Ranji Trophy has witnessed 178 occasions’ bowlers capturing eight or more wickets in an innings in the history of Ranji Trophy upto the end of 2019-20 season. The list include two occasions of bowlers capturing ten wickets in an innings and 22 occasions of a bowlers capturing nine wickets in an innings. The complete list is furnished below
No W-R Bowler Teams Venue Season 1 10-20 PM Chatterjee Ben v Asm Jorhat 1956/57 2 10-78 P Sunderam Raj v Vid Jodhpur 1985/86 3 9-23 AA Chavan Mum v Pun Mum-WS 2012/13 4 9-25 S Hyder Ali Rlys v J+K Del-KSS 1969/70 5 9-29 FMM Shaikh Goa v Ser Del-Palam A 2002/03 6 9-31 Madan Lal Del v Har Del-FSK 1979/80 7 9-34 T Gyaneshwar Del v J+K Del-FSK 1961/62 8 9-35 VB Ranjane Mah v Sau K’vasla-NDA 1956/57 9 9-38 RR Wadkar Bom v W Ind Kamnagar 1937/38 10 9-45 Amarjith Singh Ker v And Kannur 1971/72 11 9-45 AW Zaidi UP v Vid Kanpur 1999/00 12 9-50 KS Kannan Mad v Hyd Sec’bad 1947/48 13 9-50 Madan Lal Del v J+K Del-Ros 1984/85 14 9-52 S Kumar Prasad Ori v Tri Agartala 1990/91 15 9-52 GD Dutta Asm v Tri Guwahati-NS 1991/92 16 9-52 R Sanjay Yadav Meg v Nag Sovima 2019-20 17 9-53 Ghulam Ahmed Hyd v Mad Sec’bad 1947/48 18 9-54 TA Sekhar T N v Ker Palakkad 1982/83 19 9-59 G Sharma UP v Raj Kanpur-K 1989/90 20 9-61 CT Sarwate Hol v Mys Indore 1945/46 21 9-70 S Luthra Del v Ser Del-FSK 1976/77 22 9-72 BS Chandrasekhar Mys v Ker Bijapur 1969/70 23 9-76 VV Kumar Mad v Ker Tirunelveli 1969/70 24 9-152 RS Hans UP v Kar Mohan Nagar 1977/78 25 8-10 DL Chahar Raj v Hyd Jaipur 2010/11 26 8-12 GS Ramchand Bom v Sau Bom-BS 1959/60 27 8-14 VD Sondhi Del v J+K Del-FSK 1963/64 28 8-15 Firasat Hussain UPro v S Pun Amritsar 1936/37 29 8-16 PK Shivalkar Bom v T N Chepauk 1972/73 30 8-17 DV Pardeshi Bar v Guj Vadodara 1981/82 31 8-19 PK Shivalkar Bom v Mys Bom-BS 1971/72 32 8-20 AA Darekar Mah v Hyd Hyd-RGS 2011/12 33 8-21 JM Patel Guj v Sau Surat 1960/61 34 8-22 RMH Binny Kar v Har Faridabad 1982/83 35 8-22 S Kumar Prasad Ori v Bih Hazaribagh 1988/89 36 8-22 RR Singh Man v Miz Kolkata 2019-20 37 8-23 GD Dutta Asm v Tri Mangoldoi 1999/00 38 8-24 J Sharma Har v Vid Nagpur-VCA 2004/05 39 8-25 SN Banerjee Naw v Mah Jamnagar 1941/42 40 8-25 RS Hans UP v Vid Pilibhit 1981/82 41 8-25 B Ramprakash Ker v Kar Palakkad 1996/97 42 8-27 Rajinder Pal S Pun v J+K Srinagar 1966/67 43 8-29 P Sitaram Del v EPun Del-FSK 1958/59 44 8-29 SP Purkayastha Asm v Hyd Hyd-RGS 2014/15 45 8-31 RV Dhruve Guj v Raj Ahm’bad-Mot 2012/13 