1947–48 Ranji Trophy

The 1947–48 Ranji Trophy was the 14th season of the Ranji Trophy. Holkar won the title defeating Bombay in the final.

1947–48 Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy
Administrator	BCCI
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format	Knockout
Champions	Holkar (2nd title)
Participants	17
Most runs	K. C. Ibrahim (Bombay) (606)[1]
Most wickets	Hiralal Gaekwad (Holkar) (29)[2]
← 1946–47 1948–49 →

Zonal Matches

West Zone

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	20 Dec 1947 – Ahmedabad
	Gujarat	158 & 130
					18 Jan 1948 – Dhrol
	Kathiawar	159 & 131/5
					Kathiawar	244 & 143/8
					Baroda	177 & 209
									13 Feb 1948 – Dhrol
									Kathiawar	331 & 106/2
	12 Dec 1947 – Bombay
									Bombay	375 & 254/5d
	Bombay	638/8d
					25 Dec 1947 – Bombay
	Sind	128 & 57
					Bombay	632/7d
	5 Dec 1947 – Jamnagar
					Maharashtra	200 & 294
	Nawanagar	240 & 241
	Maharashtra	211 & 271/9

North Zone

	Round 1
	12 Dec 1947 – Delhi
	Delhi	282
	Rajputana	113 & 125

South Zone

	Round 1				Round 2
	15 Dec 1947 – Bangalore
	Mysore	136 & 101
					24 Dec 1947 – Nagpur
	Central Provinces and Berar	195 & 155
					Central Provinces and Berar	71 & 175
	19 Dec 1947 – Secunderabad
					Hyderabad	182 & 68/1
	Hyderabad	201 & 233
	Madras	88 & 92

East Zone

	Round 1				Round 2
	31 Dec 1947 – Calcutta
	Bengal	95 & 256
					16 Jan 1948 – Indore
	Holkar	212 & 267
					Holkar	485
	10 Jan 1948 – Allahabad
					United Provinces	164 & 88
	United Provinces	138 & 99/2
	Bihar	95 & 140

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 Feb 1948 – Indore
	Holkar	498
					20 Mar 1948 – Baroda
	Delhi	187 & 181
					Holkar	361 & 95/1
	6 Mar 1948 – Bombay
					Bombay	191 & 261
	Bombay	652
	Hyderabad	282 & 214

Final

20–23 March 1948 Scorecard

Bombay	v	Holkar (H)
191 (88 overs) K. C. Ibrahim 49 Hiralal Gaekwad 3/19		361 (111.5 overs) C. S. Nayudu 96 Keki Tarapore 4/127
261 (116.1 overs) Dattu Phadkar 55 Hiralal Gaekwad 6/90		95/1 (22.2 overs) Mushtaq Ali 44* Dattu Phadkar 1/33

Holkar won by nine wickets Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore Umpires: M. G. Bhave and M. G. Vijayasarathi

• Bombay won the toss and decided to bat
• Timeless match, ended on the fourth day

Scorecards and averages

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