The Gujarat cricket team is one of the three first-class cricket teams based in the Indian state of Gujarat (the other two being the Baroda cricket team and the Saurashtra cricket team).
Led by Parthiv Patel, Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy title in the 2016–17 season, beating Mumbai in the final at Indore. In that match they made the highest successful run-chase in the final of the Ranji Trophy.
It is in the Elite Group of the Ranji Trophy although it has had very little success. There have, however, been many cricketers that have passed through its ranks and gone on to play for the Indian cricket team. It falls under the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
History Gujarat's first appearance in a Ranji Trophy final came in the season of 1950–51, where it was facing Holkar in the Ranji Trophy Final. Holkar won the high-scoring match by 189 runs, the match featured a double century by Holkar's Chandu Sarwate and a fighting 152 by Gujarati off-spinner Jasu Patel (who averaged 21.70 in 87 innings).Scoreboard of 1950/51 final match of Ranji Trophy, Holkar vs Gujarat
In 2007–08, Gujarat won their maiden Ranji Trophy Plate League title by defeating Railways.Gujarat clinch Plate League title with a thrilling win Gujarat were in a lose-win situation and six and four and out they lost.
In the year 2010/11, Gujarat made a wonderful start to the Ranji Season. They went for a draw against Bengal and later on made an outright win against a strong Delhi Team but lost two consecutive matches against Madhya Pradesh and Baroda which ended their hope of entering Quarter Final Stage.
They drew a high scoring match against Tamil Nadu, which featured the comeback of Parthiv Patel (as he was busy in national duty) but lost the match against Haryana which forced them to go back at the Plate League.
Gujarat won the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy in 2012–13 defeating Punjab in the final by four wickets with 13 deliveries to spare.
Gujarat's best appearance in a Ranji Trophy final came in the season of 2016–17, where it was facing Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final in Indore. Parthiv Patel scored a precious century (143, 196b, 24 x 4s) and scripted a most memorable maiden Ranji Trophy victory at the Holkar Stadium. No team had chased a target over 310 in the Ranji Trophy and when Gujarat began the fifth and final day. Priyank Panchal from Gujarat made 1310 runs in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy season at an average of 87.33 from 17 innings, which is the most by any batsman this season and the third most by any batsman in a single Ranji Trophy season. Gujarat's Samit Gohel made 359* runs against Orissa in Jaipur in this Ranji Trophy season, which became the joint fourth most by a player in a Ranji Trophy match. His score of 359* in that match is now the highest by an opener carrying the bat in a First Class match. He faced 723 balls in that innings and it is now the sixth-longest innings in terms of balls faced in a First Class match.
Honours Ranji Trophy Winners: 2016–17 Runners-up: 1950–51
Vijay Hazare Trophy Winners: 2015–16 Runners-up: 2010–11
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Winners (2): 2012–13, 2014–15
Home grounds
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Lalabhai Contractor Stadium, Surat Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Valsad
Notable players
Vinoo Mankad Nari Contractor Axar Patel Parthiv Patel Manpreet Juneja Jasu Patel Deepak Shodhan Jasprit Bumrah Piyush Chawla
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. + Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen Aarya Desai Left-handed Right-arm off break Jaymeet Patel Left-handed Left-arm medium Abhishek Desai Left-handed Saurav Chauhan Left-handed Right-arm off break Manan Hingrajia Left-handed Right-arm off break Captain Kshitij Patel Right-handed Right-arm off break Umang Kumar Right-handed Right-arm off break Ahaan Poddar Right-handed Right-arm leg break Ripal Patel Right-handed Right-arm medium Dhrushant Soni Right-handed Right-arm medium Hiten Mehra Right-handed Right-arm off break Rishi Patel Left-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Hemang Patel Right-handed Right-arm medium Axar Patel Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Plays for Delhi Capitals in IPL Wicket-keeper Urvil Patel Right-handed Plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL Spinners Vishal Jayswal Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Ravi Bishnoi Right-handed Right-arm leg break Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL Siddharth Desai Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Pacers Arzan Nagwaswalla Right-handed Left-arm medium ` Chintan Gaja Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Vice-Captain Japagnya Bhatt Left-handed Left-arm medium Harshal Patel Right-handed Right-arm medium Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Jasprit Bumrah Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Updated as on 1 February 2026
References
External links Gujarat cricket team official website Gujarat Cricket Team page at ESPNcricinfo