RANJI TROPHY

• The Mumbai cricket team, led by Ajinkiya Rahane, defeated Vidarbha in the final of the Ranji Trophy to win their 42nd title.
• On the fifth day of the five-day final, the Mumbai team defeated the Vidarbha team by 169 runs. The final was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
• The Mumbai team last won the Ranji Trophy in 2015-2016.
• Incidentally, Mumbai (then Bombay) also won the inaugural Ranji Trophy in 1934-35.
• Musheer Khan of Mumbai was the Player of the Match, while Tanush Kotia of Mumbai was the Player of the Series.

ABOUT RANJI TROPHY

• The Ranji Trophy is India’s premier domestic first-class cricket championship, named after K. S. Ranjit Singhji. K.S. Ranjit Singhji, the Nawab of Jamnagar, was the first Indian to play test cricket. He played cricket for England and Sussex County of England.
• The BCCI (Board for Control of Cricket in India) started the Ranji Trophy in his honour in 1934-35.