2001–02 Ranji Trophy Explained

2001–02 Ranji Trophy
Administrator:	BCCI
Cricket Format:	First-class cricket
Tournament Format:	League and knockout
Champions:	Railways
Count:	1
Participants:	27
Most Runs:	Amit Pagnis (Railways) (800)^[1]
Most Wickets:	Utpal Chatterjee (Bengal) (39)^[2]
Previous Year:	2000–01
Previous Tournament:	2000–01 Ranji Trophy
Next Year:	2002–03
Next Tournament:	2002–03 Ranji Trophy

The 2001–02 Ranji Trophy was the 68th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda and Railways played the final again but Railways won their first Ranji title.

This was the last season played under the zonal format.

Zonal stage

Central Zone

Team^[3]
Railways	4	2	0	2	0	26
Uttar Pradesh	4	2	1	1	0	19
Rajasthan	4	1	1	2	0	16
Madhya Pradesh	4	0	1	3	0	13
Vidarbha	4	0	2	2	0	8

• Top three teams advanced to the knockout stage.

East Zone

Team^[4]
Bengal	4	3	0	0	1	27
Orissa	4	3	0	0	1	27
Assam	4	0	2	2	0	10
Bihar	4	0	2	2	0	8
Tripura	4	0	2	2	0	6

• Top three teams advanced to the knockout stage.

North Zone

Team^[5]
Delhi	5	3	0	2	0	34
Punjab	5	2	0	3	0	27
Himachal Pradesh	5	2	1	2	0	24
Haryana	5	1	1	3	0	19
Jammu & Kashmir	5	0	3	2	0	10
Services	5	0	3	2	0	6

• Top three teams advanced to the knockout stage.

West Zone

Team^[6]
Mumbai	4	3	0	1	0	23
Baroda	4	2	2	0	0	16
Gujarat	4	1	1	2	0	16
Saurashtra	4	0	1	3	0	11
Maharashtra	4	0	2	2	0	8

• Top three teams advanced to the knockout stage.

South Zone

Team^[7]
Andhra	5	1	0	4	0	28
Tamil Nadu	5	1	0	4	0	26
Hyderabad	5	1	0	4	0	24
Karnataka	5	2	1	2	0	22
Goa	5	1	2	2	0	14
Kerala	5	0	3	2	0	6

• Top three teams advanced to the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

The draw for the quarter-finals were made after the final zonal-stage match, with the following fixtures announced.^[8] The fixtures in the knockout stage of the tournament are played across five days, instead of four days in the zonal stage.^[8]

Scorecards and averages

• CricketArchive

Notes

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ranji Trophy, 2001/02 / Records / Most runs . subscription . 25 July 2015.
2. Web site: Ranji Trophy, 2001/02 / Records / Most wickets . subscription . 25 July 2015.
3. Web site: Ranji Trophy Central Zone Table - 2001–02. ESPNcricinfo. 14 October 2018.
4. Web site: Ranji Trophy East Zone Table - 2001–02. ESPNcricinfo. 14 October 2018.
5. Web site: Ranji Trophy North Zone Table - 2001–02. ESPNcricinfo. 14 October 2018.
6. Web site: Ranji Trophy West Zone Table - 2001–02. ESPNcricinfo. 14 October 2018.
7. Web site: Ranji Trophy South Zone Table - 2001–02. ESPNcricinfo. 14 October 2018.
8. Web site: Ranji Trophy 2001–02 / Results. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). 20 October 2018. 21 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111410/http://www.bcci.tv/ranji-trophy-2001-02/results. dead.