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Ranji Trophy 1978/79 statistics and records

Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1978/79; Tests are excluded.

BP Patel leads the displayed batting table with 850 runs. R Goel leads the bowling table with 41 wickets.

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Showing 1978/79 · Ranji Trophy

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Season overview

Recorded matches
55
Recorded players
376
Recorded teams
24
Recorded venues
36

Selected season match starts: 1978-10-06 to 1979-03-24. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-06-15.

Ranji Trophy standings · 1978-79

League table for 1978/79. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Central Zone

Ranji Trophy 1978-79 Central Zone standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Uttar Pradesh420227
2Madhya Pradesh410321
3Rajasthan410316
4Vidarbha40138
5Railways40315

East Zone

Ranji Trophy 1978-79 East Zone standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Bengal330024
2Bihar321016
3Orissa30212
4Assam30212

North Zone

Ranji Trophy 1978-79 North Zone standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Delhi430131
2Haryana431025
3Punjab411217
4Services40228
5Jammu & Kashmir40313

South Zone

Ranji Trophy 1978-79 South Zone standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Tamil Nadu420225
2Karnataka420225
3Hyderabad420224
4Kerala41308
5Andhra40400

West Zone

Ranji Trophy 1978-79 West Zone standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Mumbai420227
2Baroda410319
3Gujarat411218
4Maharashtra411214
5Saurashtra40313

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.

Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1978/79

Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Ranji Trophy Ranji Trophy 1978/79 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
BP Patel7850
SC Khanna7657
AV Jayaprakash7594
AV Mankad6525
M Amarnath4461

Recorded innings through 1979-03-24. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Ranji Trophy Ranji Trophy 1978/79 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
R Goel541
KD Ghavri630
Madan Lal728
PK Shivalkar628
SK Porel527

Recorded innings through 1979-03-24. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1978/79

Every recorded player in this competition and season; the first 25 in each table are shown below. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 376 players

