1996–97 Ranji One Day Trophy

Indian cricket tournament December 2023 December 2023 1996–97 Ranji One Day Trophy 21 October 22 December 1996 BCCI List A Round-robin 27 60 1995–96 1995–96 Ranji One Day Trophy 1997–98 1997–98 Ranji One Day Trophy 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.Ranji Trophy One Day 1996/97. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. Tournaments in India. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. 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.Ranji Trophy One Day Tables, 1996/97. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. Tournament 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. The teams played a total of 60 matches from 21 October to 27 December 1996. The zonal champions were Madhya Pradesh (Central), Assam (East), Delhi (North), Tamil Nadu (South), and Mumbai (West). Central Zone 21 October 1996 Railways Madhya Pradesh 202/6 (50 overs) SZ Zuffri 31 Rajesh Chauhan 3/21 (10 overs) 204/6 (49.1 overs) Chandrakant Pandit 73 Zakir Hussain 3/36 (10 overs) Madhya Pradesh won by 4 wickets Scorecard Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi Yashpal Sharma and VN Kulkarni Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field. Points : Madhya Pradesh 4; Railways 021 October 1996 Railways Uttar Pradesh 248/7 (50 overs) Rizwan Shamshad 60 PK Hedaoo 3/42 (10 overs) 21/0 (5 overs) SK Rao 16 No result Scorecard Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur 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 Madhya Pradesh Vidarbha 245/7 (50 overs) Jai Prakash Yadav 92 Lalchand Rajput 2/30 (10 overs) 247/2 (48.3 overs) Lalchand Rajput 83* Harvinder Sodhi 1/33 (9 overs) Vidarbha won by 8 wickets Scorecard Nehru Stadium, Indore Ramesh Jadhav and K Krishnan Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat. References Category:1996 in Indian cricket Category:1997 in Indian cricket Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1996–97 Category:Vijay Hazare Trophy seasons