Vidarbha have reached the final of Ranji Trophy for the first time and will be playing Delhi at the Holkar Stadium, Indore starting December 29. Delhi have won the title seven times, the last being the 2007-08 season when they defeated Uttar Pradesh at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. This is the second time Indore will host the Ranji Trophy final. Mumbai, who hold the record of winning most number of Ranji Trophy titles, failed to qualify for the smei-final this year while other heavyweights Tamil Nadu failed to qualify for the play-offs.
Karnataka and Delhi from Group A, Gujarat and Kerela from Group B, Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai from Group C and Vidarbha and Bengal from Group D had qualified for the quarter-finals of 2017-18 season. Bengal defeated Gujarat, Delhi defeated Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha defeated Kerala and Karnataka defeated Mumbai to proceed further.
Year
Winner
Current team
Runners
Current team
Venue
City
1934-1935
Bombay
Mumbai
Northern India
(in Pakistan)
Bombay Gymkhana
Bombay/Mumbai
1935-1936
Bombay
Mumbai
Madras
Tamil Nadu
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
1936-1937
Nawanagar
Saurashtra
Bengal
Bombay Gymkhana
Bombay/Mumbai
1937-1938
Hyderabad
Nawanagar
Saurashtra
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1938-1939
Bengal
Southern Punjab
Punjab
Eden Gardens
Calcutta/Kolkata
1939-1940
Maharashtra
United Province
Uttar Pradesh
Poona Gymkhana
Poona/Pune
1940-1941
Maharashtra
Madras
Tamil Nadu
Chepauk
Madras/Chennai
1941-1942
Bombay
Mumbai
Mysore
Karnataka
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1942-1943
Baroda
Hyderabad
Railways Recreation Club Ground
Secunderabad
1943-1944
Western India
Saurashtra
Bengal
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1944-1945
Bombay
Mumbai
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1945-1946
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Baroda
Yeshawant Club Ground
Indore
1946-1947
Baroda
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Central College Ground, Baroda
Baroda/Vadodara
1947-1948
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Bombay
Mumbai
Yeshawant Club Ground
Indore
1948-1949
Bombay
Mumbai
Baroda
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1949-1950
Baroda
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Maharaja Pratapsingh Coronation Gymkhana Ground
Baroda/Vadodara
1950-1951
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Yeshawant Club Ground
Indore
1951-1952
Bombay
Mumbai
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1952-1953
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Bengal
Eden Gardens
Calcutta/Kolkata
1953-1954
Bombay
Mumbai
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Yeshawant Club Ground
Indore
1954-1955
Madras
Tamil Nadu
Holkar
Madhya Pradesh
Yeshawant Club Ground
Indore
1955-1956
Bombay
Mumbai
Bengal
Eden Gardens
Calcutta/Kolkata
1956-1957
Bombay
Mumbai
Services
Roshanara Club Ground
Delhi
1957-1958
Baroda
Services
Moti Bagh Stadium
Baroda/Vadodara
1958-1959
Bombay
Mumbai
Bengal
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1959-1960
Bombay
Mumbai
Mysore
Karnataka
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1960-1961
Bombay
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Bhupal Noble’s College Ground
Udaipur
1961-1962
Bombay
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1962-1963
Bombay
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Maharaja College Ground
Jaipur
1963-1964
Bombay
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1964-1965
Bombay
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
Hyderabad
1965-1966
Bombay
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Railway Cricket Ground
Jaipur
1966-1967
Bombay
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1967-1968
Bombay
Mumbai
Madras
Tamil Nadu
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1968-1969
Bombay
Mumbai
Bengal
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1969-1970
Bombay
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1970-1971
Bombay
Mumbai
Maharashtra
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1971-1972
Bombay
Mumbai
Bengal
Brabourne Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1972-1973
Bombay
Mumbai
Tamil Nadu
Chepauk
Madras/Chennai
1973-1974
Karnataka
Rajasthan
Sawai Mansigh Stadium
Jaipur
1974-1975
Bombay
Mumbai
Karnataka
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1975-1976
Bombay
Mumbai
Bihar
Jharkhand
Keenan Stadium
Jamshedpur
1976-1977
Bombay
Mumbai
Delhi
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
1977-1978
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Narendra Mohan Sports Stadium
Mohan Nagar
1978-1979
Delhi
Karnataka
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bangalore/Bengaluru
1979-1980
Delhi
Bombay
Mumbai
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
1980-1981
Bombay
Mumbai
Delhi
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1981-1982
Delhi
Karnataka
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
1982-1983
Karnataka
Bombay
Mumbai
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1983-1984
Bombay
Mumbai
Delhi
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1984-1985
Bombay
Mumbai
Delhi
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1985-1986
Delhi
Haryana
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
1986-1987
Hyderabad
Delhi
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
1987-1988
Tamil Nadu
Railways
Chepauk
Madras/Chennai
1988-1989
Delhi
Bengal
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
1989-1990
Bengal
Delhi
Eden Gardens
Calcutta/Kolkata
1990-1991
Haryana
Bombay
Mumbai
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1991-1992
Delhi
Tamil Nadu
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
1992-1993
Punjab
Maharashtra
Punjab Agricultural University Ground
Ludhiana
1993-1994
Bombay
Mumbai
Bengal
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
1994-1995
Bombay
Mumbai
Punjab
Chepauk
Madras/Chennai
1995-1996
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Chepauk
Madras/Chennai
1996-1997
Mumbai
Delhi
Captain Roop Singh Stadium
Gwalior
1997-1998
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bangalore/Bengaluru
1998-1999
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Bangalore/Bengaluru
1999-2000
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
2000-2001
Baroda
Railways
Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ground
Baroda/Vadodara
2001-2002
Railways
Baroda
Feroz Shah Kotla
Delhi
2002-2003
Mumbai
Tamil Nadu
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
2003-2004
Mumbai
Tamil Nadu
Chepauk
Madras/Chennai
2004-2005
Railways
Punjab
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Chandigarh
2005-2006
Uttar Pradesh
Bengal
KD Singh Babu Stadium
Lucknow
2006-2007
Mumbai
Bengal
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
2007-2008
Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
2008-2009
Mumbai
Uttar Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal
Hyderabad
2009-2010
Mumbai
Karnataka
Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground
Mysore
2010-2011
Rajasthan
Baroda
Moti Bagh Stadium
Baroda/Vadodara
2011-2012
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Chepauk
Madras/Chennai
2012-2013
Mumbai
Saurashtra
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
2013-2014
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal
Hyderabad
2014-2015
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Wankhede Stadium
Bombay/Mumbai
2015-2016
Mumbai
Saurashtra
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Poona/Pune
2016-2017
Gujarat
Mumbai
Holkar Cricket Stadium
Indore
2017-2018
Holkar Cricket Stadium
Indore
Earlier, Vidarbha defeated heavyweights Karnataka in a close semi-final match. Apart from Umesh Yadav, who is the star of the side, Rajneesh Gurbani has performed brilliantly with the ball. Gurbani bagged 12 wickets in the semi-final that sealed the deal for Vidarbha. In the other semi-final, Delhi thrashed Bengal to enter the final.
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