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Mumbai: The most meritorious team of Ranji trophy

Mumbai is the most successful team in the history of Ranji Trophy with 40 titles, the most recent being is today (Jan 28, 2013). It also has 16 Irani Trophy titles to its name.The team's

PTI Updated on: January 28, 2013 21:45 IST


However, it was after this period that their dominance was at its zenith. From 1955–56 to 1976–77, Mumbai won 20 out of 22 titles including 15 in a row from 1958–59 to 1972–73. Mumbai continued to regularly reach the Ranji Trophy final up to the mid 1980s.



The later half of the 1980s was it's least successful period with no final appearances in 5 consecutive seasons. However, they were able to regain some of their former glory from the 1990s onwards winning an additional 6 Ranji Trophies from 1993–94 to 2003–04.

In 2006–07, Mumbai won their 37th Ranji Trophy with victory over Bengal in the final at Wankhede Stadium. This win was particularly memorable as the team had recovered from the setbacks of losing their first three games, and being reduced to 0/5 in the semi-final against Baroda.
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