Ranji Trophy 1978/79 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
BP PatelKarnataka711185021685.00—159521
SC KhannaDelhi712365713673.00—23382
AV JayaprakashKarnataka7111594150*59.40—42412
AV MankadBombay672525186105.00—22441
M AmarnathDelhi483461178*92.20—02330
A BhanotUttar Pradesh471416104*69.33—31191
Madan LalDelhi71224118241.10—40100
SM GavaskarBombay66037720462.83—12360
RMH BinnyKarnataka71123736841.44—5000
AP DeshpandeVidarbha361369137*73.80—11130
V ChopraUttar Pradesh58135611150.86—22110
S RaoMadhya Pradesh591355116*44.38—2190
SI DudhaBaroda6913478643.38—20140
SM JagdaleMadhya Pradesh59134310342.88—11170
K JunejaUttar Pradesh58133513447.86—21170
RV MankadBombay78033412941.75—21130
J Arun LalDelhi71203249227.00—20270
GR ViswanathKarnataka46032010553.33—21290
S AmarnathDelhi36131813263.60—02100
AD GaekwadBaroda46031615152.67—02260
Daljit SinghBihar47130912151.50—11190
HK JayantilalHyderabad47029019741.43—01172
NY SathamBaroda69028812532.00—11130
R Sudhakar RaoKarnataka711327956*34.88—2000
Yajurvindra SinghMaharashtra36027815446.33—02290
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Ranji Trophy 1978/79 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
M DalviBengal59227272*38.86—1000
A SatyendranKerala4822708445.00—1000
V SundaramDelhi71222688926.80—1000
V SivaramakrishnanTamil Nadu5602668744.33—30201
KL MathurRajasthan35125913664.75—11140
TV PaulHyderabad47125711342.83—11170
B GhoshServices4602558742.50—3000
DB VengsarkarBombay66024612641.00—11112
R ChadhaHaryana5802438730.38—10101
SM PatilBombay44123214577.33—11251
SF SaldanhaMaharashtra4812326333.14—2000
S Abid AliHyderabad4702287732.57—3092
AG MathurUttar Pradesh5812268132.29—2000
DP NanavatiSaurashtra4812267032.29—2000
RV HazareBaroda5702228831.71—20130
P RoyBengal47021410530.57—01140
KD GhavriBombay66221110252.75—11112
JA MehtaBaroda6902116523.44—2000
M HassanMadhya Pradesh59120911626.13—01110
Kapil DevHaryana4702078829.57345.0020151
D ChopraPunjab3502067241.20—20100
VS TelangVidarbha36020611934.33—01153
V KrishnaswamyTamil Nadu561205120*41.00—11200
RC ShuklaDelhi71202035916.92—1000
MM RajdevSaurashtra4802035825.38—1000
ED SolkarBombay78120044*28.57—0000
R AmarnathHaryana5811974628.14—0000
P MukundTamil Nadu5621897447.25—10121
RN PandaOrissa3501887737.60—2000
Mushtaq AliRailways47218760*37.40—1000
S Gulrez AliMadhya Pradesh5911868923.25—1000
N ParsanaSaurashtra4811857726.43—1000
MD GunjalMaharashtra242183131*91.50—01120
AO MalhotraHaryana4701826426.00—2070
JK GhiyaAndhra24017813744.50—01191
SS AkbarHyderabad4711786429.67—2000
U BanerjeeBengal47217375*34.60—1000
OK RamdasKerala3601738028.83—1000
MI AnsariRailways47017212324.57—01130
K JayaramanKerala4801715421.38—1000
K Chandrasekhar RaoAndhra4811705524.29—1032
VS WadkarBaroda6911696621.13—1000
PM SalgaoncarMaharashtra4811695624.14—10120
SV NayakBombay78116761*23.86—1000
JR BakraniaGujarat4711679427.83—10110
PK SurServices4601678927.83—1080
S MukherjeeBengal4711659927.50—1050
MN RavikumarAndhra4801647720.50—1000
Haseen AhmedUttar Pradesh5801647620.50—1000
PremchandHaryana5801635220.38—1000
TE SrinivasanTamil Nadu5601605226.67—1000
M Abdul HaiUttar Pradesh5801606320.00—1000
T SivadasKerala4801594119.88—0000
Jodh SinghBihar4711576026.17—1000
G NayyarServices46115676*31.20—1000
V ChamundeswaranathAndhra48215435*25.67—0000
RY DeshmukhBaroda5801524319.00—0000
N HussainRajasthan3501525030.40—1000
S BhagwandasMadhya Pradesh4801494818.63—0000
S TalwarHaryana5811484421.14—0000
AS PujaraSaurashtra4801486018.50—1060
AM JagdaleMadhya Pradesh5901464516.22—0000
PR DesaiGujarat4711445424.00—1000
PG SahasrabudheVidarbha36114455*28.80—1000
VB ShettyMaharashtra4811446220.57—1060
A JabbarTamil Nadu5601437723.83—10111
H GidwaniBihar4701426020.29—1000
A BhattacharjeeBengal59214049*20.00—0000
A ChowdhuryHaryana5811394219.86—0000
DV PardeshiBaroda5821363422.67—0000
V JosephBihar3501365027.20—1000
A PaulRailways3601364422.67—0000
NN MenonMadhya Pradesh5901353415.00—0000
SB KulkarniBaroda5801353916.88—0000
CPS ChauhanDelhi3601324722.00—0000
R HandaPunjab3501327926.40—1000
P RameshTamil Nadu5601325922.00—1090
A ThakrarSaurashtra48113243*18.86—0000
RB BhalekarMaharashtra4801314516.38—0000
R SampathKerala4801304116.25—0000
RC SaxenaBihar3501296525.80—1000
D MeherbabaHyderabad4701296718.43—2093
K BalajiTamil Nadu23012910343.00—01180
BN NadkarniBombay3411294643.00—0000
DD ParsanaGujarat3501284525.60—0000
KSB RamamurthyAndhra3601286521.33—1000
GM HansiaGujarat3501283825.60—0000
JG DesaiGujarat4711264621.00—0000
SMH KirmaniKarnataka4601253620.83—0000
Umesh KumarPunjab46212569*31.25—1000
