| 2004–05 Ranji Trophy | |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | First-class cricket |
| Tournament Format: | League and knockout |
| Champions: | Railways |
| Count: | 2 |
| Participants: | 27 |
| Most Runs: | Niraj Patel (Gujarat) (735)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | Gagandeep Singh (Punjab) (39)[2] |
| Previous Year: | 2003–04 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2003–04 Ranji Trophy |
| Next Year: | 2005–06 |
| Next Tournament: | 2005–06 Ranji Trophy |
The 2004–05 Ranji Trophy was the 71st season of the Ranji Trophy. Railways defeated Punjab on first innings lead in the final.
Assam v Baroda at Guwahati - Nov 7–10, 2004
Assam 273 and 360/4; Baroda 347ScorecardMatch drawnBengal v Karnataka at Kolkata - Nov 7–10, 2004
Bengal 315 and 206; Karnataka 179 and 226ScorecardBengal won by 116 runsGujarat v Delhi at Ahmedabad - Nov 7–10, 2004
Gujarat 214 and 372; Delhi 430/8d and 102/9ScorecardMatch drawnMadhya Pradesh v Andhra at Indore - Nov 7–10, 2004
Andhra 361 and 195/3; Madhya Pradesh 287ScorecardMatch drawnPunjab v Uttar Pradesh at Mohali - Nov 7–10, 2004
Uttar Pradesh 269 and 317/8d; Punjab 308 and 164/5ScorecardMatch drawnRailways v Mumbai at Delhi - Nov 7–10, 2004
Mumbai 361 and 221/3; Railways 284ScorecardMatch drawnTamil Nadu v Hyderabad (India) at Chennai - Nov 7–10, 2004
Hyderabad (India) 163 and 190; Tamil Nadu 461/6dScorecardTamil Nadu won by an innings and 108 runsDelhi v Andhra at Delhi - Nov 16–19, 2004
Delhi 491/9d; Andhra 311 and 152/5 (f/o)ScorecardMatch drawnJammu & Kashmir v Orissa at Srinagar - Nov 16–20, 2004
Orissa 325 and 98/2; Jammu & Kashmir 123 and 299 (f/o)ScorecardOrissa won by 8 wicketsKarnataka v Gujarat at Bangalore - Nov 16–19, 2004
Gujarat 330 and 307/4d; Karnataka 272 and 156/7ScorecardMatch drawnKerala v Himachal Pradesh at Palakkad - Nov 16–19, 2004
Himachal Pradesh 465 and 187/7d; Kerala 215 and 290/6ScorecardMatch drawnMaharashtra v Baroda at Pune - Nov 16–19, 2004
Baroda 446 and 189/1; Maharashtra 387ScorecardMatch drawnMumbai v Madhya Pradesh at Mumbai - Nov 16–19, 2004
Madhya Pradesh 255 and 222; Mumbai 233 and 81/4ScorecardMatch drawnPunjab v Assam at Amritsar - Nov 16–19, 2004
Punjab 422; Assam 213 and 158 (f/o)ScorecardPunjab won by an innings and 51 runsRailways v Bengal at Delhi - Nov 16–19, 2004
Railways 348 and 217/6d; Bengal 255 and 212/5ScorecardMatch drawnSaurashtra v Jharkhand at Rajkot - Nov 16–19, 2004
Saurashtra 274 and 279/6; Jharkhand 358/9dScorecardMatch drawnServices v Goa at Delhi - Nov 16–19, 2004
Services 507/5d; Goa 244 and 269/4 (f/o)ScorecardMatch drawnTripura v Haryana at Agartala - Nov 16–19, 2004
Haryana 200 and 437/5; Tripura 288ScorecardMatch drawnUttar Pradesh v Tamil Nadu at Lucknow - Nov 16–19, 2004
