India discard Ajay Jadeja emerged as the highest run getter in the just concluded 2005-06 Ranji Trophy.
Playing in the Plate division for Rajasthan, the right hander aggregated 684 runs in 7 matches at 97.71. While Mumbai's Ramesh Powar was the leading wicket taker with 42 wickets in the tournament.
Eighty-five matches were played in the Championship, out of which 45 produced results.
Uttar Pradesh and Bengal qualified for the final of the Elite division, which the former won on the basis of the first innings lead. It was Uttar Pradesh's maiden Ranji Trophy title.
In the Plate final, Saurashtra emerged triumphant, scoring an innings victory over Rajasthan.
Statistical analysis of the 2005-06 Ranji Trophy:
Highest Innings Totals:
| Total | For | Vs | Venue |
| 619 | Bengal | Baroda | Kolkata |
| 605-9d | Baroda | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad |
| 587 | Rajasthan | Bihar | Jaipur |
| 551 | Mumbai | Delhi | Delhi FSK |
| 550-7d | Punjab | Hyderabad | Mohali |
| 528-7d | Orissa | Himachal Pradesh | Cuttack |
Lowest Innings Totals:
| Total | For | Vs | Venue |
| 67 | Himachal Pradesh | Orissa | Cuttack |
| 69 | Delhi | Gujarat | Delhi FSK |
| 77 | Railways | Delhi | Delhi KS |
| 79 | Gujarat | Railways | Delhi KS |
| 80 | Hyderabad | Andhra | Anantapur |
| 80 | Himachal Pradesh | Tripura | Agartala |
| 81 | Services | Hyderabad | Secunderabad |
| 87 | Vidarbha | Orissa | Nagpur VCA |
| 92 | Saurashtra | Orissa | Cuttack |
| 93 | Vidarbha | Himachal Pradesh | Nagpur VCA |
| 94 | Orissa | Rajasthan | Jaipur KLS |
Biggest margins of victory:
| Margin | For | Vs | Venue |
| Inns and 293 runs | Orissa | Himachal Pradesh | Cuttack |
| Inns and 151 runs | Punjab | Hyderabad | Mohali |
| Inns and 138 runs | Hyderabad | Services | Secunderabad |
| 222 runs | Tamil Nadu | Bengal | Kolkata |
| 220 runs | Baroda | Hyderabad | Baroda |
| 10 wickets | Bengal | Delhi | Delhi JM |
| 10 wickets | Saurashtra | Goa | Rajkot |
| 10 wickets | Madhya Pradesh | Jammu and Kashmir | Indore |
| 10 wickets | Uttar Pradesh | Hyderabad | Lucknow |
Narrowest margins of victory:
| Margin | For | Vs | Venue |
| 14 runs | Himachal Pradesh | Vidarbha | Nagpur VCA |
| 1 wicket | Rajasthan | Jammu and Kashmir | Jhalwar |
Highest individual innings:
| Runs | Batsman | For | Vs | Venue |
| 267 | W Jaffer | Mumbai | Delhi | Delhi FSK |
| 251* | JJ Martin | Baroda | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad |
| 217* | PR Shah | Baroda | Services | Delhi Palam |
| 214* | NV Ojha | Madhya Pradesh | Kerala | Indore |
| 206* | S Badrinath | Tamil Nadu | Delhi | Chennai MAC |
| 204 | SA Asnodkar | Goa | Tripura | Margao |
| 202* | PM Mullick | Orissa | Himachal Pradesh | Cuttack |
| 185 | R Bhatia | Delhi | Tamil Nadu | Chennai MAC |
