2022–23 Ranji Trophy
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The 2022–23 Ranji Trophy was the 88th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India.[1] It was played from 13 December 2022 and was finished on 19 February 2023.[2] Madhya Pradesh were the defending champions, winning their first Ranji Trophy title previous season.[n 1][3][4]
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Dates | 13 December 2022 – 20 February 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin then knockout |
Host(s) | India |
Champions | Saurashtra (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Bengal |
Participants | 38 |
Matches | 138 |
Player of the series | Arpit Vasavada (Saurashtra) |
Most runs | Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka) (990) |
Most wickets | Jalaj Saxena (Kerala) (50) |
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During this season, Sikkim hosted Ranji Trophy matches for the first time.[5] Narayanan Janani, Vrinda Rathi and Gayathri Venugopalan became the first female umpires to officiate in the Ranji Trophy.[6]
In the final, Saurashtra defeated Bengal by 9 wickets to win their second title.[7]