B SantiagoRailways4701253817.86—0000
Vedraj ChauhanPunjab4601245520.67—1000
NM AminGujarat4701246217.71—1000
Farooq MirzaJammu and Kashmir4801233315.38—0000
S VasudevanTamil Nadu561122100*24.40—0192
Rafiullah KhanUttar Pradesh5811214317.29—0000
RR JadejaBombay6701207017.14—1000
SJ PhadkarVidarbha1201189559.00—1000
S BenjaminRajasthan3501177223.40—1000
P HansrajRailways3511175329.25—1000
B VijayakrishnaKarnataka71101165210.55—1000
V MathurRajasthan2311156157.50—1000
P KashyapRailways3511155328.75—1000
S BanerjeeBengal3601143919.00—0000
NS YadavHyderabad4711124918.67—0000
UC JoshiGujarat4701125216.00—1000
N JadejaSaurashtra4801123414.00—0000
AG BhagwatVidarbha3601112818.50—0000
G RaoMadhya Pradesh5931102518.33—0000
PH SharmaRajasthan2401096127.25—1000
KA QayyumHyderabad24110972*36.33—1000
AG ChitaleVidarbha3611094721.80—0000
A BhardwajBihar3501077521.40—1000
KS NageshAndhra4801073113.38—0000
A PatelMadhya Pradesh5911066913.25—1070
S DasBihar1201067753.00—1000
V SharmaPunjab4601056017.50—1000
CM GupteRailways3501047720.80—1000
KBJ AzadDelhi4601033617.17—0000
M ShahidUttar Pradesh5811023314.57—0000
S Imtiaz AhmedKarnataka2319852*49.00—1000
CR MohiteBaroda230984432.67—0000
RK OhriServices460968716.00—1050
AN ShroffGujarat472944618.80—0000
DN MathurRajasthan350934818.60—0000
K DasAssam3519264*23.00—1000
Sarabjit SinghHaryana580923311.50—0000
GS ShaktawatServices231926646.00—1000
A DasAssam350903718.00—0000
S BalajiRailways360904215.00—0000
A GandotraServices460904115.00—0000
GJJ RajuAndhra480903811.25—0000
Satish KumarPunjab461894217.80—0000
SB JungHyderabad231895844.50—1000
A MathurRailways230895629.67—1000
S RameshKerala480882611.00—0000
Parvez KaiserJammu and Kashmir360854314.17—0000
R VatsRailways470853312.14—0000
S KhannaPunjab460845814.00—1000
K ChowdhuryBengal59083279.22—0000
KC ChauhanSaurashtra480822110.25—0000
PM SidhayeMaharashtra480826210.25—1000
K BhattSaurashtra360814813.50—0000
VM DeshmukhMaharashtra361812416.20—0000
TA Mohammed IbrahimKerala481802711.43—0000
JK RathoreVidarbha360803113.33—0000
B BurmanBengal59178359.75—0000
MV Narasimha RaoHyderabad3517741*19.25—0000
B ReddyTamil Nadu450762815.20—0000
DR DoshiBengal592753310.71—0000
S RoyBihar470752910.71—0000
GVS RajuAndhra360743412.33—0000
R DasServices350732314.60—0000
RG BordeMaharashtra3617235*14.40—0000
AM MehtaGujarat350725114.40—1000
K DograHaryana2317171*35.50—1000
LL FernandesBaroda571713111.83—0000
B SiddaramaKarnataka3517142*17.75—0000
RS HansUttar Pradesh58168439.71—0000
K Bharath KumarTamil Nadu562684217.00—0000
S NajbileVidarbha240683817.00—0000
MR ShaikhBaroda693682311.33—0000
M BanerjeeBengal240673816.75—0000
S HaridasKerala360673411.17—0000
S VenkataraghavanTamil Nadu451663816.50—0000
Yashpal SharmaPunjab240664216.50—0000
M SaikiaAssam3516637*16.50—0000
NS GodwinKerala240663316.50—0000
SK SharmaPunjab4626345*15.75—0000
M ChauhanSaurashtra360622910.33—0000
R KrishnappaKarnataka3526245*20.67—0000
AK MitraBengal120594229.50—0000
KR GattaniRajasthan3515947*14.75—0000
MO ParthasarathyBihar350592711.80—0000
H ChandrasekharKarnataka231575128.50—1000
HT RameshKarnataka47157209.50—0000
R PanditJammu and Kashmir36055379.17—0000
PN ZaveriGujarat472552811.00—0000
PS AryaRajasthan350542510.80—0000
A SinhaBihar4725418*10.80—0000
BS BediDelhi36053328.83—0000
SG HedaooVidarbha120533826.50—0000
V VenkatramBihar240481912.00—0000
A BurrowsRailways35048269.60—0000
B MohantyOrissa231482624.00—0000
Mushtaq MirzaJammu and Kashmir2434831*48.00—0000
Salim AhmedHaryana35046169.20—0000
G NagOrissa35046299.20—0000
HB PraharajOrissa35045239.00—0000
K SainathHyderabad47045406.43—0000
JS BakshiServices352442714.67—0000
S DesaiKarnataka230442714.67—0000
N BagatheriaMadhya Pradesh5914319*5.38—0000
S TrakooJammu and Kashmir240431810.75—0000
VK SharmaMaharashtra120423321.00—0000
Sant SinghJammu and Kashmir240412610.25—0000
PT GodwinKerala48340138.00—0000
R MukherjeeBengal120404020.00—0000
GA ParkarBombay231393319.50—0000
M KakotiAssam35039147.80—0000
M SukhejaOrissa120393019.50—0000
K DubeyDelhi341361512.00—0000
SK PorelBengal59236215.14—0000
R BaindoorBombay2223535*——0000
Z ParkarBombay78035144.38—0000
S LuthraDelhi4613522*7.00—0000
MohrirServices35035217.00—0000
P KrishnamurthyHyderabad4723425*6.80—0000
MR BhallaBihar47234146.80—0000
A KhuranaDelhi241341611.33—0000
P HazarikaAssam3513314*8.25—0000
A KaulJammu and Kashmir36032235.33—0000
HS TalwalkarMaharashtra2413231*10.67—0000
ShaukatJammu and Kashmir120321916.00—0000
CM SoniAssam230322010.67—0000
KN PandyaSaurashtra120322516.00—0000
M Ashraf BhattJammu and Kashmir24031147.75—0000
P OberoiDelhi5813120*4.43—0000