Tamil Nadu 353; Uttar Pradesh 136 and 157/8 (f/o)ScorecardMatch drawnVidarbha v Rajasthan at Nagpur - Nov 16–18, 2004
Rajasthan 101 and 151; Vidarbha 157 and 96/3ScorecardVidarbha won by 7 wicketsBengal v Gujarat at Siliguri - Nov 25–28, 2004
Bengal 298 and 279/6d; Gujarat 361 and 217/8ScorecardGujarat won by 2 wicketsDelhi v Railways at Delhi - Nov 25–28, 2004
Delhi 216 and 395/4; Railways 201ScorecardMatch drawnHaryana v Goa at Gurgaon - Nov 25–28, 2004
Haryana 293 and 188/6d; Goa 165 and 163ScorecardHaryana won by 153 runsHimachal Pradesh v Saurashtra at Dharamsala - Nov 25–28, 2004
Saurashtra 268 and 153; Himachal Pradesh 140 and 282/6ScorecardHimachal Pradesh won by 4 wicketsHyderabad (India) v Maharashtra at Hyderabad - Nov 25–27, 2004
Hyderabad (India) 231 and 170; Maharashtra 83 and 233ScorecardHyderabad (India) won by 85 runsJharkhand v Jammu & Kashmir at Jamshedpur - Nov 25–27, 2004
Jammu & Kashmir 79 and 176; Jharkhand 245 and 11/0ScorecardJharkhand won by 10 wicketsKarnataka v Madhya Pradesh at Bangalore - Nov 25–28, 2004
Karnataka 619/5d; Madhya Pradesh 422 and 152/6 (f/o)ScorecardMatch drawnKerala v Orissa at Palakkad - Nov 25–28, 2004
Kerala 324 and 149/8d; Orissa 334 and 47/3ScorecardMatch drawnMumbai v Andhra at Mumbai - Nov 25–28, 2004
Mumbai 515/9d; Andhra 116 and 278 (f/o)ScorecardMumbai won by an innings and 121 runsPunjab v Baroda at Mohali - Nov 25–28, 2004
Punjab 175 and 370/4d; Baroda 155 and 280ScorecardPunjab won by 110 runsServices v Rajasthan at Delhi - Nov 25–28, 2004
Rajasthan 290 and 326/5; Services 441/8dScorecardMatch drawnUttar Pradesh v Assam at Kanpur - Nov 25–27, 2004
Assam 184 and 107; Uttar Pradesh 132 and 163/2ScorecardUttar Pradesh won by 8 wicketsVidarbha v Tripura at Nagpur - Nov 25–27, 2004
Tripura 91 and 164; Vidarbha 154 and 102/4ScorecardVidarbha won by 6 wicketsAssam v Tamil Nadu at Guwahati - Dec 4–7, 2004
Tamil Nadu 485/5d and 224/4; Assam 430ScorecardMatch drawnBengal v Mumbai at Kolkata - Dec 4–7, 2004
Mumbai 552/7d; Bengal 239 and 181 (f/o)ScorecardMumbai won by an innings and 132 runsDelhi v Madhya Pradesh at Delhi - Dec 4–7, 2004
Delhi 239/9d and 227; Madhya Pradesh 294 and 156/8ScorecardMatch drawnGoa v Vidarbha at Margao - Dec 4–7, 2004
Goa 371 and 211; Vidarbha 300 and 117ScorecardGoa won by 165 runsGujarat v Railways at Ahmedabad - Dec 4–7, 2004
Gujarat 384 and 227/5; Railways 200ScorecardMatch drawnHimachal Pradesh v Orissa at Dharamsala - Dec 4–7, 2004
Himachal Pradesh 425; Orissa 80 and 302 (f/o)ScorecardHimachal Pradesh won by an innings and 43 runsHyderabad (India) v Baroda at Hyderabad - Dec 4–7, 2004
Hyderabad (India) 170 and 198; Baroda 93 and 279/5ScorecardBaroda won by 5 wicketsJharkhand v Kerala at Jamshedpur - Dec 4–7, 2004
Kerala 321 and 161; Jharkhand 315 and 16/2ScorecardMatch drawnKarnataka v Andhra at Bangalore - Dec 4–7, 2004
