1978–79 Ranji Trophy

The 1978–79 Ranji Trophy was the 45th season of the Ranji Trophy. Delhi won their first title defeating Karnataka.

1978-79 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League and knockout
ChampionsDelhi
Participants24
Most runsBrijesh Patel (Karnataka) (850)[1]
Most wicketsRajinder Goel (Haryana) (41)[2]

Final

24–29 March 1979
Scorecard
v
411 (99 overs)
Brijesh Patel 166
Madan Lal 3/50
416/8 decl (132 overs)
Mohinder Amarnath 178*, Surinder Khanna 128
B. Vijayakrishna 2/100
122 (34 overs)
Syed Kirmani 33
Madan Lal 5/30
Delhi won by 399 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Dara Dotiwalla and Jiban Ghosh
  • Delhi won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

References

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