| 2000–01 Ranji Trophy | |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | First-class cricket |
| Tournament Format: | League and knockout |
| Champions: | Baroda |
| Count: | 5 |
| Participants: | 27 |
| Most Runs: | Yere Goud (Railways) (901)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | Dodda Ganesh (Karnataka) (37)[2] |
| Previous Year: | 1999–00 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1999–00 Ranji Trophy |
| Next Year: | 2001–02 |
| Next Tournament: | 2001–02 Ranji Trophy |
The 2000–01 Ranji Trophy was the 67th season of the Ranji Trophy.[3] Baroda won their first title in 44 years beating Railways by 21 runs in the final. Baroda conceded a first innings lead of 151 runs, but Railways were bowled out in the second innings by Zaheer Khan who took five wickets for 43 runs.[4]
| Team[5] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Railways | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Vidarbha | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team[6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orissa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | |
| Assam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
| Bengal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Bihar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Tripura | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team[7] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Delhi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Haryana | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Services | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Team[8] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Baroda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Gujarat | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Team[9] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Karnataka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | |
| Kerala | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | |
| Andhra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | |
| Goa | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
The draw for the quarter-finals were made after the final zonal-stage match, with the following fixtures announced.[10] [11] The fixtures in the knockout stage of the tournament are played across five days, instead of four days in the zonal stage.[10]