S SaxenaMadhya Pradesh110313131.00—0000
VD SheshVidarbha241301910.00—0000
K TandonKarnataka35130117.50—0000
AS ZalaSaurashtra24129189.67—0000
FarsatullahBengal23029249.67—0000
Javed MustafaJammu and Kashmir36029194.83—0000
S KumarAssam120291714.50—0000
S PatelGujarat24029137.25—0000
NV KhaniwaleMaharashtra4832810*5.60—0000
P PandeyBengal23028249.33—0000
MA RautRailways120272413.50—0000
PM PankuleVidarbha36126115.20—0000
S ValsonDelhi71232618*2.89—0000
Bhandari LalPunjab110262626.00—0000
BS SisodiaServices4622614*6.50—0000
G SharmaUttar Pradesh58025133.13—0000
P JyothiprasadHyderabad120251712.50—0000
S SahooOrissa35025125.00—0000
G DasAssam120252512.50—0000
VV HazareBaroda34025206.25—0000
AM RanadeMaharashtra24025226.25—0000
VS ChavanServices23024238.00—0000
NC GohilSaurashtra1212422*24.00—0000
B Mustafa KhanUttar Pradesh1212424*24.00—0000
J MohantyOrissa23024248.00—0000
A MinnaPunjab4622476.00—0000
PI PandeyRajasthan121242424.00—0000
D RoutOrissa231241812.00—0000
C ShankarAndhra120241312.00—0000
Manzoor WazirJammu and Kashmir2402395.75—0000
M DasAssam23022197.33—0000
AK PadhiOrissa120221811.00—0000
S SrinivasanBombay120212110.50—0000
P ChailBengal120211710.50—0000
SP MohantyOrissa120211710.50—0000
B RaghunathKarnataka23021207.00—0000
M SomanKerala47020132.86—0000
KN CharanAndhra24020115.00—0000
R MukherjeeBihar120201310.00—0000
A RazdanPunjab3402075.00—0000
JC BarotBaroda12019179.50—0000
AN NerkerVidarbha121191919.00—0000
H RamprasadAndhra24019194.75—0000
T SreedharAndhra12019199.50—0000
DGCA VermaAndhra474198*6.33—0000
K Krishna KumarKerala24217118.50—0000
R GuptaJammu and Kashmir12017138.50—0000
A JhaServices4601662.67—0000
M Aslam AliUttar Pradesh110161616.00—0000
Girdhari LalPunjab110161616.00—0000
DR JadejaSaurashtra2411675.33—0000
GV KumarKarnataka4621616*4.00—0000
Mohiuddin MirzaJammu and Kashmir2411610*5.33—0000
J PatelGujarat12016158.00—0000
A RaufJammu and Kashmir24016104.00—0000
R SikdarOrissa3501663.20—0000
S HussainOrissa352157*5.00—0000
RK RajRailways121151415.00—0000
BJJ RajuAndhra1211515*15.00—0000
K SrikkanthTamil Nadu2201487.00—0000
S SinhaBihar352147*4.67—0000
RK BablaBaroda1111414*——0000
MD KumarAndhra2401473.50—0000
Maqbool ShahJammu and Kashmir2421412*7.00—0000
P NandyBengal12014127.00—0000
D ZamanAssam3501492.80—0000
PK BanerjeeMadhya Pradesh3531312*6.50—0000
V RamnarayanHyderabad4711392.17—0000
J AnsariMadhya Pradesh12013136.50—0000
MM MohantyOrissa121139*13.00—0000
S PathakDelhi34013133.25—0000
A AdamsTamil Nadu22012126.00—0000
A NaikMadhya Pradesh1201296.00—0000
AK SharmaPunjab12011115.50—0000
UM DastaneMaharashtra12011115.50—0000
Aman KumarHaryana23011103.67—0000
U DalviVidarbha361117*2.20—0000
R AcharyaSaurashtra36210102.50—0000
K RamakrishnaAndhra2401072.50—0000
TK BhattacharyaUttar Pradesh12198*9.00—0000
PK ShivalkarBombay67299*1.80—0000
TR ChatterjeeRajasthan230953.00—0000
Randhir SinghOrissa120884.00—0000
SL ShastriRajasthan352852.67—0000
S MishraPunjab110888.00—0000
Muzaffar MirzaJammu and Kashmir240852.00—0000
Sardar KhanRailways36285*2.00—0000
Hanumant SinghRajasthan230772.33—0000
M KaulJammu and Kashmir241742.33—0000
R GoelHaryana58364*1.20—0000
N BezbaruaAssam120663.00—0000
M RehmanAssam352632.00—0000
RP SinghHaryana110666.00—0000
NP SinghRailways230551.67—0000
JP PandyaGujarat12155*5.00—0000
Sharanjit SinghHaryana23154*2.50—0000
AM GhatpandeMaharashtra120552.50—0000
Paramjit SinghOrissa35142*1.00—0000
AK PathanMaharashtra120442.00—0000
A QuyumJammu and Kashmir241441.33—0000
S JoshiRajasthan230331.00—0000
R RajanServices110333.00—0000
N ChandrasekharAndhra120331.50—0000
S KapoorHaryana11133*——0000
S NandiRailways110333.00—0000
R RainaJammu and Kashmir120331.50—0000
Nagesh SinghAssam240320.75—0000
SV TorviMaharashtra120331.50—0000
GS ThapaServices110222.00—0000
Nirmal SinghJammu and Kashmir120221.00—0000
PMK RaghunathKerala24122*0.67—0000
AM BhatnagarServices110222.00—0000
S KanitkarVidarbha240220.50—0000
LaxminarainDelhi12122*2.00—0000
K Rammohan RaoTamil Nadu11122*——0000
EAS PrasannaKarnataka230110.33—0000
AN JoshiGujarat351110.25—0000
Kuldip SharmaJammu and Kashmir12111*1.00—0000
S SrivastavaUttar Pradesh110111.00—0000
S TiwariBihar120110.50—0000
BS ChandrasekharKarnataka46100*0.00—0000
M Inder SinghPunjab110000.00—0000
RV KulkarniBombay120000.00—0000
PS BaruaAssam110000.00—0000
K ChanderHaryana120000.00—0000
P ChowdhuryAssam110000.00—0000
HN DaraUttar Pradesh230000.00—0000
K DuttaAssam120000.00—0000
M JadejaSaurashtra12100*0.00—0000
Lokendra SinghRajasthan120000.00—0000
Mehboob IqbalJammu and Kashmir120000.00—0000
G ShankarOrissa110000.00—0000
H VoraKarnataka35100*0.00—0000

