2008–09 Ranji Trophy

First round

Group A

team1 =Delhi| team2 =Punjab| venue =Delhi| date = 3–6 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =391| score-team2-inns2 =140/3| score-team1-inns1 =519| score-team1-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Mumbai| team2 =Rajasthan| venue =Mumbai| date = 3–6 Nov 2008| result =Mumbai won by 237 runs| score-team1-inns1 =307| score-team1-inns2 =305/7d| score-team2-inns1 =204| score-team2-inns2 =171| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Orissa| team2 =Hyderabad (India)| venue =Cuttack| date = 3–6 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =296| score-team2-inns2 =263/5| score-team1-inns1 =269| score-team1-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Saurashtra| team2 =Gujarat| venue =Rajkot| date = 3–6 Nov 2008| result =Gujarat won by an innings and 227 runs| score-team2-inns1 =581/6d| score-team2-inns2 =| score-team1-inns1 =153| score-team1-inns2 =201 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Gujarat| team2 =Mumbai| venue =Surat| date = 10–12 Nov 2008| result =Mumbai won by an innings and 239 runs| score-team2-inns1 =486| score-team2-inns2 =| score-team1-inns1 =203| score-team1-inns2 =44 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Hyderabad (India)| team2 =Delhi| venue =Hyderabad| date = 10–13 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =334| score-team1-inns2 =230/3| score-team2-inns1 =284| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Punjab| team2 =Rajasthan| venue =Mohali| date = 10–12 Nov 2008| result =Punjab won by 9 wickets| score-team2-inns1 =133| score-team2-inns2 =169| score-team1-inns1 =262| score-team1-inns2 =41/1| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Saurashtra| team2 =Orissa| venue =Rajkot| date = 10–13 Nov 2008| result =Saurashtra won by an innings and 84 runs| score-team1-inns1 =620/4d| score-team1-inns2 =| score-team2-inns1 =302| score-team2-inns2 =234 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Delhi| team2 =Mumbai| venue =Delhi| date = 16–19 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =330| score-team2-inns2 =468/4| score-team1-inns1 =295| score-team1-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Gujarat| team2 =Hyderabad (India)| venue =Ahmedabad| date = 16–19 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =520/9d| score-team1-inns2 =| score-team2-inns1 =225| score-team2-inns2 =287/7 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Orissa| team2 =Rajasthan| venue =Sambalpur| date = 16–19 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =281| score-team1-inns2 =209| score-team2-inns1 =270| score-team2-inns2 =131/4| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Saurashtra| team2 =Punjab| venue =Rajkot| date = 16–19 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =482| score-team2-inns2 =| score-team1-inns1 =679/8| score-team1-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Gujarat| team2 =Delhi| venue =Valsad| date = 23–26 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =350| score-team1-inns2 =259/6| score-team2-inns1 =314| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Hyderabad (India)| team2 =Rajasthan| venue =Hyderabad| date = 23–26 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =553/6d| score-team1-inns2 =33/0| score-team2-inns1 =405| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Orissa| team2 =Punjab| venue =Bhubaneswar| date = 23–26 Nov 2008| result =Orissa won by 9 wickets| score-team2-inns1 =60| score-team2-inns2 =378| score-team1-inns1 =352| score-team1-inns2 =87/1| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Saurashtra| team2 =Mumbai| venue =Rajkot| date = 23–26 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =643/4d| score-team1-inns2 =| score-team2-inns1 =214| score-team2-inns2 =157/7 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Delhi| team2 =Orissa| venue =Delhi| date = 29–30 Nov 2008| result =Delhi won by 52 runs| score-team1-inns1 =78| score-team1-inns2 =150| score-team2-inns1 =80| score-team2-inns2 =96| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Gujarat| team2 =Punjab| venue =Ahmedabad| date =29 Nov – 1 Dec 2008| result =Gujarat won by 10 wickets| score-team1-inns1 =300| score-team1-inns2 =34/0| score-team2-inns1 =137| score-team2-inns2 =192 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Saurashtra| team2 =Rajasthan| venue =Rajkot| date =29 Nov – 1 Dec 2008| result =Saurashtra won by an innings and 74 runs| score-team1-inns1 =344| score-team1-inns2 =| score-team2-inns1 =185| score-team2-inns2 =85 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Mumbai| team2 =Hyderabad (India)| venue =Mumbai| date = 2–5 Dec 2008| result =Mumbai won by an innings and 108 runs| score-team1-inns1 =602/6d| score-team1-inns2 =| score-team2-inns1 =251| score-team2-inns2 =243 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Hyderabad (India)| team2 =Punjab| venue =Hyderabad| date = 12–15 Dec 2008| result =Punjab won by 9 wickets| score-team1-inns1 =335| score-team1-inns2 =164| score-team2-inns1 =291| score-team2-inns2 =211/1| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Orissa| team2 =Mumbai| venue =Cuttack| date = 12–14 Dec 2008| result =Mumbai won by 315 runs| score-team2-inns1 =180| score-team2-inns2 =361/5d| score-team1-inns1 =108| score-team1-inns2 =118| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Rajasthan| team2 =Gujarat| venue =Jaipur| date = 12–14 Dec 2008| result =Gujarat won by 7 wickets| score-team1-inns1 =136| score-team1-inns2 =186| score-team2-inns1 =227| score-team2-inns2 =99/3| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Saurashtra| team2 =Delhi| venue =Rajkot| date = 12–15 Dec 2008| result =Delhi won by 10 wickets| score-team1-inns1 =241| score-team1-inns2 =274| score-team2-inns1 =384| score-team2-inns2 =132/0| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Mumbai| team2 =Punjab| venue =Mumbai| date = 18–21 Dec 2008| result =Mumbai won by 9 wickets| score-team2-inns1 =202| score-team2-inns2 =382| score-team1-inns1 =436/9d| score-team1-inns2 =151/1| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Orissa| team2 =Gujarat| venue =Bhubaneswar| date = 18–21 Dec 2008| result =Gujarat won by an innings and 78 runs| score-team1-inns1 =162| score-team1-inns2 =154| score-team2-inns1 =394| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Rajasthan| team2 =Delhi| venue =Jaipur| date = 18–21 Dec 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =295| score-team1-inns2 =55/3| score-team2-inns1 =688| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Saurashtra| team2 =Hyderabad (India)| venue =Rajkot| date = 18–20 Dec 2008| result =Saurashtra won by 105 runs| score-team1-inns1 =133| score-team1-inns2 =183| score-team2-inns1 =140| score-team2-inns2 =71| report =(scorecard)|}}