46 8-31 R Sanjay Yadav Meg v Pcry Mangaldoi 2019-20 47 8-32 R Vinay Kumar Kar v Del Del-Ros 2009/10 48 8-32 Pankaj Singh Raj v Tri Kota 2010/11 49 8-33 R Pandit J+K v Ser Srinagar 1986/87 50 8-34 HV Patel Har v Raj Lahli 2011/12 51 8-37 V Thambuswamy Mad v And Guntur 1967/68 52 8-37 G Inder Dev Ser v J+K Jammu 1968/69 53 8-37 Umesh Kumar Pun v Del Del 1974/75 54 8-38 Kapil Dev Har v Ser Rohtak 1977/78 55 8-38 D Chopra Pun v Ser Del-Palam A 1986/87 56 8-39 MS Hardikar Bom v Ben Calcutta 1955/56 57 8-39 AM Ogiral Vid v MPra Nagpur-VCA 1967/68 58 8-40 HJ Vajifdar Bom v NInd Bom-Gym 1934/35 59 8-40 S Luthra Del v Ser Del-AHQ 1973/74 60 8-40 S Valson T N v And Vijayawada 1981/82 61 8-40 M Kartik Rlys v Del Del-KSS 2005/06 62 8-40 HV Patel Har v Kar Bangalore 2011/12 63 8-40 CT Gaja Guj v Raj Surat 2017-18 64 8-41 GS Shaktawat Ser v Pun C’garh-S16 1979/80 65 8-41 A Kumble Kar v Ker Thalassery 1994/95 66 8-42 Bashir Ahmed UPro v Ben Kanpur 1945/46 67 8-42 SN Mohol Mah v Sau Morvi 1964/65 68 8-43 BK Bose Bih v Asm Jamshedpur 1957/58 69 8-43 AR Bhat Kar v T N Bangalore 1987/88 70 8-43 MV Sane Mah v J+K Pune 2002/03 71 8-45 SP Gupte Raj v Vid VCA 1962/63 72 8-45 B Mahendra Kumar Hyd v And Anantapur 1962/63 73 8-45 Jalaj S Saxena Ker v And Thumba 2018-19 74 8-46 DS Mukherjee Ben v Bih Jamshedpur 1959/60 75 8-46 B Mahendra Kumar And v Ker Trivandrum 1967/68 76 8-48 Maninder Singh Del v Pun Patiala 1981/82 77 8-48 RL Mali Rlys v Bar Vadodara 2013/14 78 8-49 R Kapoor J+K v S Pun Patiala 1963/64 79 8-49 SK Porel Ser v J+K Srinagar 1976/77 80 8-50 ND Bardhan Ori v Bih Jamshedpur 1949/50 81 8-50 EAS Prasanna Mys v And Belgaum 1970/71 82 8-51 Habib Khan Hyd v Ker Calicut 1963/64 83 8-51 CP Shahid Ker v J+K Perintalmanna 2012/13 84 8-51 Ashutosh Aman Bih v Meg Shillong 2018-19 85 8-52 ND Hirwani MP v Vid Nagpur-VCA 1993/94 86 8-53 JM Patel Guj v Ser Ahm’bad-PPG 1950/51 87 8-53 CR Williams Bar v Sau Rajkot 1971/72 88 8-54 VM Muddiah Ser v S Pun Patiala 1949/50 89 8-54 Rajinder Pal Del v Rlys Del-FSK 1959/60 90 8-54 Kaleem-ul-Haq Hyd v And Visakhapatnam 1964/65 91 8-54 G Desai Rlys v Ser Del-KSS 1974/75 92 8-54 Maninder Singh Del v Har Del-FSK 1985/86 93 8-54 US Chatterjee Ben v Hyd Kolkata 2003/04 94 8-55 SK Girdhari Kwar v Guj Ahm’bad-GCG 1947/48 95 8-55 Habib Khan Hyd v Ker Warangal 1960/61 96 8-55 R Goel Har v Rlys Del-KSS 1973/74 97 8-55 DJ Johnson Kar v Asm Bangalore 1993/94 98 8-56 G Lalbiakvela Miz v Sim Bhubaneswar 