The Ranji Trophy has been the best level of domestic cricket in India. From Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli, every one of them has played this competition. The same is with the bowlers. Let us have a look at the Top 5 Best Bowling Performances in Ranji Trophy History.
Basically, everyone from Anil Kumble to Jasprit Bumrah had to perform in the Ranji Trophy to get a place in the Indian team as well as the Indian Premier League. There have been bowlers who have also taken a 10-wicket haul in a single innings of the match.
Top 5 Best Bowling Performances in Ranji Trophy History
Anshul Kamboj – 10/49 vs Kerala
It was a match between Kerala and Haryana in Group C of the Elite group of the 2024-2025 season, and Rohtak was the venue for this match.
The Kerala team got out on 291 runs. Anshul Kamboj picked up all 10 wickets and just gave away 49 runs. Eventually, the match ended in a draw, and Anshul Kamboj was the Man of the Match in this game.
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Ankeet Chavan – 9/23 vs Punjab
Basically, Mumbai were playing Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium in the 2012-2013 season. Punjab scored 580 runs in the first innings, where Ankeet took three wickets, whereas in reply, Mumbai scored 485 runs in the first innings.
The Punjab team got out for just 59 runs in their second innings. All thanks to Ankeet Chavan for picking up 9/23 in the second innings. Eventually, the match ended in a draw.
Siddharth Desai – 9/36 vs Uttarakhand
It was the 2024-2025 Ranji Trophy season where Gujarat was playing Uttarakhand in Ahmedabad in the Elite Group B match. The Uttarakhand team scored 111 runs in the first innings and lost all of their wickets.
Siddhart Desai picked up nine wickets for just 36 runs. Gujarat scored 393 runs and gave the follow-on. Desai also picked up three wickets in the second innings. Gujarat won the match by an innings and 28 runs.
Raghunath Wadkar 9/38 vs Western India
It was the West Zone match in the 1937-1938 season between the Bombay team and the Western India team in Jamnagar. Bombay were batting first and they scored 250 runs.
In reply, Western India scored just 153 runs. Raghunath Wadkar picked up 9/38 and destroyed their opponents. Bombay eventually won the match by 35 runs.
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Ashish Zaidi – 9/45 vs Vidarbha
This was the 1999-2000 Ranji Trophy season, where Vidarbha was playing the Uttar Pradesh team in the central zone match. Ashish Zaidi, in the first innings, picked up 9/45 and dismantled the Vidarbha batting line-up. He also picked up six wickets in the second innings of the match. At the end, Uttar Pradesh won the match by ten wickets.
