The Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy was launched following a meeting of the Indian board in July 1934, and the competition began the following season with the winners receiving a trophy donated by the Maharajah of Patiala. It was named after KS Ranjitsinhji, the Indian prince and fine batsman who played 15 Tests for England between 1896 and 1902 and introduced new strokes to the game, including the late cut and the leg glance.

Winners

	Winners	Runners-up

1934-35 Bombay Northern India

1935-36 Bombay Madras

1936-37 Nawanagar Bengal

1937-38 Hyderabad Nawanagar

1938-39 Bengal Southern Punjab

1939-40 Maharashtra United Province

1940-41 Maharashtra Madras

1941-42 Bombay Mysore

1942-43 Baroda Hyderabad

1943-44 Western India Bengal

1944-45 Bombay Holkar

1945-46 Holkar Baroda

1946-47 Baroda Holkar

1947-48 Holkar Bombay

1948-49 Bombay Baroda

1949-50 Baroda Holkar

1950-51 Holkar Gujarat

1951-52 Bombay Holkar

1952-53 Holkar Bengal

1953-54 Bombay Holkar

1954-55 Madras Holkar

1955-56 Bombay Bengal

1956-57 Bombay Services

1957-58 Baroda Services

1958-59 Bombay Bengal

1959-60 Bombay Mysore

1960-61 Bombay Rajasthan

1961-62 Bombay Rajasthan

1962-63 Bombay Rajasthan

1963-64 Bombay Rajasthan

1964-65 Bombay Hyderabad

1965-66 Bombay Rajasthan

1966-67 Bombay Rajasthan

1967-68 Bombay Madras

1968-69 Bombay Bengal

1969-70 Bombay Rajasthan

1970-71 Bombay Maharashtra

1971-72 Bombay Bengal

1972-73 Bombay Tamil Nadu

1973-74 Karnataka Rajasthan

1974-75 Bombay Karnataka

1975-76 Bombay Bihar

1976-77 Bombay Delhi

1977-78 Karnataka Uttar Pradesh

1978-79 Delhi Karnataka

1979-80 Delhi Bombay

1980-81 Bombay Delhi

1981-82 Delhi Karnataka

1982-83 Karnataka Bombay

1983-84 Bombay Delhi

1984-85 Bombay Delhi

1985-86 Delhi Haryana

1986-87 Hyderabad Delhi

1987-88 Tamil Nadu Railways

1988-89 Delhi Bengal

1989-90 Bengal Delhi

1990-91 Haryana Bombay

1991-92 Delhi Tamil Nadu

1992-93 Punjab Maharashtra

1993-94 Bombay Bengal

1994-95 Bombay Punjab

1995-96 Karnataka Tamil Nadu

1996-97 Mumbai Delhi

1997-98 Karnataka Uttar Pradesh

1998-99 Karnataka Madhya Pradesh

1999-00 Mumbai Hyderabad

2000-01 Baroda Railways

2001-02 Railways Baroda

2002-03 Mumbai Tamil Nadu

2003-04 Mumbai Tamil Nadu

2004-05 Railways Punjab

2005-06 Uttar Pradesh Bengal

2006-07 Mumbai Bengal

2007-08 Delhi Uttar Pradesh

2008-09 Mumbai Uttar Pradesh

2009-10 Mumbai Karnataka

2010-11 Rajasthan Baroda

2011-12 Rajasthan Tamil Nadu

2012-13 Mumbai Saurashtra

2014-15 Karnataka Tamil Nadu

2015-16 Mumbai Saurashtra

2016-17 Gujarat Mumbai

2017-18 Vidarbha Delhi

2018-19 Vidarbha Saurashtra

2019-20 Saurashtra Bengal

2020-21 Not played

2021-22 Madhya Pradesh Mumbai

2022-23 Saurashtra Bengal

2023-24 Mumbai Vidarbha

2024-25 Vidarbha Kerala