Bowling · 242 players

Ranji Trophy 1978/79 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
R GoelHaryana5101,542944814111.7337.611.8757/37
KD GhavriBombay6111,388715713019.0346.272.4726/23
Madan LalDelhi713883444142814.7931.542.8126/27
PK ShivalkarBombay6101,6431074522816.1458.681.6516/57
SK PorelBengal510885363862714.3032.782.6216/59
B VijayakrishnaKarnataka7121,820637722728.5967.412.5525/39
P MukundTamil Nadu59806263532514.1232.242.6327/43
S LuthraDelhi4856631211239.1724.612.2415/28
A SinhaBihar47868453672315.9637.742.5427/72
A BhattacharjeeBengal591,062444232219.2348.272.3904/35
RC ShuklaDelhi611865393802118.1041.192.6404/25
UC JoshiGujarat471,245674752122.6259.292.2904/50
AG MathurUttar Pradesh59852184172020.8542.602.9436/67
DV PardeshiBaroda581,282574512022.5564.102.1104/24
DD ParsanaGujarat36842542571913.5344.321.8326/56
K Bharath KumarTamil Nadu59948403671919.3249.892.3215/4
Paramjit SinghOrissa3452524186199.7927.632.1337/16
G SharmaUttar Pradesh58824323341818.5645.782.4315/43
A MinnaPunjab45443161981711.6526.062.6826/15
PM SalgaoncarMaharashtra45804244261725.0647.293.1826/55
DR DoshiBengal5101,447974071625.4490.441.6903/16
AV JayaprakashKarnataka713580242581616.1336.252.6703/12
A PatelMadhya Pradesh57868124791629.9454.253.3126/108
B BurmanBengal510660223711623.1941.253.3704/54
RS HansUttar Pradesh581,304644881630.5081.502.2516/47
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Ranji Trophy 1978/79 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
SL ShastriRajasthan35740312611616.3146.252.1225/7
VS WadkarBaroda610781223601622.5048.812.7704/76
P OberoiDelhi59697392271614.1943.561.9515/55
Sardar KhanRailways36708223191619.9444.252.7004/33
S VenkataraghavanTamil Nadu471,083453471523.1372.201.9215/81
S Gulrez AliMadhya Pradesh58693223501523.3346.203.0326/26
RR JadejaBombay611862323961526.4057.472.7604/69
S TalwarHaryana5101,020473481523.2068.002.0504/49
BS ChandrasekharKarnataka471,085235831441.6477.503.2203/50
RMH BinnyKarnataka713929224951435.3666.363.2003/36
R VatsRailways47529222581418.4337.792.9304/38
B SantiagoRailways48846313781427.0060.432.6804/52
T SivadasKerala45582212841321.8544.772.9317/104
K Chandrasekhar RaoAndhra45852293401326.1565.542.3915/55
AM JagdaleMadhya Pradesh571,094314761336.6284.152.6104/33
P KashyapRailways36649182801321.5449.922.5904/61
K SainathHyderabad47501142861322.0038.543.4304/95
MR ShaikhBaroda6101,217535291340.6993.622.6104/86
A ThakrarSaurashtra46669242971322.8551.462.6616/110
Kapil DevHaryana47684312901224.1757.002.5415/92
MR BhallaBihar47792333051225.4266.002.3104/22
S ValsonDelhi712588253301227.5049.003.3703/57
PT GodwinKerala45816264231235.2568.003.1115/23
NS YadavHyderabad47486182131119.3644.182.6304/12
S VasudevanTamil Nadu59930473131128.4584.552.0215/21
V RamnarayanHyderabad47666213131128.4560.552.8203/87
Farooq MirzaJammu and Kashmir44459113031127.5541.733.9604/50
K TandonKarnataka35654262711124.6459.452.4904/50
EAS PrasannaKarnataka23453172221022.2045.302.9417/70
ED SolkarBombay611832462501025.0083.201.8004/23
AD GaekwadBaroda47390131941019.4039.002.9815/20
SM PatilBombay48485261831018.3048.502.2603/67
SV NayakBombay712945384111041.1094.502.6103/42
JS BakshiServices35344121661016.6034.402.9004/47
N ParsanaSaurashtra47708293391033.9070.802.8703/27
S SinhaBihar3532781621016.2032.702.9703/27
N BagatheriaMadhya Pradesh57828193991039.9082.802.8915/72
Umesh KumarPunjab4546829150916.6752.001.9216/79
M KakotiAssam3449526181920.1155.002.1903/70
S JoshiRajasthan2434512186920.6738.333.2304/71
A KaulJammu and Kashmir3345613215923.8950.672.8316/61
D MeherbabaHyderabad4748228187920.7853.562.3304/87
S HussainOrissa3445317194921.5650.332.5704/47
NV KhaniwaleMaharashtra4596342301933.44107.001.8803/31
BS SisodiaServices4652216269929.8958.003.0904/89
M SaikiaAssam3435713139817.3844.632.3416/48
TA Mohammed IbrahimKerala4575029371846.3893.752.9703/79
VS ChavanServices2232410218827.2540.504.0404/80
FarsatullahBengal2315475486.7519.252.1017/34
BS BediDelhi2440815183726.1458.292.6903/39
S Abid AliHyderabad4644426175725.0063.432.3603/7
PH SharmaRajasthan2339616154722.0056.572.3304/63
V VenkatramBihar2341211208729.7158.863.0304/146
