The 1977–78 Ranji Trophy was the 44th season of the
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...
.
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
won their second title defeating
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
.
Highlights
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Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
finished third in the West Zone and failed to qualify for the knockout stage.
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
won all their four matches in the West Zone, a rare feat.
* Bombay were dismissed for 42 by Gujarat. This is their lowest total in Ranji Trophy.
* The loss against Gujarat ended a sequence of 124 matches without defeat for Bombay. Their previous defeat was against Baroda in 1957/58. During these twenty years, Bombay won the Ranji Trophy 18 times.
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Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
defeated
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
without losing a wicket. Kerala scored 141 and 124, and Karnataka 451/0 decl. The partnership between
Sanjay Desai and
Roger Binny
Roger Michael Humphrey Binny (born 19 July 1955) is a former Indian cricketer who is the 36th and incumbent president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He was the president of Karnataka State Cricket Association from 2019 t ...
was then an Indian record for the first wicket.
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Rajinder Goel
Rajinder Goel (20 September 1942 – 21 June 2020) was an Indian cricketer who holds the record for most wickets in Ranji Trophy, India's premier first class competition, despite which he was never selected to play for India. A left arm spinne ...
took 7 wickets for 4 runs in the second innings as
Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
bowled out
Jammu Kashmir for 23. Goel's match figures were 13 for 29.
Haryana v Jammu Kashmir, Rai, 1977/78
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Group stage
South Zone
West Zone
North Zone
Central Zone
East Zone
Knockout stage
Final
Scorecards and averages
References
1977 in Indian cricket
1978 in Indian cricket
Domestic cricket competitions in 1977–78
Ranji Trophy seasons
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