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Jammu and Kashmir won the title of Ranji Trophy 2025-26, this is the complete list of winners from 1934 till now.

By Samira Vishwas

Ranji Trophy Winners List: Jammu and Kashmir captured the title of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 organized by BCCI for the first time. Jammu and Kashmir team won this title for the first time by gaining lead over Karnataka. With this, Jammu and Kashmir ended its long wait of 67 years. Jammu and Kashmir has become the 20th team to win the Ranji Trophy title.

Jammu and Kashmir cricket team made its debut in India’s most prestigious domestic tournament Ranji Trophy 67 years ago. Jammu and Kashmir had earlier reached the quarter-finals in the 2013-14, 2019-20 and 2024-25 seasons, but every time the team faltered under pressure. However, this time the picture was completely different. The team took the field with composure, confidence and a clear strategy. Which was visible throughout the tournament.

In the final match played at KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Jammu and Kashmir batted first and scored 584 runs. After which Karnataka team could score only 293 runs in the first innings. On the basis of first innings, Jammu and Kashmir got a lead of 291 runs. In the second innings, Jammu and Kashmir team declared its innings after scoring 342 runs losing 4 wickets. With this, the match was a draw but on the basis of the lead in the first innings, Jammu and Kashmir became the champion.

Complete list of Ranji Trophy winners

Sessionwinnerrunner upwinning captain
1934–35BombayNorthern Indialp jai
1935–36BombayMadrasHormasji Wajifdar
1936–37NawanagarBengalAlbert Wensley
1937–38HyderabadNawanagarSM Hussain
1938–39BengalSouthern Punjabtom longfield
1939–40Maharashtraunited provincesDB Deodhar
1940–41MaharashtraMadrasDB Deodhar
1941–42BombayMysoreVijay Merchant
1942–43BarodaHyderabadW Gorpade
1943–44western indiaBengalherbert barritt
1944–45BombayHolkarVijay Merchant
[1945–46HolkarBarodaCK Naidu
1946–47BarodaHolkarRaosaheb Nimbalkar
1947–48HolkarBombayCK Naidu
1948–49BombayBarodacasey ibrahim
1949–50BarodaHolkarRaosaheb Nimbalkar
1950–51HolkarGujaratCK Naidu
1951–52BombayHolkarMadhav Mantri
1952–53HolkarBengalCK Naidu
1953–54BombayHolkarRanga Sohoni
1954–55MadrasHolkarsand separation
1955–56BombayBengalMadhav Mantri
1956–57BombayservicesMadhav Mantri
1957–58BarodaservicesDatta Gaikwad
1958–59BombayBengalMadhav Apte
1959–60BombayMysorePolly Umrigar
1960–61BombayRajasthanPolly Umrigar
1961–62BombayRajasthanMadhav Apte
1962–63BombayRajasthanPolly Umrigar
1963–64BombayRajasthanBapu Nadkarni
1964–65BombayHyderabadBapu Nadkarni
1965–66BombayRajasthanBapu Nadkarni
1966–67BombayRajasthanManohar Hardikar
1967–68BombayMadrasManohar Hardikar
1968–69BombayBengalAjit Wadekar
1969–70BombayRajasthanAjit Wadekar
1970–71BombayMaharashtraSudhir Naik
1971–72BombayBengalAjit Wadekar
1972–73BombayTamil NaduAjit Wadekar
1973–74KarnatakaRajasthanErapalli Prasanna
1974–75BombayKarnatakaAshok Mankad
1975–76BombayBiharAshok Mankad
1976–77BombayDelhiSunil Gavaskar
1977–78KarnatakaUttar PradeshErapalli Prasanna
1978–79DelhiKarnatakaBishan Singh Bedi
1979–80DelhiBombayBishan Singh Bedi
1980–81BombayDelhiEknath Solkar
1981–82DelhiKarnatakaMohinder Amarnath
1982–83KarnatakaBombayBrijesh Patel
1983–84BombayDelhiSunil Gavaskar
1984–85BombayDelhiSunil Gavaskar
1985–86DelhiHaryanaMadan Lal
1986–87HyderabadDelhiMV Narasimha Rao
1987–88Tamil NaduRailwaysKrishnamachari Srikanth
1988–89DelhiBengalMadan Lal
1989–90BengalDelhiSambaran Banerjee
1990–91HaryanaBombayKapil Dev
1991–92DelhiTamil NaduAjay Sharma
1992–93PunjabMaharashtraGursharan Singh
1993–94BombayBengalRavi Shastri
1994–95BombayPunjabSachin Tendulkar
1995–96KarnatakaTamil NaduAnil Kumble
1996–97MumbaiDelhiSanjay Manjrekar
1997–98KarnatakaUttar PradeshRahul Dravid
1998–99KarnatakaMadhya PradeshSunil Joshi
1999–00MumbaiHyderabadSameer Dhige
2000–01BarodaRailwaysjacob martin
2001–02RailwaysBarodaAbhay Sharma
2002–03MumbaiTamil NaduParas Mhambre
2003–04MumbaiTamil NaduSairaj Bahutule
2004–05RailwaysPunjabSanjay Bangar
2005–06Uttar PradeshBengalMohammad Kaif
2006–07MumbaiBengalAmol Muzumdar
2007–08DelhiUttar PradeshGautam Gambhir
2008–09MumbaiUttar PradeshWasim Jaffer
2009–10MumbaiKarnatakaWasim Jaffer
2010–11RajasthanBarodaHrishikesh Kanitkar
2011–12RajasthanTamil NaduHrishikesh Kanitkar
2012–13MumbaiSaurashtraAjit Agarkar
2013–14KarnatakaMaharashtraVinay Kumar
2014–15KarnatakaTamil NaduVinay Kumar
2015–16MumbaiSaurashtraAditya Tare
2016–17GujaratMumbaiParthiv Patel
2017–18VidarbhaDelhiFaiz Fazal
2018–19VidarbhaSaurashtraFaiz Fazal
2019–20SaurashtraBengalJaydev Unadkat
2021–22Madhya PradeshMumbaiAditya Srivastava
2022–23SaurashtraBengalJaydev Unadkat
2023–24MumbaiVidarbhaAjinkya Rahane
2024–25VidarbhaKeralaAkshay Wadkar
2025–26Jammu and KashmirKarnatakaParas Dogra

Under the captaincy of Paras Dogra and the guidance of coach Ajay Sharma, the Jammu and Kashmir team made a challenging start to the season. In the very first match, they faced defeat from Mumbai, who had won it a record 42 times. But the team did not give up on the defeat and made a spectacular comeback and qualified for the quarter-finals by finishing second in Elite Group D. In the quarter-finals, J&K defeated Madhya Pradesh by 56 runs. After this, they confirmed their place in the title match by defeating Bengal by six wickets in the semi-finals. It was a brilliant display of team patience and strategy.

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