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1997–98 Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League and knockout
Champions	Karnataka (5th title)
Participants	27
Most runs	Vinod Kambli (Bombay) (880)
Most wickets	Paras Mhambrey (Bombay) (48)
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The 1997–98 Ranji Trophy was the 64th season of the Ranji Trophy cricket championship. Karnataka won the final match against Uttar Pradesh on first innings lead.

Super League

Group A

•   Karnataka and Mumbai qualified for the Knockout Stage.
• Karnataka received a bye to the semifinals as the group winner.
• Mumbai received a bye to the semifinals as the defending champions.

Group B

•   Uttar Pradesh and Bengal qualified for the Knockout Stage.
• Delhi and Tamil Nadu were suspended from the tournament on February 21, 1998. Points against them were not considered for the remaining teams.

Group C

•   Hyderabad and Haryana qualified for the Knockout Stage.

Knockout stage

Quarterfinal 1

• Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

Quarterfinal 2

• Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.

Semifinal 1

• Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.
• Amol Muzumdar (Mumbai) passed 4,000 runs in first-class cricket.

Semifinal 2

• Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
• Prahladrao Srinivasa Murthy (Karnataka) made his first-class debut.
• Both J. Arunkumar and Sunil Joshi (Karnataka) passed 2,000 runs in first-class cricket.
• Rahul Dravid (Karnataka) passed 7,000 runs in first-class cricket and 1,000 runs for the season.

Final

• Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
• Gyanendra Pandey (Uttar Pradesh) and Sujith Somasunder (Karnataka) passed and 3,000 and 2,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.

Scorecards and averages

• CricketArchive

References

1. "Ranji Trophy, 1997/98 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
2. "Ranji Trophy, 1997/98 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 July 2015.
3. "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
4. "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
5. "Ranji Trophy, 1997-98: Super League Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
6. Mumbai v Uttar Pradesh at CricketArchive (subscription required)
7. ^ Hyderabad v Karnataka at CricketArchive (subscription required)
8. Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh at CricketArchive (subscription required)

External links

• Ranji Trophy, 1997-98 at ESPNcricinfo
• Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo archives
• Ranji Trophy 1997/98 at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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