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1985-86 Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League and knockout
Champions	Delhi (4th title)
Participants	27
Most runs	Kirti Azad (Delhi) (834)
Most wickets	Sarkar Talwar (Haryana) (45)
← 1984–851986–87 →

The 1985–86 Ranji Trophy was the 52nd season of the Ranji Trophy. Delhi defeated Haryana by an innings and 141 runs in the final.

Expansion

Three teams participated for the first time: Goa in the South Zone, Himachal Pradesh in the North Zone and Tripura in the East Zone. This raised the number of teams from 24 to 27.

Highlights

• Playing for Rajasthan against Vidarbha, Pradeep Sunderam took all 10 wickets for 78 runs, and 16 wickets for 154 runs. This was the second (and till 2021, the last) instance of a bowler taking 10 wickets in an innings in Ranji trophy.

Group stage

Knockout stage

(T) - Advanced to next round by spin of coin.

Final

• Haryana won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

• CricketArchive

References

1. "Ranji Trophy, 1985/86 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
2. "Ranji Trophy, 1985/86 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 13 December 2014.
3. ESPNcricinfo. "Ranji Trophy 1985-86 Schedule". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
4. P. N. Sundaresan, "Cricket in India, 1985-86", Wisden 1987, pp. 1138–53.
5. Most wickets in an innings in India

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