HR Gopalakrishna one of the Senior Cricket Statistician of the country, with a rich experience of 35 years in the field of Cricket Statistics details out some of the important stats related to batting in the Ranji Trophy Finals for the visitors of Crickick.com. Read on ……………

Team Totals – 500 plus runs

Karnataka has posted 500 plus runs in a Ranji Trophy Finals on four occasions. The highest team total is 705 all out against Delhi at Delhi in 1981-82.

Mumbai has posted 500 plus runs in a Ranji Trophy Finals on 19 occasions. The highest team total is 764 for 9 declared against Holkar at Mumbai in 1944-45.

500 plus runs by Karnataka
No	Score	Ins	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season
1	705-10	FI	Vs	Delhi	Delhi	1981-82
2	620-08d	FI	Vs	Tamilnadu	Chennai	1995-96
3	617-09d	FI	Vs	UPradesh	Bangalore	1997-98
4	551-10	FI	Vs	Mumbai	Mumbai	1982-83
500 plus runs by Mumbai
No	Score	Ins	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season
1	764-09d	SI	Vs	Holkar	Mumbai	1944-45
2	690-06d	FI	Vs	Punjab	Mumbai	1994-95
3	630-10	FI	Vs	Delhi	Gwalior	1996-97
4	625-10	FI	Vs	Delhi	Mumbai	1983-84
5	620-10	FI	Vs	Baroda	Mumbai	1948-49
6	613-10	FI	Vs	Tamilnadu	Chennai	2003-04
7	596-10	FI	Vs	Holkar	Mumbai	1951-52
8	596-10	FI	Vs	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	1964-65
9	586-07d	FI	Vs	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1966-67
10	551-06d	FI	Vs	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1962-63
11	539-10	FI	Vs	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1961-62
12	536-09d	SI	Vs	Bengal	Mumbai	1958-59
13	534-10	FI	Vs	Karnataka	Mumbai	1982-83
14	531-10	FI	Vs	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1969-70
15	526-10	FI	Vs	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1963-64
16	517-10	FI	Vs	Delhi	Mumbai	1980-81
17	513-06d	SI	Vs	Punjab	Mumbai	1994-95
18	506-09d	FI	Vs	Karnataka	Mumbai	1941-42
19	504-10	FI	Vs	Karnataka	Mumbai	1959-60

Centuries in Finals of Ranji Trophy

As many as 17 centuries have been scored by Karnataka batsmen in Ranji Trophy Finals with GR Viswnath’s 247 against Uttar Pradesh at Mohan Nagar in 1977-78 being the highest individual score.

Mumbai batsmen have registered 63 hundreds in Ranji Trophy Finals. VM Merchant’s 278 remain the highest individual score which came against Holkar at Mumbai in 1944-45.

HUNDREDS BY KARNATAKA BATSMEN
No	Runs	Batsmen	Ins	Opp	Venue	Season
1	247	GRViswanath	FI	UPradesh	MohanNagar	1977/78
2	215	RDravid	FI	UPradesh	B’lore	1997/98
3	166	BPPatel	FI	Delhi	B’lore	1978/79
4	147	JArunkumar	SI	MPradesh	B’lore	1998/99
5	146	RVBharadwaj	FI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	1995/96
6	144	GRViswanath	FI	Mumbai	Mumbai	1974/75
7	124	BPPatel	FI	Delhi	Delhi	1981/82
8	122	RVBharadwaj	FI	UPradesh	B’lore	1997/98
9	116	+SMHKirmani	FI	Delhi	Delhi	1981/82
10	115	RMHBinny	FI	Delhi	Delhi	1981/82
11	115	RMHBinny	FI	Mumbai	Mumbai	1982/83
12	114	RDKhanvilkar	FI	Delhi	Delhi	1981/82
13	114	RDravid	FI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	1995/96
14	104	JArun Kumar	FI	UPradesh	B’lore	1997/98
15	103	VSubramanya	SI	Mumbai	Mumbai	1959/60
17	100	BPPatel	FI	UPradesh	MohanNagar	1977/78
HUNDREDS BY MUMBAI BATSMEN
No	Runs	Batsmen	Ins	Opp	Venue	Season
1	278	*VM Merchant	SI	Holkar	Mumbai	1944/45
2	265	Ashok Mankad	FI	Delhi	Mumbai	1980/81
3	235	AL Wadekar	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1961/62
4	224	SV Manjrekar	FI	Punjab	Mumbai	1994/95
5	219	*KC Ibrahim	FI	Baroda	Mumbai	1948/49
6	219	RG Nadkarni	FI	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1962/63
7	206	*SM Gavaskar	FI	Delhi	Mumbai	1983/84
8	199	DN Sardesai	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1966/67
9	194	*RG Nadkarni	FI	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	1964/65
10	185	AL Wadekar	FI	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1965/66
11	177	SJ Diwadkar	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1963/64
12	171	Ashok Mankad	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1969/70
13	162	YK Lele	FI	Services	Delhi	1956/57
14	157	*ML Apte	SI	Bengal	Mumbai	1958/59
15	157	SM Gavaskar	FI	Bengal	Mumbai	1971/72
16	157	+CS Pandit	FI	Karnataka	Mumbai	1982/83
17	152	MK Mantri	SI	Holkar	Mumbai	1951/52
18	151	RS Modi	SI	Holkar	Mumbai	1944/45
19	149	MH Mankad	FI	Holkar	Mumbai	1951/52
20	146	AA Muzumdar	FI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	2003/04
21	145	MS Hardikar	FI	Karnataka	Mumbai	1959/60
22	144	AA Muzumdar	FI	Delhi	Gwalior	1996/97
23	141	SW Sohoni	FI	Holkar	Mumbai	1951/52
24	141	RS Modi	FI	Holkar	Indore	1953/54
25	141	Rohit Sharma	FI	UPradesh	Chennai	2008/09
26	140	*SR Tendulkar	FI	Punjab	Mumbai	1994/95
27	139	HDAmroliwallah	FI	Bengal	Mumbai	1958/59
28	139	DB Vengsarkar	SI	Haryana	Mumbai	1990/91
29	139	*SR Tendulkar	SI	Punjab	Mumbai	1994/95
30	137	+SS Dighe	FI	Punjab	Mumbai	1994/95
31	133	*AL Wadekar	FI	Bengal	Mumbai	1968/69
32	133	Wasim Jaffer	FI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	2003/04
33	123	DB Vengsarkar	FI	Delhi	Mumbai	1983/84
34	122	SR Tendulkar	SI	Hyderabad	Mumbai	1999/00
35	121	Ghulam Parkar	FI	Delhi	Mumbai	1980/81
36	121	SM Patil	SI	Karnataka	Mumbai	1982/83
37	120	VM Merchant	SI	NIndia	Mumbai	1934/35
38	118	GS Ramchand	FI	Rajasthan	Udaipur	1960/61
39	117	KC Ibrahim	FI	Karnataka	Mumbai	1941/42
40	114	SM Gavaskar	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1969/70
41	113	VR Samanth	SI	UPradesh	Chennai	2008/09
42	112	PR Umrigar	FI	Bengal	Kolkata	1955/56
43	112	Ashok Mankad	FI	Tamilnadu	Mumbai	1967/68
44	112	Wasim Jaffer	FI	Bengal	Mumbai	2006/07
45	111	RB Kenny	SI	Bengal	Mumbai	1958/59
46	111	JV Paranjpe	FI	Delhi	Gwalior	1996/97
47	110	MM Dalvi	FI	Baroda	Mumbai	1948/49
48	108	*MS Hardikar	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1966/67
49	108	RD Parkar	FI	Maharashtra	Mumbai	1970/71
50	108	VG Kambli	FI	Hyderabad	Mumbai	1999/00
51	108	Rohit Sharma	SI	UPradesh	Chennai	2008/09
52	107	VG Kambli	FI	Punjab	Mumbai	1994/95
53	107	RB Desai	FI	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1962/63
54	106	GS Ramchand	FI	Karnataka	Mumbai	1959/60
55	106	*SM Gavaskar	FI	Delhi	Mumbai	1984/85
56	106	VR Mane	FI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	2003/04
57	105	SR Tendulkar	FI	Bengal	Mumbai	2006/07
58	104	RS Cooper	SI	Holkar	Mumbai	1944/45
59	103	RG Nadkarni	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1966/67
60	103	SV Bahutule	SI	Punjab	Mumbai	1994/95
61	102	GS Ramchand	FI	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1962/63
62	100	GS Ramchand	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1961/62
63	100	NS Shetty	SI	Tamilnadu	Mumbai	2002/03