Group B

team1 =Karnataka| team2 =Railways| venue =Bangalore| date = 3–6 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =365| score-team1-inns2 =127| score-team2-inns1 =389| score-team2-inns2 =17/2| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Maharashtra| team2 =Tamil Nadu| venue =Nasik| date = 3–6 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =648/3d| score-team2-inns2 =| score-team1-inns1 =457| score-team1-inns2 =250/6 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Uttar Pradesh| team2 =Andhra| venue =Meerut| date = 3–6 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =349| score-team2-inns2 =130/2| score-team1-inns1 =412| score-team1-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Baroda| team2 =Uttar Pradesh| venue =Vadodara| date = 10–13 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =235| score-team1-inns2 =314| score-team2-inns1 =286| score-team2-inns2 =151/6| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Karnataka| team2 =Tamil Nadu| venue =Bangalore| date = 10–13 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =531| score-team2-inns2 =| score-team1-inns1 =267| score-team1-inns2 =269/4 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Maharashtra| team2 =Andhra| venue =Nasik| date = 10–13 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =348| score-team2-inns2 =210/5d| score-team1-inns1 =393| score-team1-inns2 =27/1| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Karnataka| team2 =Andhra| venue =Mysore| date = 16–19 Nov 2008| result =Karnataka won by 202 runs| score-team1-inns1 =366| score-team1-inns2 =171| score-team2-inns1 =218| score-team2-inns2 =117| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Railways| team2 =Baroda| venue =Delhi| date = 16–19 Nov 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =224| score-team1-inns2 =240/5| score-team2-inns1 =460/8d| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Uttar Pradesh| team2 =Tamil Nadu| venue =Ghaziabad| date = 16–18 Nov 2008| result =Tamil Nadu won by an innings and 238 runs| score-team1-inns1 =150| score-team1-inns2 =119| score-team2-inns1 =507| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Karnataka| team2 =Baroda| venue =Bangalore| date = 23–26 Nov 2008| result =Karnataka won by 10 wickets| score-team2-inns1 =169| score-team2-inns2 =285| score-team1-inns1 =395| score-team1-inns2 =60/0| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Railways| team2 =Andhra| venue =Delhi| date = 23–26 Nov 2008| result =Railways won by 7 wickets| score-team2-inns1 =208| score-team2-inns2 =108| score-team1-inns1 =227| score-team1-inns2 =90/3| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Uttar Pradesh| team2 =Maharashtra| venue =Kanpur| date = 23–26 Nov 2008| result =Uttar Pradesh won by 8 wickets| score-team2-inns1 =221| score-team2-inns2 =230| score-team1-inns1 =315| score-team1-inns2 =140/2| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Andhra| team2 =Tamil Nadu| venue =Vijayawada| date =29 Nov – 2 Dec 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =283| score-team1-inns2 =95/3| score-team2-inns1 =286/4d| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Baroda| team2 =Maharashtra| venue =Vadodara| date =29 Nov – 2 Dec 2008| result =Baroda won by 4 wickets| score-team2-inns1 =228| score-team2-inns2 =303| score-team1-inns1 =305| score-team1-inns2 =229/6| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Railways| team2 =Uttar Pradesh| venue =Delhi| date =29 Nov – 2 Dec 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =346| score-team2-inns2 =150/6d| score-team1-inns1 =200| score-team1-inns2 =215/8| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Baroda| team2 =Tamil Nadu| venue =Vadodara| date = 12–14 Dec 2008| result =Tamil Nadu won by 259 runs| score-team2-inns1 =117| score-team2-inns2 =402| score-team1-inns1 =166| score-team1-inns2 =94| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Karnataka| team2 =Uttar Pradesh| venue =Bangalore| date = 12–15 Dec 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =511| score-team1-inns2 =| score-team2-inns1 =567| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Maharashtra| team2 =Railways| venue =Ratnagiri| date = 12–15 Dec 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team2-inns1 =212| score-team2-inns2 =334/6d| score-team1-inns1 =244| score-team1-inns2 =251/5| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Baroda| team2 =Andhra| venue =Vadodara| date = 18–20 Dec 2008| result =Baroda won by an innings and 60 runs| score-team1-inns1 =400| score-team1-inns2 =| score-team2-inns1 =77| score-team2-inns2 =263 (f/o)| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Karnataka| team2 =Maharashtra| venue =Bangalore| date = 18–20 Dec 2008| result =Karnataka won by 155 runs| score-team1-inns1 =252| score-team1-inns2 =229| score-team2-inns1 =210| score-team2-inns2 =116| report =(scorecard)|}}

