# 2002–03 Ranji Trophy

The 2002–03 Ranji Trophy was the 69th season of the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai defeated Tamil Nadu by 141 runs in the final.

## Format

The major change in the format of the tournament was the introduction of the Elite and Plate divisions. The 15 teams which qualified from the Zonal league in the previous season were placed in two groups in the upper Elite division. The top two teams from each group qualified for the semifinal and then played for the Ranji title. The remaining twelve teams played each other in two groups in the Plate division. They played the Plate semifinal and the final. The finalists qualified for the Elite division in the next year while the two lowest placed teams in the Elite division were demoted.
Karnataka and Kerala were promoted to the Elite division for 2003–04. This meant that five of the six South Zone teams played in the Elite division. Himachal Pradesh and Orissa were demoted to the Plate.

## Scorecards and averages

* CricketArchive

## Group Matches
### Elite Group
#### Group A

| Team | Played | W | L | FL | FD | NR | Bonus | Points |
| Mumbai | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Delhi | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 5 |
| Hyderabad | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 5 |
| Rajasthan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 4 |
| Bengal | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| Railways | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 3 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | 1 |
* Mumbai and Delhi qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.

#### Group B

| Team | Played | W | L | FL | FD | NR | Bonus | Points |
| Tamil Nadu | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Baroda | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Punjab | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 7 |
| Assam | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rajasthan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 2 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 |
| Orissa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 0 |
* Tamil Nadu and Baroda qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.
* Baroda qualified to the knockouts ahead of Punjab on a better run-quotient.

### Plate Group
#### Group A

| Team | Played | W | L | FL | FD | NR | Bonus | Points |
| Kerala | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Vidarbha | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Goa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| Saurashtra | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 3 |
| Services | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | 1 |
| Tripura | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 0 |
* Kerala and Vidarbha qualified for the Plate Group knockout stage.

#### Group B

| Team | Played | W | L | FL | FD | NR | Bonus | Points |
| Karnataka | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Haryana | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Maharashtra | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jammu and Kashmi | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
| Bihar | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 |
* Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh qualified for the Elite Group knockout stage.

## Knockout Matches
### Plate Semifinal 1

* 18–21 January 2003 Scorecard
* Kerala won by 68 runs Nehru Stadium, Kochi Umpires: VM Gupte and SM Bandedkar
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kerala advances to the Ranji Trophy Plate final

### Plate Semifinal 2

* 27–31 January 2003 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by 465 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: V Chopra and Devendra Sharma
* Karnataka advances to the Ranji Trophy Plate final

### Plate Final

* 4–6 March 2003 Scorecard
* Karnataka won by an innings and 11 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: SK Sharma and Jasbir Singh
* Kerala won the toss and elected to bat
* Karnataka won the Plate Division

### Elite Semifinal 1

* 25–29 April 2003 Scorecard
* Tamil Nadu won by 132 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: F Gomes and AM Saheba
* Tamil Nadu won the toss and elected to bat
* Tamil Nadu qualified for the Ranji Trophy Final

### Elite Semifinal 2

* 25–29 April 2003 Scorecard
* Mumbai won by an innings and 138 runs Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation Ground, Vadodara Umpires: Devendra Sharma and K Hariharan
* Mumbai Nadu won the toss and elected to field
* Mumbai qualified for the Ranji Trophy Final

## Final

* 4–8 May 2003 Scorecard
* Mumbai won by 141 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: V Chopra and NN Menon
* Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat.