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{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Gujarat cricket team
| image =GujaratCricketAssociationLogo.jpg
| captain = [[Manan Hingrajia]]
| coach = [[Ramesh Powar]]
| owner = [[Gujarat Cricket Association]]
| founded = 1935
| ground = [[Narendra Modi Stadium]]
| capacity = 132,000
| first_fc = [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]
| first_fc_year = 1935
| first_fc_venue = [[Gujarat College Ground|Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad]]
| title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1wins = 1
| title2 = [[Irani Cup]]
| title2wins = 0
| title3 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| title3wins = 1
| title4 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title4wins = 2
| website = [https://gujaratcricketassociation.com/ GCA]
}}

The '''Gujarat cricket team''' is one of the three [[first-class cricket]] teams based in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] (the other two being the [[Baroda cricket team]] and the [[Saurashtra cricket team]]).

Led by [[Parthiv Patel]], Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy title in the [[2016–17 Ranji Trophy|2016–17 season]], beating [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] in the final at Indore.<ref name="Gujarat1st">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2016-17/content/story/1077518.html |title=Parthiv 143 leads Gujarat to maiden title |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=14 January 2017 |access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> In that match they made the highest successful run-chase in the final of the Ranji Trophy.<ref name="highest">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2016-17/content/story/1077540.html |title=Gujarat pull off record chase for maiden Ranji title |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=14 January 2017 |access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref>

It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for the [[Indian cricket team]]. It falls under the West Zone in the [[Duleep Trophy]].

== History ==
Gujarat's first appearance in a [[Ranji Trophy]] final came in the season of 1950–51, where it was facing [[Holkar cricket team|Holkar]] in the Ranji Trophy Final. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar's [[Chandu Sarwate]] and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinner [[Jasu Patel]] (who averaged 21.70 in 87 innings).<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1950S/1950-51/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/HOLKAR_GUJ_RJI-FINAL_17-21MAR1951.html Scoreboard of 1950/51 final match of Ranji Trophy, Holkar vs Gujarat]</ref>

In 2007–08, Gujarat won their maiden [[Ranji Trophy#Plate League|Ranji Trophy Plate League]] title by defeating [[Railways cricket team|Railways]].<ref>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ranjiplateleague/content/story/330018.html Gujarat clinch Plate League title with a thrilling win]</ref> Gujarat were in a lose-win situation and six and four and out they lost.

In the year 2010/11, Gujarat made a wonderful start to the Ranji Season. They went for a draw against Bengal and later on made an outright win against a strong Delhi Team but lost two consecutive matches against Madhya Pradesh and Baroda which ended their hope of entering Quarter Final Stage.

They drew a high scoring match against Tamil Nadu, which featured the comeback of [[Parthiv Patel]] (as he was busy in national duty) but lost the match against Haryana which forced them to go back at the Plate League.

Gujarat won the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in 2012–13 defeating Punjab in the final by four wickets with 13 deliveries to spare.

Gujarat's best appearance in a [[Ranji Trophy]] final came in the season of 2016–17, where it was facing Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final in [[Indore]]. [[Parthiv Patel]] scored a precious century (143, 196b, 24 x 4s) and scripted a most memorable maiden [[Ranji Trophy]] victory at the [[Holkar Stadium]]. No team had chased a target over 310 in the Ranji Trophy and when Gujarat began the fifth and final day. [[Priyank Panchal]] from Gujarat made 1310 runs in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy season at an average of 87.33 from 17 innings, which is the most by any batsman this season and the third most by any batsman in a single Ranji Trophy season. Gujarat's [[Samit Gohel]] made 359* runs against Orissa in Jaipur in this Ranji Trophy season, which became the joint fourth most by a player in a Ranji Trophy match. His score of 359* in that match is now the highest by an opener carrying the bat in a First Class match. He faced 723 balls in that innings and it is now the sixth-longest innings in terms of balls faced in a First Class match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/ranji-trophy-201617-stats-review-from-gujarats-highest-successful-chase-in-final-to-rishab-pants-triple-ton-3205850.html|title=Ranji Trophy 2016/17, stats review: From Gujarat's highest successful chase in final to Rishab Pant's triple ton|date=2017-01-16|newspaper=Firstpost|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-17}}</ref>

==Honours==
* '''[[Ranji Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners:''' [[2016–17 Ranji Trophy|2016–17]]
** '''Runners-up:''' [[1950–51 Ranji Trophy|1950–51]]

* '''[[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners:''' [[2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2015–16]]
** '''Runners-up:''' [[2010–11 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2010–11]]

* '''[[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[2012–13 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2012–13]], [[2014–15 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2014–15]]

== Home grounds ==

* [[Narendra Modi Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
* [[Lalabhai Contractor Stadium]], [[Surat]]
* [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium]], [[Valsad]]

== Notable players ==
{{main|List of Gujarat cricketers}}
* [[Vinoo Mankad]]
* [[Nari Contractor]]
* [[Axar Patel]]
* [[Parthiv Patel]]
* [[Manpreet Juneja]]
* [[Jasu Patel]]
* [[Deepak Shodhan]]
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
* [[Piyush Chawla]]

== Current squad ==
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+
|-
! align="center" | Name
! align="center" | Birth date
! align="center" | Batting style
! align="center" | Bowling style
! align="center" | Notes
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Batsmen
|-
| Aarya Desai || {{birth date and age|2003|4|3|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| Jaymeet Patel || {{birth date and age|2002|5|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| Abhishek Desai || {{birth date and age|1998|12|10|df=y}} || Left-handed || ||
|-
| Saurav Chauhan || {{birth date and age|2000|5|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| [[Manan Hingrajia]] || {{birth date and age|1998|2|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || '''Captain'''
|-
| [[Kshitij Patel]] || {{birth date and age|1997|10|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| Umang Kumar || {{birth date and age|2000|12|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| Ahaan Poddar || {{birth date and age|2002|10|05|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| [[Ripal Patel]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Dhrushant Soni]] || {{birth date and age|1995|10|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| [[Hiten Mehra]] || {{birth date and age|1997|12|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] ||
|-
| Rishi Patel || {{birth date and age|2001|9|24|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Hemang Patel]] || {{birth date and age|1998|11|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| '''[[Axar Patel]]''' || {{birth date and age|1994|1|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || Plays for '''[[Delhi Capitals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Wicket-keeper
|-
| [[Urvil Patel]] || {{birth date and age|1998|10|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || || Plays for '''[[Chennai Super Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Spinners
|-
| Vishal Jayswal || {{birth date and age|1998|4|2|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
| '''[[Ravi Bishnoi]]''' || {{birth date and age|2000|9|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || Plays for '''[[Rajasthan Royals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Siddharth Desai]] || {{birth date and age|2000|8|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||
|-
! colspan="5" style="background: #DCDCDC" align="center" | Pacers
|-
| [[Arzan Nagwaswalla]] || {{birth date and age|1997|10|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||`
|-
| [[Chintan Gaja]] || {{birth date and age|1994|11|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || '''Vice-Captain'''
|-
| Japagnya Bhatt || {{birth date and age|2001|9|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
| '''[[Harshal Patel]]''' || {{birth date and age|1990|11|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| '''[[Jasprit Bumrah]]''' || {{birth date and age|1993|12|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Plays for '''[[Mumbai Indians]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|}

''Updated as on 1 February 2026''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://gujaratcricketassociation.com/ Gujarat cricket team official website]
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/india/content/team/1729.html Gujarat Cricket Team page] at ESPNcricinfo

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LeonorColangelo at 18:42, 20 March 2026