The 1972–73 Ranji Trophy was the 39th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won their 15th title in a row defeating Tamil Nadu in the final.
Highlights Bombay won their 15th successive Ranji Trophy. This is a record for the national championships in the Test countries. Bombay lost the 1973–74 semifinal to Karnataka on first innings lead. 27 wickets fell on the second day of the Bombay – Tamil Nadu final at Chepauk. The match ended on the first ball of the third day Ajit Wadekar captained Bombay to the title for the fourth time. He had already captained in the 1968–69, 1969–70 and 1971–72 finals. As of 2017, C. K. Nayudu of Holkar is the only other captain to win four Ranji titles.Indian Cricket 2004
Group stage
South Zone TeamTamil Nadu 4 3 0 1 0 0 28 2.203Hyderabad 4 2 0 2 0 0 27 1.882Mysore 4 2 1 1 0 0 21 1.596Kerala 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 0.324Andhra 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 0.301
North Zone TeamDelhi 5 4 0 1 0 0 36 1.774Railways 5 3 1 1 0 0 28 1.089Punjab 5 1 0 4 0 0 25 1.368Services 5 2 2 1 0 0 21 1.007Haryana 5 0 3 2 0 0 10 0.776Jammu and Kashmir 5 0 4 1 0 0 3 0.469
East Zone TeamBengal 3 3 0 0 0 0 25 3.838Bihar 3 2 1 0 0 0 16 1.915Orissa 3 1 2 0 0 0 8 0.507Assam 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.292
West Zone TeamMaharashtra 4 3 0 1 0 0 29 1.808Bombay 4 3 0 1 0 0 27 1.968Gujarat 4 2 2 0 0 0 17 0.770Baroda 4 0 3 1 0 0 5 0.694Saurashtra 4 0 3 1 0 0 3 0.624
Central Zone TeamVidarbha 3 1 0 2 0 0 18 1.257Madhya Pradesh 3 1 0 2 0 0 16 1.126Rajasthan 3 0 1 2 0 0 8 1.043Uttar Pradesh 3 0 1 2 0 0 6 0.657
Knockout stage
Final
Scorecards and averages CricketArchive
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