1996–97 Ranji One Day Trophy

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1996–97 Ranji One Day Trophy
Dates21 October – 27 December 1996
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Participants27
Matches60

The 1996–97 Ranji One Day Trophy was the fourth edition of India's annual List A cricket tournament which became the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2007.[1][2] As in the earlier editions, the 1996–97 tournament was open to teams participating in the Ranji Trophy and it was organised on a zonal basis without national playoffs or a final, so the aim of each team was to win its zonal championship only.[3]

Tournament

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All 27 teams from the Ranji Trophy competed and were divided into the five zones used for the Duleep Trophy: Central (5 teams), East (5), North (6), South (6), and West (5). The format within each zone was round-robin with the teams playing all of their zonal opponents once. Four points were awarded for a win and run rate was utilised as a tie-breaker within each league.[3] The teams played a total of 60 matches from 21 October to 27 December 1996.[1] The zonal champions were Madhya Pradesh (Central), Assam (East), Delhi (North), Tamil Nadu (South), and Mumbai (West).[3]

Central Zone

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21 October 1996
Scorecard
Railways
202/6 (50 overs)
v
Madhya Pradesh
204/6 (49.1 overs)
SZ Zuffri 31
Rajesh Chauhan 3/21 (10 overs)
Madhya Pradesh won by 4 wickets
Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Yashpal Sharma and VN Kulkarni
  • Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points : Madhya Pradesh 4; Railways 0
21 October 1996
Scorecard
Railways
248/7 (50 overs)
v
Uttar Pradesh
21/0 (5 overs)
Rizwan Shamshad 60
PK Hedaoo 3/42 (10 overs)
SK Rao 16
No result
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Umpires: SJ Phadkar and BS Bhatti
  • Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain prevented the completion of the second innings.
29 October 1996
Scorecard
Madhya Pradesh
245/7 (50 overs)
v
Vidarbha
247/2 (48.3 overs)
Jai Prakash Yadav 92
Lalchand Rajput 2/30 (10 overs)
Lalchand Rajput 83*
Harvinder Sodhi 1/33 (9 overs)
Vidarbha won by 8 wickets
Nehru Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Ramesh Jadhav and K Krishnan
  • Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ a b Ranji Trophy One Day 1996/97. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Tournaments in India. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b c Ranji Trophy One Day Tables, 1996/97. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (subscription required)