Andhra 237 and 245; Karnataka 328 and 158/5ScorecardKarnataka won by 5 wicketsPunjab v Maharashtra at Mohali - Dec 4–6, 2004
Maharashtra 123 and 205; Punjab 566/4dScorecardPunjab won by an innings and 238 runsRajasthan v Tripura at Jaipur - Dec 4–7, 2004
Tripura 108 and 116; Rajasthan 338ScorecardRajasthan won by an innings and 114 runsSaurashtra v Jammu & Kashmir at Rajkot - Dec 4–7, 2004
Jammu & Kashmir 505/9d and 3/0; Saurashtra 596ScorecardMatch drawnServices v Haryana at Delhi - Dec 4–7, 2004
Haryana 435; Services 185 and 231 (f/o)ScorecardHaryana won by an innings and 19 runsAndhra v Bengal at Visakhapatnam - Dec 13–16, 2004
Bengal 234 and 144; Andhra 188 and 193/6ScorecardAndhra won by 4 wicketsDelhi v Karnataka at Delhi - Dec 13–16, 2004
Delhi 427/7d and 115/1d; Karnataka 292 and 201/7ScorecardMatch drawnHimachal Pradesh v Jammu & Kashmir at Dharamsala - Dec 13–15, 2004
Jammu & Kashmir 93 and 158; Himachal Pradesh 370ScorecardHimachal Pradesh won by an innings and 119 runsHyderabad (India) v Uttar Pradesh at Hyderabad - Dec 13–16, 2004
Hyderabad (India) 246 and 221; Uttar Pradesh 325 and 120ScorecardHyderabad (India) won by 22 runsJharkhand v Orissa at Jamshedpur - Dec 13–16, 2004
Orissa 110 and 294; Jharkhand 268 and 137/4ScorecardJharkhand won by 6 wicketsKerala v Saurashtra at Palakkad - Dec 13–14, 2004
Kerala 117 and 114; Saurashtra 260ScorecardSaurashtra won by an innings and 29 runsMadhya Pradesh v Railways at Indore - Dec 13–16, 2004
Railways 373 and 82/4; Madhya Pradesh 207 and 303 (f/o)ScorecardMatch drawnMaharashtra v Assam at Aurangabad - Dec 13–15, 2004
Assam 201 and 153; Maharashtra 400ScorecardMaharashtra won by an innings and 46 runsMumbai v Gujarat at Mumbai - Dec 13–16, 2004
Gujarat 232 and 171; Mumbai 467ScorecardMumbai won by an innings and 64 runsRajasthan v Goa at Jaipur - Dec 13–16, 2004
Goa 198 and 348/9d; Rajasthan 227 and 214/5ScorecardMatch drawnTamil Nadu v Punjab at Chennai - Dec 13–16, 2004
Tamil Nadu 244 and 408/9; Punjab 218ScorecardMatch drawnTripura v Services at Agartala - Dec 13–16, 2004
Tripura 237 and 196; Services 422 and 14/0ScorecardServices won by 10 wicketsVidarbha v Haryana at Nagpur - Dec 13–16, 2004
Haryana 154 and 230; Vidarbha 57 and 286ScorecardHaryana won by 41 runsAndhra v Railways at Anantapur - Dec 22–25, 2004
Railways 263 and 270/4d; Andhra 202 and 198ScorecardRailways won by 133 runsBaroda v Tamil Nadu at Vadodara - Dec 22–24, 2004
Tamil Nadu 152 and 183; Baroda 64 and 272/6ScorecardBaroda won by 4 wicketsBengal v Delhi at Kolkata - Dec 22–25, 2004
Bengal 240 and 232; Delhi 251 and 222/2ScorecardDelhi won by 8 wicketsGujarat v Madhya Pradesh at Ahmedabad - Dec 22–25, 2004
Gujarat 353 and 124/1; Madhya Pradesh 280ScorecardMatch drawnHyderabad (India) v Punjab at Hyderabad - Dec 22–24, 2004
