1986–87 Ranji Trophy Explained

1986-87 Ranji Trophy
Administrator:BCCI
Cricket Format:First-class cricket
Tournament Format:League and knockout
Champions:Hyderabad
Count:2
Participants:27
Most Runs:Carlton Saldanha (Karnataka) (782)[1]
Most Wickets:Sunil Lahore (Madhya Pradesh) (32)[2]
Previous Year:1985–86
Previous Tournament:1985–86 Ranji Trophy
Next Year:1987–88
Next Tournament:1987–88 Ranji Trophy

The 1986–87 Ranji Trophy was the 53rd season of the Ranji Trophy. Hyderabad won their second title defeating Delhi on first innings lead.

Highlights

Group stage

North Zone

Team
5 2 0 3 0 0 75 2.491
Delhi5 1 0 4 0 0 73 2.016
Punjab5 2 0 3 0 0 65 1.619
5 1 2 2 0 0 42 0.601
5 1 3 1 0 0 39 0.648
5 0 2 3 0 0 33 0.379

Central Zone

Team
Rajasthan4 2 0 2 0 0 54 1.239
Railways4 1 1 2 0 0 44 1.359
Vidarbha4 0 0 4 0 0 43 0.859
Uttar Pradesh4 1 0 3 0 0 35 0.923
Madhya Pradesh4 0 3 1 0 0 31 0.775

West Zone

Team
Bombay4 2 0 2 0 0 62 1.669
Gujarat4 0 1 3 0 0 44 0.903
Baroda4 1 2 1 0 0 41 1.002
Maharashtra4 1 0 3 0 0 40 0.881
Saurashtra4 0 1 3 0 0 36 0.789

South Zone

Team
Karnataka5 0 0 5 0 0 75 1.458
Hyderabad5 1 0 4 0 0 61 1.229
Tamil Nadu5 1 0 4 0 0 59 0.948
Kerala5 0 0 5 0 0 56 1.012
Andhra5 0 1 4 0 0 48 0.966
Goa5 0 1 4 0 0 37 0.552

East Zone

Team
Bengal4 1 0 3 0 0 69 1.729
4 1 0 3 0 0 50 1.939
4 1 0 3 0 0 45 1.039
4 0 0 4 0 0 41 1.298
4 0 3 1 0 0 17 0.258

Knockout stage

(Q) - Advanced to next round on better Quotient.

Final

Scorecards and averages

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1986/87 / Records / Most runs . subscription . 20 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1986/87 / Records / Most wickets . subscription . 20 December 2014.