D ChopraPunjab3340217154722.0057.432.3003/31
K DasAssam232937138719.7141.862.8315/75
A JhaServices4652817273739.0075.433.1004/25
NY SathamBaroda6958211348749.7183.143.5902/33
R AcharyaSaurashtra3432411151721.5746.292.8015/67
M ChauhanSaurashtra352603147721.0037.143.3904/33
AN JoshiGujarat3564528268738.2992.142.4916/109
GV KumarKarnataka4752721270738.5775.293.0704/22
DGCA VermaAndhra463308222731.7147.144.0402/19
R ChadhaHaryana5725812118619.6743.002.7402/20
V MathurRajasthan2342014194632.3370.002.7703/84
NM AminGujarat4627010138623.0045.003.0702/35
Haseen AhmedUttar Pradesh5957830179629.8396.331.8602/7
DR JadejaSaurashtra232763142623.6746.003.0904/55
H VoraKarnataka362283108618.0038.002.8403/41
M AmarnathDelhi4636617160532.0073.202.6202/47
HB PraharajOrissa342165110522.0043.203.0603/56
R BaindoorBombay2439610161532.2079.202.4402/60
MN RavikumarAndhra452927200540.0058.404.1103/32
HN DaraUttar Pradesh2329414182536.4058.803.7103/55
SI DudhaBaroda6641411224544.8082.803.2502/55
KR GattaniRajasthan3543823130526.0087.601.7802/31
Jodh SinghBihar4733610150530.0067.202.6803/14
A QuyumJammu and Kashmir22186769513.8037.202.2304/53
A RazdanPunjab34138760512.0027.602.6103/16
GS ShaktawatServices232286154530.8045.604.0503/56
AV MankadBombay5851623196449.00129.002.2803/53
MV Narasimha RaoHyderabad352746138434.5068.503.0202/26
PK BanerjeeMadhya Pradesh343065149437.2576.502.9204/56
RB BhalekarMaharashtra44246795423.7561.502.3204/31
PM PankuleVidarbha3361913274468.50154.752.6602/66
AG BhagwatVidarbha3344411240460.00111.003.2403/92
AP DeshpandeVidarbha3330011149437.2575.002.9802/51
AK PathanMaharashtra111805103425.7545.003.4304/103
HT RameshKarnataka45168292423.0042.003.2902/36
M RehmanAssam34156299424.7539.003.8103/12
HK JayantilalHyderabad11108447315.6736.002.6103/47
TK BhattacharyaUttar Pradesh12100264321.3333.333.8402/50
A JabbarTamil Nadu45228786328.6776.002.2602/33
KSB RamamurthyAndhra24159495331.6753.003.5802/16
S RameshKerala331663135345.0055.334.8801/25
Sharanjit SinghHaryana23104558319.3334.673.3502/31
HS TalwalkarMaharashtra23204493331.0068.002.7402/38
M Abdul HaiUttar Pradesh2396557319.0032.003.5602/52
AS ZalaSaurashtra22180594331.3360.003.1303/73
A GandotraServices467222939.6724.002.4202/1
RV HazareBaroda34114195331.6738.005.0002/49
VV HazareBaroda352224116338.6774.003.1402/20
S KanitkarVidarbha2238413169356.33128.002.6402/97
A KhuranaDelhi2327012100333.3390.002.2201/17
AM MehtaGujarat352402143347.6780.003.5803/57
Mohiuddin MirzaJammu and Kashmir222227104334.6774.002.8103/73
AN NerkerVidarbha11159067322.3353.002.5303/67
SK SharmaPunjab4528814114338.0096.002.3801/10
Nagesh SinghAssam22168285328.3356.003.0402/35
CPS ChauhanDelhi3392067233.5046.004.3701/16
GR ViswanathKarnataka2284057228.5042.004.0702/37
R Sudhakar RaoKarnataka4462422211.0031.002.1301/1
R AmarnathHaryana3681720210.0040.501.4801/2
UM DastaneMaharashtra1193348224.0046.503.1002/48
RV KulkarniBombay11102335217.5051.002.0602/35
Satish KumarPunjab451621041220.5081.001.5201/2
RV MankadBombay55174959229.5087.002.0302/23
JP PandyaGujarat1258237218.5029.003.8302/24
PS AryaRajasthan2342041220.5021.005.8602/20
M Ashraf BhattJammu and Kashmir22132383241.5066.003.7701/37
NC GohilSaurashtra124821929.5024.002.3801/8
MD KumarAndhra23144480240.0072.003.3302/42
S NandiRailways121681165232.5084.002.3201/27
S PathakDelhi3496541220.5048.002.5602/12
A PaulRailways2350024212.0025.002.8802/8
AM RanadeMaharashtra22156483241.5078.003.1902/64
S RoyBihar45116051225.5058.002.6401/5
M ShahidUttar Pradesh35108058229.0054.003.2202/17
PN ZaveriGujarat4732711149274.50163.502.7301/28
SM GavaskarBombay2248120120.0048.002.5001/19
Yajurvindra SinghMaharashtra2289246146.0089.003.1001/36
Randhir SinghOrissa11186497197.00186.003.1301/97
A SatyendranKerala2384161161.0084.004.3601/30
GS ThapaServices11180818.0018.002.6701/8
V ChamundeswaranathAndhra11181515.0018.001.6701/5
NP SinghRailways1296236136.0096.002.2501/29
A BurrowsRailways3329016116.0029.003.3101/4
JK GhiyaAndhra2216831211121.00168.004.3201/76
R PanditJammu and Kashmir3366048148.0066.004.3601/31
VD SheshVidarbha22126085185.00126.004.0501/39
PMK RaghunathKerala2317451121112.00174.003.8601/40
M Aslam AliUttar Pradesh1216221021102.00162.003.7801/44
