2012–13 Ranji Trophy


The 2012–13 Ranji Trophy was the 79th season of the Ranji Trophy. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B proceeded to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. Mumbai won this year's trophy for the 40th time by beating Saurashtra in the final at the Wankhede.
The season had a different grouping system compared to that of the previous seasons, which had Elite and Plate divisions. The new system also increased the number of matches of the tournament. The points awarded to outright wins were increased from five to six in order to encourage results. The knock-out matches will be played across five days instead of four. All these changes were recommended by the BCCI's Technical Committee in June 2012.

Points system

27 teams were divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B proceed to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. The winner of this knock-out tournament wins the Ranji Trophy. These knock-out matches are decided on the first innings result if the final result is a draw.
Points in the group stage of the tournament are awarded as follows:
ScenarioPoints
Outright win6
Bonus point 1
1st innings lead 3
1st innings deficit 1
No result1
Outright defeat0

Groups

Group A
Group B
Group C
Group A
TeamsMatchesWonLostDraw/NRPointsQuotient
Punjab8422321.276
Saurashtra8215231.198
Mumbai8107231.423
Gujarat8206220.922
Railways8206210.962
Madhya Pradesh8224201.035
Bengal8143130.805
Rajasthan8035110.741
Hyderabad8026100.800

Group B
TeamsMatchesWonLostDraw/NRPointsQuotient
Uttar Pradesh8404331.365
Baroda8215221.019
Karnataka8215211.081
Delhi8242201.251
Vidarbha8206200.840
Orissa8242160.825
Tamil Nadu8116140.947
Haryana8134140.790
Maharashtra8035110.930

Group C
TeamsMatchesWonLostDraw/NRPointsQuotient
Services8215261.198
Jharkhand8323241.068
Andhra8107241.089
Assam8224210.893
Kerala8215191.082
Goa8008161.119
Jammu and Kashmir8233150.772
Himachal Pradesh8017151.284
Tripura8134100.691

Knockouts

Knockout tree

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

Most wickets