| 2011–12 Ranji Trophy | |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | First-class cricket |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin then knockout |
| Champions: | Rajasthan |
| Count: | 2 |
| Participants: | 27 |
| Most Runs: | Robin Bist (Rajasthan) (1034) |
| Most Wickets: | TP Sudhindra (Madhya Pradesh) (40) |
| Previous Year: | 2010–11 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2010–11 Ranji Trophy |
| Next Year: | 2012–13 |
| Next Tournament: | 2012–13 Ranji Trophy |
The 2011 - 12 Ranji Trophy season is the 78th Ranji trophy season. It is being contested through two leagues: Super and Plate. Each division is divided into 2 groups – A and B, each team plays all the other teams from its group only once either home or away.
The Super League is divided into two groups of eight and seven teams, while the Plate League is divided into two groups of six teams each. The top two from each Plate sub-group contest semi-finals; the winners of these two matches then join the top three from each Super League sub-group in an eight-team knock-out tournament. The winner of this knock-out tournament then wins the Ranji Trophy. Knock-out matches are decided on the first innings result if the result is a draw.
Points in the league stages of both divisions are awarded as follows:
| Scenario | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Win Outright | 5 | |
| Bonus Point (for innings and 10 wicket wins) | 1 | |
| 1st Innings Lead | 3 * | |
| No Result | 1 | |
| 1st Innings Deficit | 1 * | |
| Lost Outright | 0 |
Group A
Group B
Group A
Group B
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Advanced to the knockout rounds(Super League). | |
| Relegation to the Plate league |
Super league – Group A[1]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | No results | Points | Quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1.437 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1.380 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0.984 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.925 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1.02 | |
| Punjab | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0.887 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0.940 | |
| Orissa | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.541 |
Super League – Group B[1]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | No results | Points | Quotient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1.408 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1.011 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0.998 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1.238 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1.162 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.937 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.744 |
Plate League – Group A[2]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | No results | Points | Quotient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1.382 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1.277 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.976 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1.12 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0.916 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.65 |
Plate League – Group B[2]
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | No results | Points | Quotient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1.519 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1.677 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.963 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.691 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.708 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.719 |
The two top teams from each group of the Plate league will meet in semi-finals, the winners of which will qualify for quarter-finals of the Super league.
| Match | Teams | Ground | Scores | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-final | Nagpur | Vidarbha 531; Hyderabad 486/8 | Match drawn (Hyderabad goes through on run-rate) | ||
| Semi-final | Pune | Maharashtra 415 and 283/5; Himachal Pradesh 236 | Match drawn (Maharashtra goes through on First innings lead) |
| Teams Advanced to the knockout stage (Super League) | |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | |
| Hyderabad |
The top three teams of each group of the Super league along with the two winners of the semi-finals from plate league will qualify for the quarter-finals.
| Match | Teams | Ground | Scores | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-final 1 | Hyderabad | Rajasthan 421 and 25/0; Hyderabad 144 and 431/2d | Rajasthan won on 1st innings lead | ||
| Quarter-final 2 | Bangalore | Karnataka 151 and 262; Haryana 272 and 144/4 | Haryana won by 6 wickets | ||
| Quarter-final 3 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh 192 and 474/3d; Mumbai 434 and 113/1 | Mumbai won on 1st innings lead | ||
| Quarter-final 4 | Chennai | Maharashtra 232 and 322/4d; Tamil Nadu 415 and 45/1 | Tamil Nadu won on 1st innings lead |
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| Player | Team | Matches | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 16 | 4 | 1034 | 176 | 86.16 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 10 | 18 | 1 | 897 | 257 | 52.76 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 15 | 3 | 872 | 220 | 72.66 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 9 | 11 | 0 | 754 | 200 | 68.54 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 11 | 0 | 742 | 189 | 67.45 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 704 | 135* | 176.00 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 11 | 1 | 687 | 151 | 68.7 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 11 | 0 | 668 | 160 | 60.72 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 8 | 13 | 2 | 659 | 251* | 59.90 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 7 | 12 | 1 | 636 | 122 | 57.81 | 1 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Overs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | 5/i | 10/m | Ave. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 310.4 | 40 | 7/48 | 10/131 | 4 | 1 | 18.70 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 258.4 | 37 | 7/44 | 12/142 | 4 | 2 | 20.64 | |||
| 7 | 13 | 294 | 35 | 8/20 | 13/68 | 4 | 1 | 19.89 | |||
| 10 | 15 | 368.0 | 34 | 5/64 | 7/113 | 2 | 0 | 30.32 | |||
| 7 | 12 | 221.0 | 28 | 5/56 | 6/101 | 1 | 0 | 21.78 | |||
| 7 | 13 | 266.2 | 28 | 4/31 | 6/125 | 0 | 0 | 23.61 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 232.0 | 28 | 5/52 | 8/144 | 2 | 0 | 26.60 | |||
| 8 | 14 | 282.5 | 28 | 6/68 | 11/107 | 2 | 1 | 29.53 | |||
| 7 | 12 | 207.0 | 28 | 8/34 | 10/79 | 2 | 1 | 30.62 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 260.2 | 27 | 5/60 | 8/170 | 2 | 0 | 30.44 |