# 2012–13 Ranji Trophy

The 2012–13 Ranji Trophy was the 79th season of the Ranji Trophy. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B proceeded to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. Mumbai won this year's trophy for the 40th time by beating Saurashtra in the final at the Wankhede.
The season had a different grouping system compared to that of the previous seasons, which had Elite and Plate divisions. The new system also increased the number of matches of the tournament. The points awarded to outright wins were increased from five to six in order to encourage results. The knock-out matches will be played across five days instead of four. All these changes were recommended by the BCCI's Technical Committee in June 2012.

## Points system

27 teams were divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B proceed to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams from Group C. The winner of this knock-out tournament wins the Ranji Trophy. These knock-out matches are decided on the first innings result if the final result is a draw.
Points in the group stage of the tournament are awarded as follows:
| Scenario | Points |
| Outright win | 6 |
| Bonus point (for innings and 10 wicket wins) | 1 |
| 1st innings lead (in case of draw) | 3 |
| 1st innings deficit (in case of draw) | 1 |
| No result | 1 |
| Outright defeat | 0 |

## League table

Group A
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw/NR | Points | Quotient |
| Punjab | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1.276 |
| Saurashtra | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 1.198 |
| Mumbai | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 1.423 |
| Gujarat | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0.922 |
| Railways | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0.962 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1.035 |
| Bengal | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0.805 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.741 |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0.800 |
Group B
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw/NR | Points | Quotient |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 1.365 |
| Baroda | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 1.019 |
| Karnataka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 1.081 |
| Delhi | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 1.251 |
| Vidarbha | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0.840 |
| Orissa | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0.825 |
| Tamil Nadu | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0.947 |
| Haryana | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0.790 |
| Maharashtra | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.930 |
Group C
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw/NR | Points | Quotient |
| Services | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 1.198 |
| Jharkhand | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1.068 |
| Andhra | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 1.089 |
| Assam | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0.893 |
| Kerala | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1.082 |
| Goa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 1.119 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0.772 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1.284 |
| Tripura | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.691 |

## Knockouts
### Knockout tree

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6–10 Jan 2013 – Jamshedpur | 6–10 Jan 2013 – Jamshedpur | | | |
| Punjab | FIL | | | |
| Punjab | FIL | 16–20 Jan 2013 – Rajkot | 16–20 Jan 2013 – Rajkot | | |
| Jharkhand | | 16–20 Jan 2013 – Rajkot | 16–20 Jan 2013 – Rajkot | |
| Jharkhand | | Punjab | | |
| 6–10 Jan 2013 – Rajkot | 6–10 Jan 2013 – Rajkot | | Punjab | | |
| 6–10 Jan 2013 – Rajkot | 6–10 Jan 2013 – Rajkot | Saurashtra | WIN | |
| Saurashtra | FIL | Saurashtra | WIN | |
| Saurashtra | FIL | | | | 26–30 Jan 2013 – Mumbai | 26–30 Jan 2013 – Mumbai |
| Karnataka | | | | | 26–30 Jan 2013 – Mumbai | 26–30 Jan 2013 – Mumbai |
| Karnataka | | | | | Mumbai | WIN |
| 6–10 Jan 2013 – Mumbai | 6–10 Jan 2013 – Mumbai | | | | | Mumbai | WIN |
| 6–10 Jan 2013 – Mumbai | 6–10 Jan 2013 – Mumbai | | | | Saurashtra | |
| Baroda | | | | | Saurashtra | |
| Baroda | | 16–20 Jan 2013 – Delhi | 16–20 Jan 2013 – Delhi | | | |
| Mumbai | FIL | 16–20 Jan 2013 – Delhi | 16–20 Jan 2013 – Delhi | | | |
| Mumbai | FIL | Mumbai | FIL | | | |
| 6–8 Jan 2013 – Indore | 6–8 Jan 2013 – Indore | | Mumbai | FIL | | | |
| 6–8 Jan 2013 – Indore | 6–8 Jan 2013 – Indore | Services | | |
| Uttar Pradesh | | Services | | |
| Services | WIN | | | |

### Quarterfinals

* 6–10 Jan 2013 Scorecard
* Match drawn Punjab advance on first innings lead Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur Umpires: Sanjay Hazare and C. K. Nandan
* Jharkhand won the toss and elected to bat
* Punjab advance to the semi-finals
* 6–10 Jan 2013 Scorecard
* Match drawn Saurashtra advance on first innings lead Saurashtra University Ground, Rajkot Umpires: K. Hariharan and Subroto Das
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat
* Saurashtra advance to the semi-finals
* 6–10 Jan 2013 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mumbai advance on first innings lead Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (RSA) and Krishnaraj Srinath
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat
* First class debut: Vishal Dabholkar Mumbai advance to the semi-finals
* 6–10 Jan 2013 Scorecard
* Services won by 5 wickets Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Amiesh Saheba
* Services won the toss and elected to field
* Services advance to the semi-finals

### Semifinals

* 16–20 Jan 2013 Scorecard
* Saurashtra won by 229 runs Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) and Chettithody Shamshuddin Player of the match: Vishal Joshi (Sau)
* Saurashtra won the toss and elected to bat
* Saurashtra advance to the finals
* 16–20 Jan 2013 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mumbai advance on first innings lead Palam A Ground, Delhi Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (RSA) and Subroto Das
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat
* No play possible on Day 3 and Day 4 due to rain
* Mumbai advance to the finals

### Final

* 26–30 Jan 2013 Scorecard
* Mumbai win by an innings and 125 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Krishna Hariharan and C. K. Nandan Player of the match: Wasim Jaffer (Mumbai)
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to field

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Inns | Runs | Ave | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Jiwanjot Singh | Punjab | 10 | 17 | 995 | 66.33 | 213 | 5 | 2 |
| Muralidharen Gautam | Karnataka | 9 | 14 | 943 | 117.87 | 264* | 3 | 2 |
| Abhishek Nayar | Mumbai | 10 | 16 | 940 | 104.44 | 132 | 3 | 8 |
| Parthiv Patel | Gujarat | 8 | 13 | 895 | 68.84 | 162 | 3 | 6 |
| VA Jagadeesh | Kerala | 8 | 14 | 871 | 72.58 | 199* | 4 | 1 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Ave. | BBI | BBM | 5/i | 10/m |
| Ishwar Pandey | Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 15 | 48 | 21.06 | 6/54 | 10/145 | 5 | 1 |
| Siddarth Kaul | Punjab | 9 | 17 | 44 | 23.79 | 6/63 | 8/81 | 2 | 0 |
| Suraj Yadav | Services | 10 | 15 | 43 | 21.90 | 7/71 | 9/106 | 2 | 0 |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | Jharkhand | 9 | 15 | 42 | 24.26 | 6/54 | 9/104 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Sharma | Punjab | 9 | 16 | 41 | 19.41 | 7/25 | 10/82 | 3 | 1 |