This is a list of Ranji Trophy records, with each list containing the top five performances in the category. The Ranji Trophy is the premier first-class cricket competition in India.
Currently active players are bolded.
Batting records
Most career runs Score Player Teams Career span 12038Wasim Jaffer Mumbai, Vidharba 1996/97 – 2019/20 10517Paras Dogra Himachal Pradesh, Pondicherry, Jammu and Kashmir2001/02 – 2025/26 9205Amol Muzumdar Mumbai, Assam, Andhra 1993/94 – 2013/14 9201Devendra Bundela Madhya Pradesh 1995/96 – 2017/18 8700 Yashpal Singh Services, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur 2001/02 – 2019/20 8635Manoj Tiwary Bengal 2000/01 – 2023/24 8554 Mithun Manhas Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir 1997/98 – 2016/17 8430Faiz Fazal Vidarbha, Railways 2003/04 – 2023/24 8059 Hrishikesh Kanitkar Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan 1994/95 – 2013/14 7861 Naman Ojha Madhya Pradesh 2000/01 – 2019/20Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 29 August 2024.
Highest individual scores
Score Player For Against Year 443*B. B. NimbalkarMaharashtraKathiawar1948/49 379Prithvi Shaw MumbaiAssam 2022/23 377 Sanjay Manjrekar Bombay Hyderabad 1990/91 366 M. V. Sridhar Hyderabad Andhra 1993/94Tanmay Agarwal Hyderabad Arunachal 2023/24 359*Vijay Merchant Bombay Maharashtra 1943/44Samit Gohel Gujarat Odisha 2016/17 353 V. V. S. Laxman Hyderabad Karnataka 1999/00 352 Cheteshwar Pujara Saurashtra Karnataka 2012/13 351* Swapnil Gugale Maharashtra Delhi 2016/17343Puneet BishtMeghalayaSikkim2018/19341Sakibul GaniBiharMizoram2021/22340Sunil GavaskarMumbaiBengal1981/82 338 Prashant Chopra Himachal Pradesh Punjab 2017/18
Most career centuries Centuries Player Teams Career span 40 Wasim Jaffer Mumbai, Vidarbha 1996/97 – 2019/20 31 Ajay Sharma Delhi, Himachal Pradesh 1984/85 – 2000/01 30 Paras Dogra Himachal Pradesh, Pondicherry 2001/02 – 2022/23 28 Hrishikesh Kanitkar Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan 1994/95 – 2013/14Amol Muzumdar Bombay/Mumbai, Assam, Andhra 1993/94 – 2013/14 27 Amarjit Kaypee Punjab, Haryana 1980/81 – 1999/00 26 Brijesh Patel Mysore/Karnataka 1969/70 – 1987/88Surendra Bhave Maharashtra 1986/87 – 2000/0125Mithun ManhasDelhi,Jammu and Kashmir1997/98 - 2016/17KL RahulKarnataka2016/17 - 2026 24 Vinod Kambli Bombay/Mumbai 1989/90 – 2004/05Subramaniam Badrinath Tamil Nadu, Vidarbha, Hyderabad 2000/01 – 2016/17Devendra Bundela Madhya Pradesh 1995/96 – 2017/18Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 16 January 2019.
Highest career average Qualification: 2000+runs Average Player Teams Runs 98.35 Vijay Merchant Bombay 3639 85.62 Sachin Tendulkar Bombay/Mumbai 4281 80.61 V. V. S. Laxman Hyderabad 5764 78.29 Ajay Sharma Delhi, Himachal Pradesh 7438 76.08 Ashok Mankad Bombay 6619 72.87 Rohit Sharma Mumbai 3892Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 13 March 2020.
Most runs in a season Score Player Team Season 1415 V. V. S. Laxman Hyderabad 1999/00 1380 Vijay Bharadwaj Karnataka 1998/99 1340Rahul Dalal Arunachal Pradesh 2019/20 1331 Milind Kumar Sikkim 2018/19 1330Shreyas Iyer Mumbai 2015/16 1310 Priyank Panchal Gujarat 2016/17 1260 Wasim Jaffer Mumbai 2008/09 1223 Kedar Jadhav Maharashtra 2013/14 1160 Mayank Agarwal Karnataka 2017/18 1089 Ajinkya Rahane Mumbai 2008/09Source: . Last updated: 4 February 2020.