team1 =Tamil Nadu| team2 =Railways| venue =Chennai| date = 18–21 Dec 2008| result =Match drawn| score-team1-inns1 =475/6d| score-team1-inns2 =389/7d| score-team2-inns1 =314| score-team2-inns2 =| report =(scorecard)|}}

Playoffs

Four top teams of the plate group league qualified for the playoffs.

18–21 December 2008 26–29 December 2008 4–7 January 2009 12–16 January 2009 | team-width= | score-width=

| RD1-seed1 = | RD1-team1 = Himachal Pradesh | RD1-score1 =Win | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-team2 = Madhya Pradesh | RD1-score2 =

| RD1-seed3 = | RD1-team3 =| | RD1-score3 = | RD1-seed4 = | RD1-team4 =| | RD1-score4 =

| RD1-seed5 = | RD1-team5 =| | RD1-score5 = | RD1-seed6 = | RD1-team6 =| | RD1-score6 =

| RD1-seed7 = | RD1-team7 = Bengal | RD1-score7 =FIL | RD1-seed8 = | RD1-team8 = Goa | RD1-score8 =

| RD2-seed1 = | RD2-team1 = Mumbai | RD2-score1 =Win | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-team2 = Himachal Pradesh | RD2-score2 =

| RD2-seed3 = | RD2-team3 = Saurashtra | RD2-score3 =Win | RD2-seed4 = | RD2-team4 = Karnataka | RD2-score4 =

| RD2-seed5 = | RD2-team5 = Gujarat | RD2-score5 = | RD2-seed6 = | RD2-team6 = Uttar Pradesh | RD2-score6 =FIL

| RD2-seed7 = | RD2-team7 = Tamil Nadu | RD2-score7 =Win | RD2-seed8 = | RD2-team8 = Bengal | RD2-score8 =

| RD3-seed1 = | RD3-team1 = Mumbai | RD3-score1 =FIL | RD3-seed2 = | RD3-team2 = Saurashtra | RD3-score2 =

| RD3-seed3 = | RD3-team3 = Uttar Pradesh | RD3-score3 =FIL | RD3-seed4 = | RD3-team4 = Tamil Nadu | RD3-score4 =

| RD4-seed1 = | RD4-team1 = Mumbai | RD4-score1 =Win | RD4-seed2 = | RD4-team2 = Uttar Pradesh | RD4-score2 =