2019-20 99 8-57 KNA Padmanabhan Ker v And Kottayam 1993/94 100 8-58 A Kumble Kar v Ker Thalassery 1994/95 101 8-58 Jalaj S Saxena MPra v Rlys Gwalior 2015-16 102 8-59 PM Chatterjee Ben v MP Calcutta 1955/56 103 8-59 CP Kulkarni Mah v Ser Aurangabad 2003/04 104 8-59 SB Jakati Goa v And Dhanbad 2016-17 105 8-60 SV Mudkavi Raj v Rlys Kota-JKG 1984/85 106 8-60 K Gowtham Kar v T N Dindigul 2019-20 107 8-61 PV Gandhe Vid v Raj Alwar 1993/94 108 8-62 L Amar Singh Naw v Bom Poona-DG 1936/37 109 8-63 M Kakoti Asm v Tri G’hati-NEFRS 1987/88 110 8-64 V Bhan Singh Raj v Vid Hinganghat 1982/83 111 8-64 M Saudagar Ori v Asm Sambalpur 1987/88 112 8-65 NY Satham Bar v Guj Surat-RIGG 1980/81 113 8-65 KS Parida Rlys v MP Indore-MUTCG 2001/02 114 8-66 ND Hirwani MP v Rlys Gwalior 1993/94 115 8-67 P Jain Har v HPra Bhiwani 1993/94 116 8-68 KS Parida Rlys v MP Indore-MUTCG 2004/05 117 8-68 P Kumar UP v Del Mum-WS 2007/08 118 8-70 AR Bhat Kar v Ker Gulbarga 1983/84 119 8-71 Iqbal Karan Ser v E Pun Amritsar 1950/51 120 8-71 G Inder Dev Ser v J+K Srinagar 1964/65 121 8-72 IR Siddiqui Mah v Sau Pune-NS 1999/00 122 8-73 P Tata Rao Hyd v Mad Sec’bad-G 1934/35 123 8-73 AA Sanklecha Mah v Asm Chennai 2016-16 124 8-75 SS Deshmukh Rlys v S Pun Del-KSS 1961/62 125 8-76 SK Sharma Del v Bih Del-FSK 1989/90 126 8-78 SK Satpathy Ori v Asm Cuttack 1959/60 127 8-80 JP Yadav MP v Vid Indore-NS 2000/01 128 8-82 SR Singh Vid v Sau Rajjkot 2005/06 129 8-83 Mumtaz Hussain Hyd v Del Del-FSK 1970/71 130 8-83 SV Mudkavi Goa v And Kakinada 1995/96 131 8-83 AK Das Asm v Pun Valsad 2015-16 132 8-84 IC Pandey MP v Rlys Indore-HS 2013/14 133 8-85 Jalaj S Saxena Ker v Raj Thumba 2017-18 134 8-85 Parvez Rasool J + K v Ser Del 2018-19 135 8-86 Kanwaljit Singh Hyd v Del Sec’bad-G 1998/99 136 8-87 R Goel Har v Del Del-FSK 1979/80 137 8-88 PV Gandhe Vid v Rlys Nagpur-VCA 1999/00 138 8-89 Arshad Ayub Hyd v Kar Dharwar 1990/91 139 8-90 VS Hazare Bar v Mah Bar-CCG 1946/47 140 8-91 KK Tarapore Bom v Nawa Bom-BS 1939/40 141 8-91 RJ Shastri Bom v Del Bom-WS 1984/85 142 8-93 CS Nayudu Bar v Nawa Bar-CCG 1939/40 143 8-93 GS Todalbaji Mah v Guj Surat 1961/62 144 8-94 Amir Elahi N Ind v S Pun Patiala 1937/38 145 8-96 Jalaj S Saxena MPra v Rlys Gwalior 2015-16 146 8-97 KV Sharma Rlys v Raj Bhubaneswar 2012/13 147 8-97 V Khanna Pun v Rlys Mohali 2015/16 148 8-98 SM Fallah Mah v Bar Pune Club Grd 2009/10 149 8-99 BK Garudachar Mys v Mad Bangalore-CCG 1941/42 150 8-99 SA Durani