Bowling records
Most career wickets Wickets Player Teams Career span 639Rajinder Goel Patiala, Southern Punjab, Delhi, Haryana 1958/59 – 1984/85Indian sources usually credit Goel with 640 Ranji Trophy wickets, whereas CricketArchive has his wicket tally as 637, and Robert Brooke's The Cricketer Book of Cricket Milestones states that he took 636 wickets. 531 Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Tamil Nadu 1963/64 – 1984/85 479 Sunil Joshi Karnataka 1992/93 – 2010/11 442Vinay Kumar Karnataka, Pondicherry 2004/05 – 2019/20 441 Narendra Hirwani Madhya Pradesh, Bengal 1984/85 – 2005/06 437 Bhagwat Chandrasekhar Karnataka 1963/64 – 1979/80Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 13 February 2024.
Best bowling figures in an innings Score Player Team Opponent Season 10/20 Premangsu Chatterjee Bengal Assam 1956/57 10/78 Pradeep Sunderam Rajasthan Vidarbha 1985/86 9/23 Ankeet Chavan Mumbai Punjab 2012/13 9/25 Hyder Ali Railways Jammu and Kashmir 1969/70 9/29 Faisal Shaikh Goa Services 2002/03Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 19 December 2012.
Most wickets in a season Wickets Player Team Season 69Harsh Dubey Vidarbha 2024-25 68 Ashutosh Aman Bihar 2018/19 67 Jaydev Unadkat Saurashtra 2019/20 64 Bishan Singh Bedi Delhi 1974/75 62Dodda Ganesh Karnataka 1998/99Kanwaljit Singh Hyderabad 1999/00 60Auqib Nabi Jammu and Kashmir 2025/26 59Mayank Mishra Uttarakhand 2025/26 59 Dharmendrasinh Jadeja Saurashtra 2018/19 58 Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Tamil Nadu 1972/73Maninder Singh Delhi 1991/92 57Ranadeb Bose Bengal 2006/07 56Shahbaz Nadeem Jharkhand 2016/17Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 4 March 2020.
Team records
Highest innings totals Score Team Opponent Season 944/6 dec Hyderabad Andhra 1993/94 912/6 dec Tamil Nadu Goa 1988/89Includes 52 penalty runs 912/8 dec Holkar Mysore 1945/46The Holkar innings included six centurions. Kamal Bhandarkar made 142, Chandu Sarwate 101, Madhavsinh Jagdale 164, C. K. Nayudu 101, B. B. Nimbalkar 172 and Pratap Singh 100. 880/10Jharkhand Nagaland 2021/22 855/6 dec Mumbai Hyderabad 1990/91Includes 48 penalty runs 826/ kkim]]2018/19Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 1 January 2019.
Lowest innings totals Score Team Opponent Season 21Hyderabad Rajasthan 2010/11 22 Southern Punjab Northern India 1934/35 23 Sind Southern Punjab 1938/39Jammu and Kashmir Delhi 1960/61Jammu and Kashmir Haryana 1977/78Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 16 October 2016.
Highest partnerships per wicket Wicket Score Players Team Opponent Season 1st 464Ravi Sehgal & Raman Lamba Delhi Himachal Pradesh 1994/95 2nd 475 Zahir Alam & Lalchand Rajput Assam Tripura 1991/92 3rd 594* Swapnil Gugale & Ankit Bawne Maharashtra Delhi 2016/17 4th 577 Vijay Hazare & Gul Mohammad Baroda Holkar 1946/47 5th 520* Cheteshwar Pujara & Ravindra Jadeja Saurashtra Orissa 2008/09 6th 417 Wriddhiman Saha & Laxmi Ratan Shukla Bengal Assam 2010/11 7th 460 Bhupinder Singh Jr. & Pankaj Dharmani Punjab Delhi 1994/95 8th 392 Amit Mishra & Jayant Yadav Haryana Karnataka 2012/13 9th 249* Ankit Srivastava & Kapil Seth Madhya Pradesh Vidarbha 2000/01It was Kapil Seth's only first-class match.276 runs were added for this wicket. After Srivastava retired hurt, Seth and Narendra Hirwani added 27 runs 10th 233 Ajay Sharma & Maninder Singh Delhi Bombay 1991/92 Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: February 2013.
See also List of hat-tricks in the Ranji Trophy
Notes
All lists are referenced to CricketArchive.
External links Ranji Trophy records in Cricinfo