# 1949–50 Ranji Trophy

The 1949–50 Ranji Trophy was the 16th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

## Highlights

* Vijay Hazare scored 130 and 101 in the final, following his 98 and 115 in the 1948–49 final.

## Zonal Matches
### West Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| 18 Nov 1949 – Baroda | 18 Nov 1949 – Baroda | | |
| Baroda | 333 | | |
| Baroda | 333 | 2 Dec 1949 – Baroda | 2 Dec 1949 – Baroda | |
| Bombay | 114 & 201 | 2 Dec 1949 – Baroda | 2 Dec 1949 – Baroda |
| Bombay | 114 & 201 | Baroda | 382 |
| | | Kathiawar | 180 & 145 |
| | | | | 8 Jan 1950 – Baroda | 8 Jan 1950 – Baroda |
| | | | | Baroda | 357 & 348/4d |
| | | | | Gujarat | 284 & 211/4 |
| | | 3 Dec 1949 – Ahmedabad | 3 Dec 1949 – Ahmedabad | | |
| | | Gujarat | 360 & 70/4 | | |
| | | Maharashtra | 172 & 253 |

### North Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 2 Dec 1949 – Delhi | 2 Dec 1949 – Delhi |
| Delhi | 343 & 225 |
| Delhi | 343 & 225 | 9 Jan 1950 – Delhi | 9 Jan 1950 – Delhi |
| Rajputana | 215 & 235 | 9 Jan 1950 – Delhi | 9 Jan 1950 – Delhi |
| Rajputana | 215 & 235 | Delhi | 544 & 140/4 |
| 11 Dec 1949 – Patiala | 11 Dec 1949 – Patiala | | Delhi | 544 & 140/4 |
| 11 Dec 1949 – Patiala | 11 Dec 1949 – Patiala | Southern Punjab | 456 & 34/3 |
| Southern Punjab | 152 & 121/4 | Southern Punjab | 456 & 34/3 |
| Services | 62 & 208 | | |

### East Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| 6 Dec 1949 – Jorhat | 6 Dec 1949 – Jorhat | | |
| Assam | 50 & 52 | | |
| Assam | 50 & 52 | 27 Jan 1950 – Indore | 27 Jan 1950 – Indore | |
| Holkar | 157 | 27 Jan 1950 – Indore | 27 Jan 1950 – Indore |
| Holkar | 157 | Holkar | 92 & 429 |
| | | Bengal | 141 & 251 |
| | | | | 26 Feb 1950 – Indore | 26 Feb 1950 – Indore |
| | | | | Holkar | 262 & 222/5 |
| 10 Dec 1949 – Jamshedpur | 10 Dec 1949 – Jamshedpur | | | | Holkar | 262 & 222/5 |
| 10 Dec 1949 – Jamshedpur | 10 Dec 1949 – Jamshedpur | | | Bihar | 226 & 254 |
| Bihar | 163 & 326 | | | Bihar | 226 & 254 |
| Bihar | 163 & 326 | 4 Feb 1950 – Jamshedpur | 4 Feb 1950 – Jamshedpur | | |
| Orissa | 89 & 44 | 4 Feb 1950 – Jamshedpur | 4 Feb 1950 – Jamshedpur | | |
| Orissa | 89 & 44 | Bihar | 207 & 287 | | |
| | | Uttar Pradesh | 258 & 189 |

### South Zone

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 |
| 24 Dec 1949 – Madras | 24 Dec 1949 – Madras |
| Madras | 328 & 236/7 |
| Madras | 328 & 236/7 | 26 Jan 1950 – Madras | 26 Jan 1950 – Madras |
| Mysore | 215 & 347 | 26 Jan 1950 – Madras | 26 Jan 1950 – Madras |
| Mysore | 215 & 347 | Madras | 264 & 124 |
| 9 Dec 1949 – Secunderabad | 9 Dec 1949 – Secunderabad | | Madras | 264 & 124 |
| 9 Dec 1949 – Secunderabad | 9 Dec 1949 – Secunderabad | Hyderabad | 125 & 136 |
| Hyderabad | 327 & 62/2 | Hyderabad | 125 & 136 |
| Central Provinces and Berar | 136 & 251 | | |

## Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 24 Feb 1950 – Madras | 24 Feb 1950 – Madras |
| Madras | 103 & 69 |
| Madras | 103 & 69 | 17 Mar 1950 – Baroda | 17 Mar 1950 – Baroda |
| Baroda | 297 | 17 Mar 1950 – Baroda | 17 Mar 1950 – Baroda |
| Baroda | 297 | Baroda | 437 & 258/6 |
| 4 Mar 1950 – Delhi | 4 Mar 1950 – Delhi | | Baroda | 437 & 258/6 |
| 4 Mar 1950 – Delhi | 4 Mar 1950 – Delhi | Holkar | 419 & 272 |
| Delhi | 335 & 253/7 | Holkar | 419 & 272 |
| Holkar | 615 & 315 | | |

## Final

Baroda entered the final for the third successive season, following a win against Holkar in the 1947–48 season and a loss to Bombay in 1948–49 edition.
* 17–21 March 1950 Scorecard
* Baroda won by 4 wickets Maharaja Pratapsingh Coronation Gymkhana Ground, Baroda Umpires: D. B. Deodhar and Jamshed Patel
* Holkar won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hiralal Gaekwad (Holkar) claimed his 50th wicket in first-class cricket.