Ranji Trophy was founded as the 'Cricket Championship of India' at a meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in July 1934. The first Ranji Trophy fixtures took place in the 1934-35 season.

Mumbai are the most successful state in Ranji's history, winning 42 titles, including 15 consecutive trophies between 1958 and 1973. Here is the Ranji Trophy winners list since the inaugural season.

Mumbai - The most successful team in the Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy winners since 1934-35 season | sportzpoint.com — Mumbai with the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy. Image | PTI

Mumbai are the most successful first-class team in Indian domestic cricket across different competitions. They have won the Ranji Trophy title a total of 42 times and also won the inaugural season of this prestigious tournament.

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Mumbai won seven out of the first 20 seasons and then between the 1950s and 1970s, they won 20 out of 22 titles in the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai's latest title came in the 2023-24 season.

Most Ranji Trophy titles - Karnataka (8) | sportzpoint.com — Karanataka players after winning their second consecutive Ranji Trophy title in 2014-15 season. Image | PTI

After Mumbai, Karnataka have won the most Ranji Trophies (8) followed by Delhi (7), Baroda (5), and Madhya Pradesh (5). Karnataka have been part of the tournament since the inaugural season. They had to wait until the 1973-74 edition to lift their maiden title. Their latest win came in the 2014-15 edition.

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Delhi won their maiden Ranji title in 1978-79 and their most recent win came in the 2007-08 edition while Baroda made their first-class debut in 1937 and won their maiden title in 1942-43.

Madhya Pradesh have also won five titles after their debut in the 1941 season. They won their first Ranji title in 1945-46, defeating Baroda in the finals.

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Ranji Trophy winners since 1934-35 season

Season	Champion	Runner-up
1934-35	Bombay	Northern India
1935-36	Bombay	Madras
1936-37	Nawanagar	Bengal
1937-38	Hyderabad	Nawanagar
1938-39	Bengal	Southern Punjab
1939-40	Maharashtra	United Provinces
1940-41	Maharashtra	Madras
1941-42	Bombay	Mysore
1942-43	Baroda	Hyderabad
1943-44	Western India	Bengal
1944-45	Bombay	Holkar
1945-46	Holkar	Baroda
1946-47	Baroda	Holkar
1947-48	Holkar	Bombay
1948-49	Bombay	Baroda
1949-50	Baroda	Holkar
1950-51	Holkar	Gujarat
1951-52	Bombay	Holkar
1952-53	Holkar	Bengal
1953-54	Bombay	Holkar
1954-55	Madras	Holkar
1955-56	Bombay	Bengal
1956-57	Bombay	Services
1957-58	Baroda	Services
1958-59	Bombay	Bengal
1959-60	Bombay	Mysore
1960-61	Bombay	Rajasthan
1961-62	Bombay	Rajasthan
1962-63	Bombay	Rajasthan
1963-64	Bombay	Rajasthan
1964-65	Bombay	Hyderabad
1965-66	Bombay	Rajasthan
1966-67	Bombay	Rajasthan
1967-68	Bombay	Madras
1968-69	Bombay	Bengal
1969-70	Bombay	Rajasthan
1970-71	Bombay	Maharashtra
1971-72	Bombay	Bengal
1972-73	Bombay	Tamil Nadu
1973-74	Karnataka	Rajasthan
1974-75	Bombay	Karnataka
1975-76	Bombay	Bihar
1976-77	Bombay	Delhi
1977-78	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh
1978-79	Delhi	Karnataka
1979-80	Delhi	Bombay
1980-81	Bombay	Delhi
1981-82	Delhi	Karnataka
1982-83	Karnataka	Bombay
1983-84	Bombay	Delhi
1984-85	Bombay	Delhi
1985-86	Delhi	Haryana
1986-87	Hyderabad	Delhi
1987-88	Tamil Nadu	Railways
1988-89	Delhi	Bengal
1989-90	Bengal	Delhi
1990-91	Haryana	Bombay
1991-92	Delhi	Tamil Nadu
1992-93	Punjab	Maharashtra
1993-94	Bombay	Bengal
1994-95	Bombay	Punjab
1995-96	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu
1996-97	Mumbai	Delhi
1997-98	Karnataka	Uttar Pradesh
1998-99	Karnataka	Madhya Pradesh
1999-00	Mumbai	Hyderabad
2000-01	Baroda	Railways
2001-02	Railways	Baroda
2002-03	Mumbai	Tamil Nadu
2003-04	Mumbai	Tamil Nadu
2004-05	Railways	Punjab
2005-06	Uttar Pradesh	Bengal
2006-07	Mumbai	Bengal
2007-08	Delhi	Uttar Pradesh
2008-09	Mumbai	Uttar Pradesh
2009-10	Mumbai	Karnataka
2010-11	Rajasthan	Baroda
2011-12	Rajasthan	Tamil Nadu
2012-13	Mumbai	Saurashtra
2013-14	Karnataka	Maharashtra
2014-15	Karnataka	Tamil Nadu
2015-16	Mumbai	Saurashtra
2016-17	Gujarat	Mumbai
2017-18	Vidarbha	Delhi
2018-19	Vidarbha	Saurashtra
2019-20	Saurashtra	Bengal
2020-21	Not held due to Covid-19
2021-22	Madhya Pradesh	Mumbai
2022-23	Saurashtra	Bengal
2023-24	Mumbai	Vidarbha
2024-25	Vidarbha	Kerala

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