Question: Which team won the title of the recently concluded Ranji Trophy, 2017-2018 championship?
(a) Vidarbha
(b) Gujarat
(c) Delhi
(d) Mumbai
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- India’s first-class cricket domestic championship Ranji Trophy, 2017-18 concluded. (October 6, 2017 to January 1, 2018)
- Vidarbha won the title for the first time by defeating Delhi by nine wickets in the final match of the 84th edition, played at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.
- Vidarbha captain was Faiz Fazal and Delhi’s team captain was Rishabh Pant.
- Rajneesh Gurbani of Vidarbha was selected as the Man of the Match in the final match.
- In the final match, Rajneesh Gurbani of Vidarbha completed his hat-trick with three consecutive wickets.
- He is the second bowler to complete the hat-trick in the Ranji Trophy final match.
- Prior to this, in the year 1972-73, B. Kalyansundaram of Tamil Nadu completed hat-trick against Bombay
- The highest wicket in the championship was taken by Jalaj Saxena (44 wickets in 14 innings) of Kerala.
- 28 teams participated in the Ranji Trophy, 2017-2018.
- Karnataka’s Mayank Agarwal (1160 runs in 13 innings) scored the highest runs in the championship.
- The first semi-final of the championship was played between Delhi and Bengal and the second semi-final between Vidarbha and Karnataka.
- Gujarat won its first Ranji title in the last Ranji Trophy, defeating Mumbai in the 2016-17 final.
- It is known that this championship is the most won by Mumbai (41 times).
Reference:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/scorecard/1118703/delhi-vs-vidarbha-final/
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1118604.html?view=records
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-domestic/rajneesh-gurbani-second-bowler-to-take-hat-trick-in-ranji-trophy-final/articleshow/62304291.cms
http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/vidarbha-win-their-first-ever-ranji-trophy/article22343554.ece