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Saurashtra cricket team is one of the three
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teams based in the Indian state of
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(the others being
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and
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) that compete in India's first-class tournament
Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...
and limited-overs
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and
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a domestic Twenty20 cricket championship in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It is named after former Test cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali. It is played by the teams from the R ...
.


Competition history

Previous teams competing from Saurashtra were Nawanagar and
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. Nawanagar won the
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in 1936–37 and were runners up in 1937–38. Western India won the Ranji Trophy in 1943–44. Saurashtra began competing as Kathiawar in the
1946–47 Ranji Trophy The 1946–47 Ranji Trophy was the 13th season of the Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams ...
. In the
1950–51 Ranji Trophy The 1950–51 Ranji Trophy was the 17th season of the Ranji Trophy. Holkar won the title defeating Gujarat in the final. Zonal Matches East Zone South Zone North Zone West Zone Inter-Zonal Knockout matches Semi-final 1st Se ...
they started competing as Saurashtra. Saurashtra were runners-up in the Ranji Trophy to
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in
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and 2015–16 and in 2018–19 against
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. They finally won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2019–20 when they beat
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on first-innings lead in the final at Rajkot. They won again in 2022–23, when they beat Bengal again, this time by nine wickets in the final at Kolkata.


Honours

Western India *
Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...
** Winners (1): 1943–44 Nawanagar *
Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...
** Winners (1): 1936–37 ** Runners-up (1): 1937–38 Saurashtra *
Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...
** Winners (2): 2019–20,
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** Runners-up (3):
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, 2015–16, 2018–19 *
Vijay Hazare Trophy The Vijay Hazare Trophy (officially known as the IDFC First Bank Vijay Hazare Trophy for sponsorship reasons), is an annual List A Cricket competition organised by the BCCI. The Indian States and union territories teams take part in the Ranji ...
** Winners (2): 2007–08,
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** Runners-up: 2017–18


Home ground

*
Niranjan Shah Stadium Niranjan Shah Stadium (formerly known as Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium), also known as Khandheri Cricket Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Rajkot, India. It is India's second and Gujarat's first solar-powered stadium. I ...
,
Rajkot Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the ...
*
Madhavrao Sindhia Cricket Ground Madhavrao Shindhia Cricket Ground also known as Municipal Corporation Ground or Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Rajkot, Gujarat, India. The venue hosted bilateral ODIs between 1980s-2000s, however since the venue's main tenent Sauras ...
,
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International players

International players from Saurashtra cricket team include: *
Karsan Ghavri Karsan Devjibhai Ghavri () (born 28 February 1951) is an Indian former cricketer who played in 39 Test matches and 19 One Day Internationals from 1974 to 1981. He played in the 1975 and 1979 World Cups. He is one of very few Dalits Dali ...
*
Ravindra Jadeja Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja (born 6 December 1988) is an Indian cricketer who represents the national team currently in ODI and Test formats. He is an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. Widely hailed as one ...
*
Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara (born 25 January 1988) is an Indian cricketer who represented the Indian national team for over thirteen years. Pujara currently plays for Saurashtra in Indian domestic cricket and for Sussex Cricket club in English ...
*
Jaydev Unadkat Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat (born 18 October 1991) is an Indian professional cricketer who has played for the Indian national team. He plays for Saurashtra and Sussex in domestic cricket. He represented India in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in ...
* Chetan Sakariya * Yajurvindra Singh
Robin Uthappa Robin Venu Uthappa (; ; born 11 November 1985) is an Indian former cricketer. He represented the Indian national team in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket. Uthappa made his One Day International debut in the seventh and ...
played two seasons for Saurashtra.


Players


Current squad

Players with international caps are listed. ''Updated as on 8 February 2025''


Coaching staff

* Head coach:
Niraj Odedra Niraj Rambhai Odedra (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian cricket coach and former player. He was appointed head coach of Saurashtra in 2020 and additionally became coach of the Bermuda national cricket team in 2022. He previously played for Sauras ...
* Manager: Arjunsinh Rana * Head Physiotherapist: Abhishek Thakar


References

Indian first-class cricket teams Cricket in Saurashtra 1950 establishments in Bombay State Cricket clubs established in 1950 {{India-cricket-team-stub