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{{Short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2003–04 Ranji Trophy
| image = Ranji_trophy.jpg
| imagesize = 285px
| fromdate =
| todate =
| caption = The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket]]
| tournament format = League and [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| host =
| champions = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| count = 36
| participants = 27
| matches =
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = [[Dheeraj Jadhav]] (Maharashtra) (1066)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Ranji_Trophy_2003-04/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>
| most wickets = [[Narendra Hirwani]] (Madhya Pradesh) (45)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Ranji_Trophy_2003-04/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>
| website =
| previous_year = 2002–03
| previous_tournament = 2002–03 Ranji Trophy
| next_year = 2004–05
| next_tournament = 2004–05 Ranji Trophy
}}

The '''2003–04 Ranji Trophy''' was the 70th season of the [[Ranji Trophy]]. Mumbai defeated Tamil Nadu on first innings lead. Maharashtra won the Plate division title.

[[Wasim Jaffer]] of Mumbai took 23 catches in nine matches which is the record for most catches in a season by a fielder.

==Group Matches==
===Elite Group===

;Group A
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:120px"|Team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/IND_LOCAL/RJI/ELITE/RJI-ELITE_2003-04_TABLE.html |title=Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 Elite Group Points Table |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Played| Matches played}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|FL|First innings lead}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|FD|First innings deficit}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No result}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Bonus|Bonus points}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Points|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 2 || '''22'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Railways cricket team|Railways]]
| 7 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || '''14'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| 7 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 1 || '''13'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]
| 7 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 1 || '''11'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Andhra Pradesh cricket team|Andhra Pradesh]]
| 7 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 0 || '''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || '''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]]
| 7 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''4'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]]
| 7 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || '''2'''
|}
* {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Mumbai and Railways qualified for the Elite Group [[#Knockout Matches|knockout stage]].

;Group B
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:120px"|Team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/IND_LOCAL/RJI/ELITE/RJI-ELITE_2003-04_TABLE.html |title=Ranji Trophy, 2003/04 Elite Group Points Table |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Played| Matches played}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|FL|First innings lead}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|FD|First innings deficit}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No result}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Bonus|Bonus points}}
! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Points|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| 6 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || '''15'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left"|[[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]
| 6 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || '''15'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]
| 6 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''15'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| 6 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 1 || '''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]]
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || '''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Assam cricket team|Assam]]
| 6 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || '''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
| 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''4'''
|}
* {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad qualified for the Elite Group [[#Knockout Matches|knockout stage]].

==Knockout stage==
{{4TeamBracket|nowrap=y
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 125px
| RD1 = Semifinals
| RD2 = Final

| RD1-seed1 = '''B2'''
| RD1-team1 = '''[[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]'''
| RD1-score1 = '''481 & 306'''
| RD1-seed2 = A2
| RD1-team2 = [[Railways cricket team|Railways]]
| RD1-score2 = 342 & 117/5

| RD1-seed3 = B1
| RD1-team3 = [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]
| RD1-score3 = 166 & 158
| RD1-seed4 = '''A1'''
| RD1-team4 = '''[[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]'''
| RD1-score4 = '''476'''

| RD2-seed1 = B2
| RD2-team1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| RD2-score1 = 294 & 353/4
| RD2-seed2 = '''A1'''
| RD2-team2 = '''[[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]'''
| RD2-score2 = '''613'''
}}

==Final==
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 26–30 March 2004
| team1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| team2 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 294 (97.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Dinesh Karthik]] 109 (136)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Nilesh Kulkarni]] 6/83 (32.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 613 (200.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Amol Muzumdar]] 146 (291)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan]] 3/146 (42.5 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 353/4 (149 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] 110 (338)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Sairaj Bahutule]] 2/77 (32 overs)

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

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/IND_LOCAL/RJI/KNOCK-OUTS/TN_BOM_RJI_ELITE-FINAL_26-30MAR2004.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = MS Mahal and SK Porel
| motm =
| toss = Tamil Nadu on the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Mumbai won the 2003/04 Ranji Trophy through its first innings lead.
}}

==Scorecards and averages==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Ranji_Trophy_2003-04.html CricketArchive]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ranji Trophy, 2003-04}}
[[Category:2003 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:2004 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 2003–04]]
[[Category:Ranji Trophy seasons]]

{{Indian-domestic-cricket-competition-stub}}

2003 04 Ranji Trophy - Revision history

StevieJ461261267 at 11:28, 1 May 2026