| Dates | 21 October – 27 December 1996 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Participants | 27 |
| Matches | 60 |
The 1996–97 Ranji One Day Trophy was the fourth edition of India's annual List A cricket tournament which became the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2007. As in the earlier editions, the 1996–97 tournament was open to teams participating in the Ranji Trophy and it was organised on a zonal basis without national playoffs or a final, so the aim of each team was to win its zonal championship only.
Tournament
All 27 teams from the Ranji Trophy competed and were divided into the five zones used for the Duleep Trophy: Central (5 teams), East (5), North (6), South (6), and West (5). The format within each zone was round-robin with the teams playing all of their zonal opponents once. Four points were awarded for a win and run rate was utilised as a tie-breaker within each league. The teams played a total of 60 matches from 21 October to 27 December 1996. The zonal champions were Madhya Pradesh (Central), Assam (East), Delhi (North), Tamil Nadu (South), and Mumbai (West).
Central Zone
21 October 1996
Scorecard |
Railways
202/6 (50 overs) |
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Madhya Pradesh
204/6 (49.1 overs) |
SZ Zuffri 31
Rajesh Chauhan 3/21 (10 overs) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Points : Madhya Pradesh 4; Railways 0
21 October 1996
Scorecard |
Railways
248/7 (50 overs) |
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Uttar Pradesh
21/0 (5 overs) |
Rizwan Shamshad 60
PK Hedaoo 3/42 (10 overs) |
SK Rao 16
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- Uttar Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain prevented the completion of the second innings.
29 October 1996
Scorecard |
Madhya Pradesh
245/7 (50 overs) |
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Vidarbha
247/2 (48.3 overs) |
Jai Prakash Yadav 92
Lalchand Rajput 2/30 (10 overs) |
Lalchand Rajput 83*
Harvinder Sodhi 1/33 (9 overs) |
- Madhya Pradesh won the toss and elected to bat.
References
- ^ a b Ranji Trophy One Day 1996/97. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Tournaments in India. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Ranji Trophy One Day Tables, 1996/97. CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (subscription required)