N ChandrasekharAndhra1166060160.0066.005.4501/60
AG ChitaleVidarbha33132288188.00132.004.0001/41
SM JagdaleMadhya Pradesh4422221311131.00222.003.5401/31
Javed MustafaJammu and Kashmir2236117117.0036.002.8301/5
B Mustafa KhanUttar Pradesh12102263163.00102.003.7101/59
Kuldip SharmaJammu and Kashmir1142040140.0042.005.7101/40
Mehboob IqbalJammu and Kashmir11120347147.00120.002.3501/47
Mushtaq AliRailways47318151221122.00318.002.3001/45
RK OhriServices45150482182.00150.003.2801/6
Rafiullah KhanUttar Pradesh46174398198.00174.003.3801/14
GVS RajuAndhra3384058158.0084.004.1401/40
P RameshTamil Nadu2490338138.0090.002.5301/6
G ShankarOrissa1178521121.0078.001.6201/21
V SharmaPunjab11120515.0012.002.5001/5
M SukhejaOrissa11180717.0018.002.3301/7
RC SaxenaBihar116030——3.0000/3
DB VengsarkarBombay1112110——0.5000/1
Yashpal SharmaPunjab116040——4.0000/4
KBJ AzadDelhi116040——4.0000/4
AO MalhotraHaryana229060——4.0000/2
MD GunjalMaharashtra11361180——3.0000/18
A DasAssam23180100——3.3300/3
JG DesaiGujarat33240130——3.2500/1
H GidwaniBihar116010——1.0000/1
U BanerjeeBengal33360320——5.3300/5
M HassanMadhya Pradesh1118070——2.3300/7
K JayaramanKerala1160140——14.0000/14
P JyothiprasadHyderabad12783440——3.3800/4
KA QayyumHyderabad11120100——5.0000/10
R RajanServices111145700——3.6800/70
G RaoMadhya Pradesh23962520——3.2500/12
S RaoMadhya Pradesh11240200——5.0000/20
PG SahasrabudheVidarbha22240150——3.7500/1
S SahooOrissa23422130——1.8600/1
VS TelangVidarbha22300260——5.2000/13
Vedraj ChauhanPunjab116080——8.0000/8
K Krishna KumarKerala2213821120——4.8700/54
J AnsariMadhya Pradesh11300180——3.6000/18
JR BakraniaGujarat22180180——6.0000/4
S BalajiRailways11180120——4.0000/12
M BanerjeeBengal112050——15.0000/5
S BanerjeeBengal1124180——2.0000/8
JC BarotBaroda12544110——1.2200/1
S BhagwandasMadhya Pradesh116060——6.0000/6
Bhandari LalPunjab116030——3.0000/3
A BhanotUttar Pradesh116050——5.0000/5
A ChowdhuryHaryana22180130——4.3300/5
P ChowdhuryAssam11241150——3.7500/15
M DalviBengal116050——5.0000/5
AM GhatpandeMaharashtra1112050——2.5000/5
R HandaPunjab116060——6.0000/6
S HaridasKerala11120140——7.0000/14
S Imtiaz AhmedKarnataka116020——2.0000/2
M JadejaSaurashtra11240200——5.0000/20
SB KulkarniBaroda2212090——4.5000/4
Lokendra SinghRajasthan11542270——3.0000/27
A MathurRailways2224190——2.2500/0
DN MathurRajasthan11420230——3.2900/23
JA MehtaBaroda2212040——2.0000/1
B MohantyOrissa116020——2.0000/2
Mushtaq MirzaJammu and Kashmir221260810——3.8600/28
Muzaffar MirzaJammu and Kashmir22540540——6.0000/8
AK PadhiOrissa11662230——2.0900/23
MO ParthasarathyBihar11540320——3.5600/32
PremchandHaryana116020——2.0000/2
MM RajdevSaurashtra22240180——4.5000/3
BJJ RajuAndhra1112030——1.5000/3
GJJ RajuAndhra12240100——2.5000/5
K RamakrishnaAndhra22591420——4.2700/8
H RamprasadAndhra2212001070——5.3500/38
MA RautRailways12484120——1.5000/4
R SampathKerala116010——1.0000/1
Sarabjit SinghHaryana116010——1.0000/1
C ShankarAndhra1118190——3.0000/9
PM SidhayeMaharashtra4527001850——4.1100/8
SV TorviMaharashtra11180130——4.3300/13
Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1978/79. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Ranji Trophy 1978/79 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Delhi750203,2818240.015162,43113018.70
Bengal541001,7657822.633321,9129420.34
Bombay740302,9715851.225772,92712423.60
Karnataka741203,2477642.725823,38112427.27
Haryana532001,6907422.843301,4678417.46
Baroda621302,4418628.383892,4477831.37
Bihar422001,5346722.903441,4226521.88
Hyderabad420201,6584636.043891,4836223.92
Tamil Nadu521201,7215431.874191,5607820.00
Uttar Pradesh521202,1856533.624532,1877927.68
Gujarat411201,3015125.513761,5796325.06
Kerala413001,3927319.072731,6304139.76
Madhya Pradesh511301,9697028.134142,2016832.37
Maharashtra411201,6185927.423571,5714435.70
Punjab411201,2075920.463678024617.43
Rajasthan410211,0884027.203191,0464622.74
Andhra404001,3068016.333281,4113540.31
Assam302105475010.941597703323.33
Jammu and Kashmir403107687610.111331,1523532.91
Orissa302106144513.641877043719.03
Railways403101,4027020.033441,6936725.27
Saurashtra403101,4577818.682971,3914828.98
Services402201,1746019.573241,4035127.51
Vidarbha401211,4305625.543351,1962156.95

