Saurashtra beat Bengal to bag second Ranji Trophy title 2022-23.

• Saurashtra defeated Bengal by nine wickets to clinch its second Ranji Trophy 2022-23 title at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
• Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy title for the first time in 2019-20.

About Ranji Trophy

• It is a domestic first-class cricket championship that is played in India between multiple teams representing regional and State cricket associations.
• There are 38 teams from 28 states in India and 4 of the 8 union territories have at least one representative.
• This tournament is named after the first Indian cricketer who played international cricket Ranjitsinhji, who was also known as Ranji.
• The first trophy was donated by Bhupinder Singh the Maharaja of Patiala.
• On November 4th, 1934 the first match was played between Madras and Mysore at the Chepauk ground in Madras.