Hyderabad (India) 233 and 149; Punjab 105 and 217ScorecardHyderabad (India) won by 60 runsJharkhand v Himachal Pradesh at Jamshedpur - Dec 22–25, 2004
Himachal Pradesh 275 and 120; Jharkhand 218 and 155ScorecardHimachal Pradesh won by 22 runsKerala v Jammu & Kashmir at Palakkad - Dec 22–25, 2004
Kerala 319 and 281/7d; Jammu & Kashmir 140 and 299ScorecardKerala won by 161 runsMaharashtra v Uttar Pradesh at Karad - Dec 22–25, 2004
Maharashtra 394 and 119; Uttar Pradesh 282 and 234/5ScorecardUttar Pradesh won by 5 wicketsMumbai v Karnataka at Mumbai - Dec 22–25, 2004
Mumbai 292 and 264/8d; Karnataka 166 and 185ScorecardMumbai won by 205 runsRajasthan v Haryana at Udaipur - Dec 22–25, 2004
Rajasthan 301 and 202; Haryana 412 and 92/1ScorecardHaryana won by 9 wicketsSaurashtra v Orissa at Rajkot - Dec 22–24, 2004
Saurashtra 160 and 245; Orissa 349 and 59/0ScorecardOrissa won by 10 wicketsServices v Vidarbha at Delhi - Dec 22–25, 2004
Vidarbha 184 and 50/1; Services 368ScorecardMatch drawnTripura v Goa at Agartala - Dec 22–25, 2004
Goa 278 and 190/8; Tripura 211ScorecardMatch drawnAndhra v Gujarat at Visakhapatnam - Dec 31, 2004 - Jan 3, 2005
Gujarat 420 and 189; Andhra 314 and 222/7ScorecardMatch drawnBaroda v Uttar Pradesh at Vadodara - Dec 31, 2004 - Jan 3, 2005
Baroda 186 and 283; Uttar Pradesh 124 and 203ScorecardBaroda won by 142 runsBengal v Madhya Pradesh at Kolkata - Dec 31, 2004 - Jan 3, 2005
Madhya Pradesh 392 and 111/2; Bengal 397ScorecardMatch drawnHyderabad (India) v Assam at Secunderabad - Dec 31, 2004 - Jan 2, 2005
Hyderabad (India) 340; Assam 158 and 126 (f/o)ScorecardHyderabad (India) won by an innings and 56 runsKarnataka v Railways at Bangalore - Dec 31, 2004 - Jan 3, 2005
Karnataka 194 and 241; Railways 299 and 137/3ScorecardRailways won by 7 wicketsMumbai v Delhi at Mumbai - Dec 31, 2004 - Jan 3, 2005
Delhi 394 and 37/1; Mumbai 600/9dScorecardMatch drawnTamil Nadu v Maharashtra at Chennai - Dec 31, 2004 - Jan 3, 2005
Tamil Nadu 277 and 259/8d; Maharashtra 175 and 170ScorecardTamil Nadu won by 191 runsSemi Final: Haryana v Jharkhand at Chandigarh - Mar 18–22, 2005
Haryana 453 and 26/0; Jharkhand 308ScorecardMatch drawnSemi Final: Mumbai v Punjab at Mumbai - Mar 18–21, 2005
Mumbai 251 and 168; Punjab 126 and 294/7ScorecardPunjab won by 3 wicketsSemi Final: Himachal Pradesh v Services at Dharamsala - Mar 18–22, 2005
Himachal Pradesh 50/1ScorecardMatch drawnSemi Final: Railways v Hyderabad (India) at Delhi - Mar 18–20, 2005
Hyderabad (India) 166 and 170; Railways 180 and 160/3ScorecardRailways won by 7 wicketsFinal: Haryana v Services at Gurgaon - Mar 30-Apr 3, 2005
Haryana 342 and 312/8d; Services 191 and 157ScorecardHaryana won by 306 runsFinal: Punjab v Railways at Mohali - Mar 30-Apr 3, 2005
Railways 355 and 471; Punjab 309 and 137/4ScorecardMatch drawn