| 180 | RS Ricky | Punjab | Hyderabad | Mohali |
| 176 | M Tehlan | Delhi | Maharashtra | Delhi JM |
| 175* | D Mongia | Punjab | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow KDS |
| 171 | J Arunkumar | Assam | Jammu & Kashmir | Guwahati |
| 171 | DB Dasgupta | Bengal | Baroda | Kolkata |
| 162 | W Jaffer | Mumbai | Tamil Nadu | Mumbai WS |
| 161 | AD Jadeja | Rajasthan | Bihar | Jaipur SMS |
| 159 | SC Ganguly | Bengal | Maharashtra | Pune |
| 157* | HK Badani | Tamil Nadu | Bengal | Kolkata |
| 154 | RS Gavaskar | Bengal | Mumbai | Mumbai WS |
| 153 | C Rawat | Assam | Madhya Pradesh | Indore |
Leading run-scorers:
| Batsman | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100s | 50s |
| AD Jadeja (Raj) | 7 | 10 | 3 | 684 | 161 | 97.71 | 1 | 6 |
| AA Muzumdar (Mum) | 8 | 12 | 2 | 672 | 123 | 67.20 | 2 | 4 |
| S Badrinath (TN) | 7 | 10 | 2 | 636 | 206* | 79.50 | 2 | 3 |
| SK Raina (UP) | 6 | 10 | 1 | 620 | 127 | 68.88 | 1 | 5 |
| DB Dasgupta (Ben) | 9 | 14 | 1 | 578 | 171 | 44.46 | 2 | 0 |
| DS Jadhav (Mah) | 6 | 12 | 1 | 576 | 108 | 52.36 | 2 | 2 |
| JJ Martin (Bar) | 7 | 11 | 2 | 571 | 251* | 63.44 | 1 | 4 |
| W Jaffer (Mum) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 563 | 267 | 112.60 | 2 | 1 |
| D Bundela (MP) | 6 | 10 | 1 | 557 | 140 | 61.88 | 2 | 2 |
| CC Williams (Bar) | 7 | 12 | 2 | 555 | 138 | 55.50 | 2 | 3 |
| SG Das (Ben) | 8 | 14 | 2 | 542 | 115 | 45.16 | 1 | 1 |
| NV Ojha (MP) | 6 | 12 | 2 | 537 | 214* | 53.70 | 1 | 4 |
| SA Asnodkar (Goa) | 5 | 9 | 0 | 529 | 204 | 58.77 | 2 | 1 |
| D Mongia (Pun) | 6 | 11 | 3 | 517 | 175* | 64.62 | 3 | 0 |
| PM Mullick (Ori) | 6 | 8 | 2 | 503 | 202* | 83.83 | 2 | 2 |
Highest partnership for each wicket:
| Wkt | Runs | Batsmen | Teams | Venue |
| 1st | 337 | SM Dholpure & NV Ojha | Madhya Pradesh v Kerala | Indore |
| 2nd | 217 | SG Das & AA Jhunjhunwala | Bengal v Railways | Kolkata |
| 3rd | 313 | W Jaffer & AA Muzumdar | Mumbai v Delhi | Delhi FSK |
| 4th | 218 | Kavaljit Singh & D Mahajan | Jammu and Kashmir v Kerala | Jammu |
| 5th | 175 | RS Ricky & M Sharma | Punjab v Hyderabad | Mohali |
| 6th | 314 | DB Dasgupta & LR Shukla | Bengal v Baroda | Kolkata |
| 7th | 201 | SA Asnodkar & SB Jakati | Goa v Tripura | Margao |
| 8th | 173 | DB Dasgupta & Shibsagar Singh | Bengal v Gujarat | Surat |
| 9th | 137 | AD Jadeja & Zakir Hussain | Rajasthan v Bihar | Jaipur SMS |
| 10th | 102 | GK Pandey & AW Zaidi | Uttar Pradesh v Services | Lucknow KDS |
Best bowling in an innings:
| Figures | Bowler | For | Vs | Venue |
| 8-40 | M Kartik | Railways | Delhi | Delhi KS |
| 8-82 | SR Singh | Vidarbha | Saurashtra | Rajkot |
| 7-29 | V Jain | Tripura | Himachal Pradesh | Agartala |
| 7-36 | SP Pandey | Madhya Pradesh | Jammu & Kashmir | Indore |
