay | 296 & 229 | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | 423 & 252 | |||||||||||||
| 14 Feb 1986 — Jamshedpur | ||||||||||||||
| Bihar | 268 | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | 270 & 385 | |||||||||||||
(T) - Advanced to next round by spin of coin.
Final[edit]
29 March - 1 April 1986
Scorecard |
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Delhi (H)
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638 (186.2 overs)
Manoj Prabhakar 113, Kirti Azad 107, Mohinder Amarnath 194, Ajay Sharma 110 Sarkar Talwar 4/194 | ||
- Haryana won the toss and decided to bat
Scorecards and averages[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1985/86 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1985/86 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ P. N. Sundaresan, "Cricket in India, 1985-86", Wisden 1987, pp. 1138–53.
- ^ Most wickets in an innings in India
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