*** FIL** – First Innings Lead

Plate playoffs

date = 18–21 December| team1 = Himachal Pradesh| team2 = Madhya Pradesh|

score-team1-inns1 = 579 (189.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Mukesh Sharma 161 (380) | wickets-team1-inns1 =Yogesh Golwalkar 189/3 (48 overs)|

score-team2-inns1 = 228 (83.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Jalaj Saxena 107 (194) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Ashok Thakur 40/4 (20 overs)|

score-team2-inns2 = 176 (50.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = Hrishikesh Kanitkar 66 (174) | wickets-team2-inns2 = Mohinder Sharma 45/5 (15.3 overs) |

result = Himachal Pradesh won by an innings and 175 runs | venue = Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur| umpires = Purnachandra Godbole and T. R. Kashyappan| motm = | report = Scorecard| rain = |

date = 18–21 December| team1 = Bengal| team2 = Goa|

score-team1-inns1 = 337 (79.0 overs)| runs-team1-inns1 = Dibyendu Chakrabarty 82 (223)| wickets-team1-inns1 = Saurabh Bandekar 75/6 (33 overs)|

score-team2-inns1 = 230 (83.5 overs)| runs-team2-inns1 = Ryan Ninan 88* (320)| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ranadeb Bose 62/6 (26 overs) |

score-team1-inns2 = 193/5 (46.0 overs)| runs-team1-inns2 = Manoj Tiwary 80 (118)| wickets-team1-inns2 = Harshad Gadekar 32/2 (11 overs)|

score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 = |

result = Match drawn, Bengal advanced| venue = Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi| umpires = Subrat Das and Avdhoot Gokhale| motm = | report = Scorecard| rain = |

Quarterfinals

date = 26–29 December| team1 = Mumbai| team2 = Himachal Pradesh|

score-team1-inns1 = 495 (124.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Wasim Jaffer 108 (183) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Jitender Mehta 87/3 (19 overs)|

score-team2-inns1 = 250 (80.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Sarandeep Singh 75 (121) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Abhishek Nayar 45/6 (17 overs)|

score-team1-inns2 = 43/1 (13.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = Vinayak Samant 24* (36) | wickets-team1-inns2 = Bhavin Thakkar 18/1 (3.4 overs) |

score-team2-inns2 = 287 (68.4 overs)| runs-team2-inns2 = Paras Dogra 90 (97) | wickets-team2-inns2 = Ajit Agarkar 78/5 (18 overs)|

result = Mumbai won by 9 wickets | venue = Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera| umpires = Sanjeeva Rao and Shavir Tarapore | motm = | report = Scorecard| rain = |

date = 26–29 December| team1 = Saurashtra| team2 = Karnataka|

score-team1-inns1 = 189 (79 overs)| runs-team1-inns1 = Ravindra Jadeja 38 (74)| wickets-team1-inns1 = C Raghu 8/2 (6 overs)|

score-team2-inns1 = 305 (99.5 overs)| runs-team2-inns1 = Robin Uthappa 139 (200)| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ravindra Jadeja 82/5 (32 overs) |

score-team1-inns2 = 327/5 (79 overs)| runs-team1-inns2 = Cheteshwar Pujara 112 (224)| wickets-team1-inns2 = Vinay Kumar 84/3 (20 overs)|

score-team2-inns2 = 208 (80.1 overs)| runs-team2-inns2 = Balachandra Akhil 56 (127)| wickets-team2-inns2 = Sandeep Jobanputra 54/5 (22.1 overs)|

result = Saurashtra won by 5 wickets| venue = Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai| umpires = Sanjay Hazare &Suresh Shastri| motm = | report = Scorecard| rain = |

date = 26–29 December| team1 = Gujarat| team2 = Uttar Pradesh|

score-team1-inns1 = 117 (40.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Timil Patel 43* (77)| wickets-team1-inns1 = Praveen Kumar 29/5 (13.2 overs) |

score-team2-inns1 = 305 (112.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 =Suresh Raina 93 (172)| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ashraf Makda 40/3 (22 overs)|

score-team1-inns2 = 106/3 (47 overs)| runs-team1-inns2 = Nilesh Modi 57(148)| wickets-team1-inns2 = Bhuvneshwar Kumar 12/2 (9 overs)|

score-team2-inns2 = 375 (146.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = Praveen Gupta 74 (108)| wickets-team2-inns2 = Mohnish Parmar 113/5 (48.1 overs)|

result = Match Drawn, Uttar Pradesh advanced| venue = Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara| umpires = Subroto Daas & Madanmohan Singh| motm = | report = Scorecard | rain = |

