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On Thursday, Mumbai and Vidarbha faced off on the final day of the Ranji Trophy summit clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Vidarbha began the day’s play needing 290 more to win with five wickets in hand.
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Akshay Wadkar and Harsh Dubey batted doggedly in the morning session, taking their side to with 205 runs of victory. However, after Tanush Kotian trapped Wadkar LBW and Dubey was dismissed by Tushar Deshpande soon after, it was a procession of wickets.
Veteran seamer Dhawal Kulkarni took the final Vidarbha wicket, sealing a 169-run victory and retiring with five Ranji Trophy titles to his name.
Ranji Trophy: Which team has won the most titles?
The 2024 title is the 42nd victory for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, far ahead of any of other team. It is, however, the team’s first title for eight years, a period in which Gujarat, Vidarbha (x2), Saurashtra (x2) and Madhya Pradesh have all lifted the trophy. Mumbai were the losing finalists in 2016-17 and 2021-22 as well.
The team with the next highest number of titles is Karnataka, with 8 to their name. Delhi have won the Ranji Trophy 7 times and Madhya Pradesh & Baroda, 5 times each.
| Name | Finals | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai/Bombay | 48 | 42 |
| Karnataka/Mysore | 14 | 8 |
| Delhi | 15 | 7 |
| Madhya Pradesh/Holkar | 12 | 5 |
| Baroda | 9 | 5 |
The success of Mumbai at the domestic level has translated well to the national team, with stalwarts such as Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Vijay Merchant and Dilip Vengsarkar all coming through the Mumbai system.
In recent years, the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan and Musheer Khan have also made their mark on the international stage at senior and youth level.