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1978/79

Latest 12 of 55 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1979-03-24 to 1979-03-29 · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Karnataka v Delhi

Karnataka
411 & 122
Delhi
516 & 416/8d

Delhi won by 399 runs

1979-03-09 to 1979-03-12 · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Karnataka v Baroda

Karnataka
582/8d
Baroda
237 & 322

Karnataka won by an innings and 23 runs

1979-03-08 to 1979-03-11 · Wankhede Stadium, Bombay

Bombay v Delhi

Delhi
359 & 436/6

Match drawn

1979-02-24 to 1979-02-27 · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Karnataka v Bengal

Karnataka
371 & 265/4d
Bengal
128 & 272

Karnataka won by 236 runs

1979-02-24 to 1979-02-27 · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Delhi v Tamil Nadu

Delhi
316 & 92/5
Tamil Nadu
197 & 210

Delhi won by 5 wickets

1979-02-24 to 1979-02-27 · Wankhede Stadium, Bombay

Bombay v Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh
154 & 165

Bombay won by an innings and 246 runs

1979-02-24 to 1979-02-26 · Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara

Baroda v Madhya Pradesh

Baroda won by an innings and 3 runs

1979-02-12 to 1979-02-15 · Eden Gardens, Calcutta

Bengal v Haryana

Bengal
245 & 161/4
Haryana
253 & 152

Bengal won by 6 wickets

1979-02-11 to 1979-02-14 · Wankhede Stadium, Bombay

Bombay v Bihar

Bombay
577/9d
Bihar
284 & 180

Bombay won by an innings and 113 runs

1979-01-26 to 1979-01-28 · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Karnataka v Hyderabad

Karnataka
393 & 76/2
Hyderabad
207 & 301/6d

Match drawn

1979-01-20 to 1979-01-22 · Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad

Hyderabad v Tamil Nadu

Hyderabad
218 & 257/6

Match drawn

1979-01-20 to 1979-01-22 · Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara

Baroda v Saurashtra

Baroda
187 & 140
Saurashtra
198 & 98

Baroda won by 31 runs

Recorded venues

Ranji Trophy 1978/79 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay5
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore4
District Sports Association Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh3
Eden Gardens, Calcutta3
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi3
Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara3
Amar Singh Club Ground, Srinagar2
Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi2
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad2
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur2
Army Headquarters, Delhi1
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior1
Chinar Stadium, Udhampur1
Forest College Ground, Coimbatore1
Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar1
Gandhinagar Gymkhana, Gandhinagar1
Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium, Vijayawada1
Indira Gandhi Stadium, Solapur1
Jay Kaylon Ground, Kota1
Jethabhai Jhaverbhai College of Science Ground, Nadiad1
Jubilee Maidan Ground, Bhuj1
Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur1
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras1
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College Ground, Udipi1
Maulana Azad Memorial Stadium, Jammu1
Municipal Stadium, Trichur1
Northern Railway Stadium, Bikaner1
Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi1
Pithupuram Raja Government College Ground, Kakinada1
Police Sports Stadium, Lakhimpur1
Raja Raghuraj Singh Stadium, Bilaspur1
Sadar Bazar Stadium, Agra1
Samaldas College Ground, Bhavnagar1
University Stadium, Trivandrum1
Vishkarma High School Ground, Rohtak1
Wadia Park Maidan, Ahmednagar1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Ranji Trophy 1978/79, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1978/79 batting innings records
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
BP Patel216Baroda1979-03-09
SM Gavaskar204Bihar1979-02-11
HK Jayantilal197Kerala1978-12-15
AV Mankad186Uttar Pradesh1979-02-24
M Amarnath178*Karnataka1979-03-24

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1978/79 bowling innings records
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
Paramjit Singh7/16Assam1978-11-26
Farsatullah7/34Orissa1978-12-02
R Goel7/37Jammu and Kashmir1978-10-11
P Mukund7/43Karnataka1978-12-23
EAS Prasanna7/70Hyderabad1979-01-26

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

Recorded teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Ranji Trophy. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

    Recorded match dates: 1934-11-04 to 2026-02-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

    Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

    Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.