date = 26–29 December| team1 = Tamil Nadu| team2 = Bengal|

score-team1-inns1 = 306 (98.5 overs)| runs-team1-inns1 = Suresh Kumar 75 (130)| wickets-team1-inns1 = Ritam Kundu 54/2 (14 overs)|

score-team2-inns1 = 345 (115 overs)| runs-team2-inns1 = Manoj Tiwary 144 (201)| wickets-team2-inns1 = C. Ganapathy 59/5 (26 overs) |

score-team1-inns2 = 227/2 (52 overs)| runs-team1-inns2 = Subramaniam Badrinath 92 (116)| wickets-team1-inns2 = Sourav Sarkar 36/1 (9 overs)|

score-team2-inns2 = 187 (65.5 overs)| runs-team2-inns2 = Laxmi Shukla 47 (96)| wickets-team2-inns2 = Lakshmipathy Balaji 24/6 (20 overs)|

result = Tamil Nadu won by 8 wickets| venue = M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore| umpires = Sudhir Asnani & Krishna Hariharan| motm = | report = Scorecard| rain = |

Semi-finals

Mumbai were the first team to qualify for the final after on the basis of a lead over Saurashtra's first-innings total. The latter were dismissed for 379 in their first innings by Mumbai who made 637. Wasim Jaffer top-scored with 301 for them, while Sachin Tendulkar made 122.

Uttar Pradesh advanced to the final, also by virtue of a first-innings lead, over Tamil Nadu. In reply to the latter's first innings total of 445, Uttar Pradesh's Shivakant Shukla, who made an unbeaten 178 in 569 balls and 821 minutes, helped his team go past the score securing a qualification for the final. Parvinder Singh, who scored his maiden first-class century, and Shukla batted for a total of five-and-half-hours, and added 272 runs for the fourth wicket.

date = 4–7 January 2009| team1 = Mumbai| team2 = Saurashtra|

score-team1-inns1 = 637/6d (180 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Wasim Jaffer 301 (459) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Ravindra Jadeja 150/2 (39 overs)|

score-team2-inns1 = 379 (130 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Shitanshu Kotak 89 (325) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Ramesh Powar 108/4 (35 overs)|

score-team1-inns2 = 42/1 (12 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 =Rohit Sharma 30* (40) | wickets-team1-inns2 = Ravindra Jadeja 11/1 (5 overs)|

score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 = |

result = Match drawn, Mumbai advanced to the final| venue = MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai| umpires = Sanjay Hazare and Amiesh Saheba | motm = | toss = Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.| report = Scorecard| rain = | notes = Ajinkya Rahane (Mumbai) passed 1,000 runs, and Jaydev Shah and Rakesh Dhruv (both Saurashtra) passed 2,000 runs each in first-class cricket. |

date = 4–7 January 2009| team1 = Tamil Nadu| team2 = Uttar Pradesh|

score-team1-inns1 = 445 (164.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Abhinav Mukund 100 (175) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Praveen Kumar 3/104 (41 overs)|

score-team2-inns1 = 447/8 (192.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Shivakant Shukla 178* (569) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Lakshmipathy Balaji 5/114 (53.3 overs)|

score-team1-inns2 = | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 = |

score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 = |

result = Match drawn, Uttar Pradesh advanced to the final| venue = Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur| umpires = Suresh Shastri and Shavir Tarapore | motm = | report = Scorecard| toss = Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat.| rain = | notes = Parvinder Singh (Uttar Pradesh) scored his first century in first-class cricket.

• Shivakant Shukla's (Uttar Pradesh) innings of 178 was then the fourth longest innings in first-class cricket in terms of minutes batted (821).

Final

| score-team1-inns1 = 402 (131 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Rohit Sharma 141 (337) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/78 (30 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 245 (100.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Shivakant Shukla 99 (395) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Zaheer Khan 7/54 (27.2 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 367 (127 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = Vinayak Samant 113 (239) | wickets-team1-inns2 = Piyush Chawla 4/94 (35 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 281 (71.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = Bhuvneshwar Kumar 80 (132) | wickets-team2-inns2 = Dhawal Kulkarni 5/76 (18.5 overs)

• Zaheer Khan (Mumbai) claimed his 500th wicket in first-class cricket.

Records

• In the 2nd Semifinal, Shivakant Shukla was at the bat by 821 minutes, the fourth longest innings in first class and the second in Indian cricket, in this time he scored 178 runs at 569 balls faced for guide to Uttar Pradesh to the final.

Statistics

Runs

Wickets

References

References

1. (7 January 2009). "Mumbai march into Ranji finals". ESPNcricinfo.
2. (7 January 2009). "Shukla drives UP into Ranji final". [[Rediff.com]].
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