Both the openers scoring fifties in an innings

Mumbai batsmen have achieved this feat on eight occasions, while Karnataka batsmen have achieved the feat on two occasions.

BOTH THE OPENERS SCORING FIFTIES IN AN INNINGS – MUMBAI
No	Runs	Batsmen	Inns	Opp	Venue	season
1	054	DDHindlekar	SI	Tamilnadu	Delhi	1935-36
2	083	SMKadri	SI	Tamilnadu	Delhi	1935-36
1	052	KCIbrahim	SI	Holkar	Indore	1947-48
2	130	MKMantri	SI	Holkar	Indore	1947-48
1	094	MKMantri	FI	Holkar	Mumbai	1951-52
2	098	MLApte	FI	Holkar	Mumbai	1951-52
1	053	SGAdhikari	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1963-64
2	053	NSTamhane	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1963-64
1	079	DNSardesai	FI	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	1964-65
2	071	FMEngineer	FI	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	1964-65
1	114	SMGavaskar	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1969-70
2	171	AVMankad	FI	Rajasthan	Mumbai	1969-70
1	106	VR Mane	FI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	2003-04
2	133	W Jaffer	FI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	2003-04
1	113	VRSamanth	SI	UPradesh	Hyderabad	2008-09
2	085	WJaffer	SI	UPradesh	Hyderabad	2008-09
BOTH THE OPENERS SCORING FIFTIES IN AN INNINGS – KARNATAKA
No	Runs	Batsmen	Inns	Opp	Venue	season
1	053	SSomasundar	SI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	1995-96
2	061	AVVaidya	SI	Tamilnadu	Chennai	1995-96
1	068	SSomasundar	FI	UPradesh	Bangalore	1997-98
2	104	JArunkumar	FI	UPradesh	Bangalore	1997-98

FOUR BATSMEN SCORING HUNDREDS IN AN INNINGS – KARNATAKA
No	Runs	Batsmen	Ins	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season
1	115	RMH Binny	FI	Vs	Delhi	Delhi	1981-82
2	124	BP Patel	FI	Vs	Delhi	Delhi	1981-82
3	116	+SMH Kirmani	FI	Vs	Delhi	Delhi	1981-82
4	114	RD Khanvilkar	FI	Vs	Delhi	Delhi	1981-82
FOUR BATSMEN SCORIN HUNDREDS IN AN INNINGS – MUMBAI
No	Runs	Batsmen	Ins	Vs	Opp	Venue	Season
1	137	+SS Dighe	FI	Vs	Punjab	Mumbai	1994-95
2	224	SV Manjrekar	FI	Vs	Punjab	Mumbai	1994-95
3	140	*SRTendulkar	FI	Vs	Punjab	Mumbai	1994-95
4	107	VG Kambli	FI	Vs	Punjab	Mumbai	1994-95