Raj v Bom Udaipur 1960/61 151 8-100 AD Solkar Rlys v Del Del-KSS 1972/73 152 8-100 SS Lahore MP v Vid Raipur 1986/87 153 8-102 RC Thakkar Bom v Mah Kolhapur 1982/83 154 8-102 IC Pandey MP v Pun Rohtak 2016-17 155 8-104 S Kundu Ben v Del Calcutta 1960/61 156 8-107 Ibrahim Khan Hyd v Mad Hyd-LBS 1950/51 157 8-108 TS Mahadevan Ker v Hyd Thalassery 1985/86 158 8-108 SS Bachhav Mah v Rlys Del 2018-19 159 8-111 BP Gupte Bom v Del Del-FSK 1961/62 160 8-111 RR Kulkarni Bom v Del Del-FSK 1982/83 161 8-111 FMM Shaikh Goa v Vid Nagpur-VCA 2002/03 162 8-112 NY Satham Bar v Mah Walchandnagar 1967/68 163 8-114 D Vasu T N v Kar Chepauk 1994/95 164 8-118 B Mahendra Kumar And v Mys Belgaum 1970/71 165 8-118 Madan Lal Del v Bom Bom-WS 1980/81 166 8-119 AW Zaidi UP v Har Faridabad 1990/91 167 8-120 KK Sharma UP v Vid Nagpur-VCA 1986/87 168 8-123 AR Bhat Kar v Bom Bangalore 1981/82 169 8-125 Jasbir Singh UP v MP Bhilai 1993/94 170 8-127 YA Golwalkar MP v Rlys Indore-MUTCG 2004/05 171 8-130 V Venkatram Bih v T N Chepauk 1984/85 172 8-132 SP Pandey MP v Rlys Indore-MUTCG 2001/02 173 8-133 TK Chanda Tri v HP Agartala 2011/12 174 8-137 CR Williams Bar v Bom Bom-WS 1974/75 175 8-148 SA Desai Guj v Vid Nagpur 2018-19 176 8-151 RH Bhatt Guj v Pun Mohali 2015-16 177 8-162 SG Shinde Bom v Guj Ahm’bad-CCG 1950/51 178 8-182 SV Mudkavi Goa v Kar Bangalore 1995/96
Jalaj S Saxena owns the record for capturing eight or more wickets in an innings on most occasions in the tournament – four occasions. AR Bhat, B Mahendra Kumar, Madanlal and SV Mudkarvi are the four bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets in an innings on three occasions. Their performance is listed below
No W-R Bowler Teams Venue Season 1 8-58 Jalaj S Saxena MP v Rlys Gwalior 2015-16 2 8-96 Jalaj S Saxena MP v Rlys Gwalior 2015-16 3 8-85 Jalaj S Saxena Ker v Raj Thumba 2017-18 4 8-45 Jalaj S Saxena Ker v And Thumba 2018-19 1 8-43 AR Bhat Kar v T N Bangalore 1987/88 2 8-70 AR Bhat Kar v Ker Gulbarga 1983/84 3 8-123 AR Bhat Kar v Bom Bangalore 1981/82 1 8-45 B Mahendra Kumar Hyd v And Anantapur 1962/63 2 8-46 B Mahendra Kumar And v Ker Trivandrum 1967/68 3 8-118 B Mahendra Kumar And v Mys Belgaum 1970/71 1 9-31 Madan Lal Del v Har Del-FSK 1979/80 2 9-50 Madan Lal Del v J+K Del-Ros 1984/85 3 8-118 Madan Lal Del v Bom Bom-WS 1980/81 1 8-60 SV Mudkavi Raj v Rlys Kota-JKG 1984/85 2 8-83 SV Mudkavi Goa v And Kakinada 1995/96 3 8-182 SV Mudkavi Goa v Kar Bangalore 1995/96
