Ranji Trophy Winners List 1934 to 2026: All Champions, Runners-up and Most Titles

Published: March 4, 2025, 6:56 PM IST | Updated: October 5, 2026, 12:38 AM IST
Written by Aahwaan Gupta | Edited and fact-checked by Amit Saha | Editorial policy

Who has won the Ranji Trophy? Jammu and Kashmir are the reigning Ranji Trophy champions after winning their first title in the 2025-26 season, beating Karnataka on first-innings lead in the final. Mumbai (formerly Bombay) are the most successful team with 42 titles, followed by Karnataka (8) and Delhi (7). Below is the complete Ranji Trophy winners list from the first season in 1934-35 to 2025-26, with every runner-up.

Latest Ranji Trophy Winners

• 2025-26: Jammu and Kashmir (runners-up Karnataka). Led by Paras Dogra, J&K won their maiden title in February 2026 after the final in Hubballi was drawn and they held a big first-innings lead.
• 2024-25: Vidarbha (runners-up Kerala). The final in Nagpur was drawn and Vidarbha took the title on first-innings lead, their third Ranji Trophy.
• 2023-24: Mumbai (runners-up Vidarbha), the record-extending 42nd title for Mumbai.

Ranji Trophy Winners List From 1934 to 2026

Most Ranji Trophy Titles by Team

Ranji Trophy History in Brief

The Ranji Trophy is India’s premier first-class cricket championship, named after Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. The first match was played in November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk, and Bombay won the inaugural 1934-35 title.

Mumbai’s dominance is unmatched: they won 15 consecutive titles from 1958-59 to 1972-73 and have more than five times as many titles as the next-best side, Karnataka. In the last decade, though, the trophy has spread around, with Gujarat (2016-17), Vidarbha (2017-18), Madhya Pradesh (2021-22) and Jammu and Kashmir (2025-26) all winning their first titles. The tournament was not held in 2020-21 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Winning the Ranji Trophy is also lucrative: since April 2023 the BCCI pays the champions Rs 5 crore and the runners-up Rs 3 crore. Read our full guide to Ranji Trophy player salary, match fees and prize money.

More Ranji Trophy records

• Most runs in Ranji Trophy history
• Fastest century in Ranji Trophy history
• Vijay Hazare Trophy winners list
• Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy winners list

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources

• Business Standard (February 2026): 1934 to 2026 full list of Ranji Trophy winners and runners-up
• Wisden: Every Ranji Trophy winner, full list
• Outlook India: Jammu and Kashmir lift maiden Ranji Trophy title