| 7-39 | SV Sehgal | Orissa | Himachal Pradesh | Cuttack |
| 7-44 | KS Sahabuddin | Andhra | Hyderabad | Anantapur |
| 7-81 | SM Maniar | Saurashtra | Goa | Rajkot |
| 7-83 | KS Sahabuddin | Andhra | Baroda | Anantapur |
| 7-93 | SS Lahiri | Bengal | Maharashtra | Pune |
| 7-114 | NM Kulkarni | Mumbai | Bengal | Mumbai WS |
| 7-126 | PP Ojha | Hyderabad | Baroda | Baroda |
Ten wickets or more in a match:
| Figures | Bowler | Teams | Venue |
| 11-88 | PK Reddy | Hyderabad v Services | Secunderabad |
| 11-115 | A Bhandari | Delhi v Gujarat | Delhi FSK |
| 11-116 | R Jesuraj | Tamil Nadu v Bengal | Kolkata |
| 11-145 | SR Singh | Vidarbha v Saurashtra | Rajkot |
| 10-57 | SV Sehgal | Orissa v Himachal Pradesh | Cuttack |
| 10-81 | SK Trivedi | Gujarat v Delhi | Delhi FSK |
| 10-91 | Pankaj Singh | Rajasthan v Orissa | Jaipur KLS |
| 10-118 | Z Khan | Baroda v Punjab | Baroda |
| 10-129 | RR Powar | Mumbai v Gujarat | Ahmedabad SPS |
| 10-133 | SM Maniar | Saurashtra v Goa | Rajkot |
| 10-139 | KS Sahabuddin | Andhra v Hyderabad | Anantapur |
| 10-142 | A Rajan | Madhya Pradesh v Bihar | Indore |
| 10-152 | J Sharma | Haryana v Hyderabad | Uppal |
| 10-160 | P Kumar | Uttar Pradesh v Andhra | Anantapur |
| 10-164 | SS Lahiri | Bengal v Maharashtra | Pune |
| 10-170 | Gagandeep Singh | Punjab v Haryana | Mohali |
Leading wicket-takers:
| Bowler | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | 5WI | 10WM |
| RR Powar (Mum) | 2058 | 76 | 952 | 42 | 6-65 | 22.66 | 4 | 1 |
| P Kumar (UP) | 1928 | 59 | 983 | 41 | 5-33 | 23.97 | 4 | 1 |
| SS Lahiri (Ben) | 2411 | 75 | 1130 | 39 | 7-93 | 28.97 | 3 | 1 |
| SM Maniar (Sau) | 1479 | 71 | 678 | 38 | 7-81 | 17.84 | 4 | 1 |
| SK Trivedi (Guj) | 1661 | 71 | 590 | 37 | 6-101 | 15.94 | 4 | 1 |
| SS Paul (Ben) | 2086 | 74 | 914 | 36 | 6-25 | 25.38 | 2 | 0 |
| P Chawla (UP) | 1849 | 65 | 846 | 35 | 5-37 | 24.17 | 4 | 0 |
| MM Patel (Mah) | 1613 | 59 | 670 | 34 | 6-50 | 19.70 | 2 | 0 |
| J Sharma (Har) | 1596 | 56 | 775 | 34 | 5-47 | 22.79 | 4 | 1 |
| KS Sahabuddin (And) | 1438 | 66 | 595 | 32 | 7-44 | 18.59 | 3 | 1 |
| C Nanda (Del) | 1583 | 47 | 730 | 30 | 6-67 | 24.33 | 1 | 0 |
| AW Zaidi (UP) | 1860 | 77 | 790 | 30 | 5-50 | 26.33 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Singh (Vid) | 986 | 45 | 362 | 29 | 8-82 | 12.48 | 1 | 1 |
| S Gill (Raj) | 1263 | 74 | 485 | 28 | 6-20 | 17.32 | 2 | 0 |
| Gagandeep Singh (Pun) | 1215 | 51 | 506 | 28 | 6-133 | 18.07 | 3 | 1 |
| DS Mohanty (Ori) | 1027 | 61 | 351 | 27 | 5-21 | 13.00 | 2 | 0 |
| A Katti (Ass) | 1984 | 125 | 514 | 26 | 4-42 | 19.76 | 0 | 0 |
Miscellaneous:
Centuries: 74
Five wickets in an innings: 112
Ten wickets or more in a match: 16
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