| 1964–65 Ranji Trophy | |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | League and knockout |
| Champions: | Bombay |
| Count: | 16 |
| Participants: | 24 |
| Most Runs: | M. L. Jaisimha (Hyderabad) (713)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | M. Jairam (Hyderabad) (34)[2] |
| Previous Year: | 1963–64 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1963–64 Ranji Trophy |
| Next Year: | 1965–66 |
| Next Tournament: | 1965–66 Ranji Trophy |
The 1964–65 Ranji Trophy was the 31st season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between September 1965 and April 1965. Bombay won their seventh consecutive title defeating Hyderabad in the final.
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1.733 |
| Madras | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1.600 |
| Mysore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.370 |
| Andhra | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.722 |
| Kerala | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.403 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1.470 | |
| Delhi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2.091 |
| Railways | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.356 |
| Southern Punjab | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.868 |
| Northern Punjab | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.581 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.451 |
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.401 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.970 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.852 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.880 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.925 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.415 |
| Baroda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.875 |
| Gujarat | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.611 |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.651 |
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.071 |
| Vidarbha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.956 |
| Rajasthan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.247 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.823 |
Hyderabad made two changes in their side that beat Uttar Pradesh in the semi-final. All-rounder Iftikharuddin and Sultan Saleem were included in place of R. H. Sabir and Kaleem-ul-Haq.[3]