The road to the Ranji Trophy final
Baroda in 2000-01 (West Zone league)
1. beat Saurashtra by an innings and 94 runs at Baroda (GSFC) from 25-28 November 2000
2. lost to Maharashtra on first innings lead at Baroda (IPCL) from 8-11 December 2000
3. lost to Mumbai on first innings lead at Mumbai (MIG) from 23-26 December 2000
4. beat Gujarat on first innings lead at
Ahmedabad from 29 December 2000 -1 January
2001 (Knock-out)
5. beat Bengal by 222 runs at Baroda (GSFC) from 10-14 March
2001 (pre quarter-final)
6. beat Tamil Nadu by 160 runs at Baroda (GSFC) from 22-25 March
2001 (Quarter-final)
7. beat Orissa on first innings lead at Baroda (GSFC)
from 5-9 April 2001 (Semi-final)
Railways in 2000-01 (Central Zone league)
1. beat Madhya Pradesh on first innings lead at Delhi (KSS) from 30
October 2 November 2000
2. beat Vidarbha by an innings and 28 runs at Delhi (KSS) from 6-9
November 2000
3. beat Uttar Pradesh on first innings lead at Meerut from 13-16
November 2000
4. lost to Rajasthan on first innings lead at Jaipur (KLS) from
29 November 2 December 2000 (Knock-out)
5. beat Maharashtra on first inniings lead at Pune from 10-14 March 2001
(pre quarter-final)
6. beat Karnataka on first inniings lead Delhi (KSS) from 22-26 March
2001 (Quarter-final)
7. beat Punjab by five wickets at Mohali from 5-9 April 2001 (Semi-final).
Baroda in Ranji Trophy:
The Central Board of Cricket, Baroda was formed in April 1934, but as a
part of Gujarat until 1937, when Baroda applied for a separate affiliation to
the BCCI. This was granted and Baroda joined the Ranji Trophy in 1937-38 and
has played in the West Zone every season since.
Winners (4 occasions): 1942-43; 1946-47; 1949-50; 1957-58
runners-up (2 occasions): 1945-46, 1948-49
In all Baroda since 1937-38 has appeared in 258 Ranji Trophy matches -
winning and losing outright 53 matches each
Railways in Ranji Trophy:
The Railways Sports Control Board was affiliated to the BCCI in 1957; led
by veteran Lala Amarnath, the Railways team joined the Ranji Trophy in
1958-59 from the North Zone, and was transferred to Central Zone in 1975-76,
although the head-quarters of the Railway Sports Board is still based in
New Delhi.
Winners: nil
runners-up: once (1987-88)
In all Railways since 1958-59 has appeared in 213 Ranji Trophy matches -
winning outright 64 matches, while losing only 41.
Head to head between the two teams:
The two teams met twice in the Ranji Trophy and on both occasions Baroda
won on first innings lead.
1 Baroda beat Railways on first innings lead at Baroda (IPCL) from 20-23 January 1997 (1996-97 Super League)
Baroda 439 (CC Williams 64, JJ Martin 114, KS More 82, TB Arothe 72; Iqbal
Thakur 4-89, SB Bangar 3-70)
Railways 223 (Yere Gowda 77 not out; RA Swaroop 5-68)
246-5 (Satendra Yadav 82, Yere Gowda 100 not out) - following on
2 Baroda beat Railways on first innings lead at New Delhi (Karnail Singh Stadium) from 16-19 February 2000 (1999-00 Super League)
Railways 506 (Vishal Sharma 43, Yere Gowda 182, Devendra Singh 47, SV Wankhede 139; VN Buch 4-109)
Baroda 516-9 (CC Williams 123, HR Jadhav 109, AC Bedade 51, TB Arothe 41, AP
Bhoite 52, Rakesh Patel 53 not out, Yere Gowda 2-29)