The following is the list of bowlers who have captured eight or more wickets on two occasions in Ranji Trophy. There are twenty two bowlers who have accomplished such a feat – 21 bowlers for the same team and one bowler for different teams- Rajinder Pal captured 8 for 54 representing Del against Rlys at Del – FSK in 1959-60 season and captured 8 for 27 representing Southern Pun against J+K at Srinagar in 1966-67
No W-R Bowler Teams Venue Season 1 8-41 A Kumble Kar v Ker Thalassery 1994/95 2 8-58 A Kumble Kar v Ker Thalassery 1994/95 1 9-45 AW Zaidi UP v Vid Kanpur 1999/00 2 8-119 AW Zaidi UP v Har Faridabad 1990/91 1 9-29 FMM Shaikh Goa v Ser Del-Palam A 2002/03 2 8-111 FMM Shaikh Goa v Vid Nagpur-VCA 2002/03 1 8-37 G Inder Dev Ser v J+K Jammu 1968/69 2 8-71 G Inder Dev Ser v J+K Srinagar 1964/65 1 9-52 GD Dutta Asm v Tri Guwahati-NS 1991/92 2 8-23 GD Dutta Asm v Tri Mangoldoi 1999/00 1 8-51 Habib Khan Hyd v Ker Calicut 1963/64 2 8-55 Habib Khan Hyd v Ker Warangal 1960/61 1 8-34 HV Patel Har v Raj Lahli, 2011/12 2 8-40 HV Patel Har v Kar Bangalore 2011/12 1 8-21 JM Patel Guj v Sau Surat 1960/61 2 8-53 JM Patel Guj v Ser Ahm’bad-PPG 1950/51 1 8-65 KS Parida Rlys v MP IndoreMUTCG 2001/02 2 8-68 KS Parida Rlys v MP IndoreMUTCG 2004/05 1 8-48 Maninder Singh Del v Pun Patiala 1981/82 2 8-54 Maninder Singh Del v Har Del-FSK 1985/86 1 8-52 ND Hirwani MP v Vid Nagpur-VCA 1993/94 2 8-66 ND Hirwani MP v Rlys Gwalior 1993/94 1 8-65 NY Satham Bar v Guj Surat-RIGG 1980/81 2 8-112 NY Satham Bar v Mah Walchandnagar 1967/68 1 8-16 PK Shivalkar Bom v T N Chepauk, 1972/73 2 8-19 PK Shivalkar Bom v Mys Bom-BS 1971/72 1 10-20 PM Chatterjee Ben v Asm Jorhat 1956/57 2 8-59 PM Chatterjee Ben v MP Calcutta 1955/56 1 8-61 PV Gandhe Vid v Raj Alwar 1993/94 2 8-88 PV Gandhe Vid v Rlys Nagpur-VCA 1999/00 1 8-55 R Goel Har v Rlys Del-KSS 1973/74 2 8-87 R Goel Har v Del Del-FSK 1979/80 1 8-27 Rajinder Pal SPun v J+K Srinagar 1966/67 2 8-54 Rajinder Pal Del v Rlys Del-FSK 1959/60 1 9-152 RS Hans UP v Kar Mohan Nagar 1977/78 2 8-25 RS Hans UP v Vid Pilibhit 1981/82 1 9-52 S Kumar Prasad Ori v Tri Agartala 1990/91 2 8-22 S Kumar Prasad Ori v Bih Hazaribagh 1988/89 1 9-70 S Luthra Del v Ser Del-FSK 1976/77 2 8-40 S Luthra Del v Ser Del-AHQ 1973/74 1 8-84 IC Pandey MP v Rlys Indore-HS 2013/14 2 8-102 IC Pandey M. Pra v Pun Rohtak 2016-17 1 9-52 R Sanjay Yadav Meg v Nag Sovima 2019-20 2 8-31 R Sanjay Yadav Meg v Pry Mangaldoi 2019-20