The 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season has delivered one of the most remarkable stories in Indian domestic cricket history as Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have clinched
their maiden title.
In a fairytale run, the team, led by Paras Dogra, reached the final for the first time ever after 67 years in the competition. They faced a star-studded Karnataka side in the final at the KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground.J&K opted to bat first and posted a commanding total of 584, with Shubham Pundir top-scoring (121).
Karnataka, despite a solid 160 from Mayank Agarwal, were bowled out for 293, conceding a massive 291-run first-innings lead. Key to this dominance was pacer Auqib Nabi, who claimed his seventh five-wicket haul of the season (5/54) and finished as the highest wicket-taker overall (60 wickets).In their second innings, J&K built further pressure, reaching strong positions with standout performances from Qamran Iqbal (who slammed a century on Day 5) and Sahil Lotra with two excellent knocks.
By the final day, J&K's lead exceeded 500 runs, making victory inevitable - even in the event of a draw, the first-innings lead rule would crown them champions. Qamran Iqbal and Sahil Lotra both scored unbeaten centuries on the day. This historic triumph has marked J&K as the latest addition to the list of Ranji Trophy winners, inspiring celebrations across the region.
Ranji Trophy Winners List
2025-26: Jammu and Kashmir
2024-25: Vidarbha
2023-24: Mumbai
2022-23: Saurashtra
2021-22: Madhya Pradesh
2019-20: Saurashtra
2018-19: Vidarbha
2017-18: Vidarbha
2016-17: Gujarat
2015-16: Mumbai
2014-15: Karnataka
2013-14: Karnataka
2012-13: Mumbai
2011-12: Rajasthan
2010-11: Rajasthan
2009-10: Mumbai
2008-09: Mumbai
2007-08: Delhi
2006-07: Mumbai
2005-06: Mumbai
2004-05: Railways
2003-04: Mumbai
2002-03: Tamil Nadu
2001-02: Railways
2000-01: Baroda
1999-00: Mumbai
1998-99: Karnataka
1997-98: Mumbai
1996-97: Mumbai
1995-96: Mumbai
1994-95: Bombay
1993-94: Bombay
1992-93: Punjab
1991-92: Delhi
1990-91: Haryana
1989-90: Bengal
1988-89: Bengal
1987-88: Tamil Nadu
1986-87: Hyderabad
1985-86: Delhi
1984-85: Bombay
1983-84: Bombay
1982-83: Karnataka
1981-82: Delhi
1980-81: Bombay
1979-80: Delhi
1978-79: Delhi
1977-78: Karnataka
1976-77: Bombay
1975-76: Bombay
1974-75: Bombay
1973-74: Karnataka
1972-73: Bombay
1971-72: Bombay
1970-71: Bombay
1969-70: Bombay
1968-69: Bombay
1967-68: Bombay
1966-67: Bombay
1965-66: Bombay
1964-65: Bombay
1963-64: Bombay
1962-63: Mysore (now Karnataka)
1961-62: Bombay
1960-61: Bombay
1959-60: Bombay
1958-59: Bombay
1957-58: Hyderabad
1956-57: Bombay
1955-56: Bombay
1954-55: Madras (now Tamil Nadu)
1953-54: Holkar (now part of Madhya Pradesh)
1952-53: Holkar
1951-52: Bombay
1950-51: Holkar
1949-50: Baroda
1948-49: Baroda
1947-48: Holkar
1946-47: Baroda
1945-46: Sind
1944-45: Bombay
1943-44: Western India (now part of Saurashtra)
1942-43: Baroda
1941-42: Bombay
1940-41: Maharashtra
1939-40: Maharashtra
1938-39: Bengal
1937-38: Hyderabad
1936-37: Nawanagar (now Saurashtra)
1935-36: Bombay
1934-35: Bombay
Ranji Trophy Winning Teams
Here's a ranked listicle of teams by total titles won over the years.
Mumbai (formerly Bombay) - 42 titles
Karnataka (formerly Mysore) - 8 titles
Delhi - 7 titles
Baroda - 5 titles
Madhya Pradesh (including Holkar) - 5 titles
Saurashtra (including Nawanagar/Western India) - 4 titles
Vidarbha - 3 titles
Bengal - 2 titles
Hyderabad - 2 titles
Maharashtra - 2 titles
Railways - 2 titles
Tamil Nadu (formerly Madras) - 2 titles
Rajasthan - 2 titles
Gujarat - 1 title
Haryana - 1 title
Punjab - 1 title
Sind - 1 title
Jammu & Kashmir - 1 title
