Rajasthan lift first Ranji Trophy
Rajasthan have capped an improbable season by claiming their first ever Ranji Trophy championship
11/01Result
Final, Ranji Trophy Super League at Vadodara, Jan 11-15 2011
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![Rajasthan]( "Rajasthan")
394 & 341 -
![Baroda]( "Baroda")
361 & 28/4 (14 ov)
Player of the Match
11/01Result
Final, Ranji Trophy Super League at Vadodara, Jan 11-15 2011
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![Rajasthan]( "Rajasthan")
394 & 341 -
![Baroda]( "Baroda")
361 & 28/4 (14 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Menaria, Parida give Rajasthan control
Rajasthan survived several momentum shifts, and Rashmi Parida and Ashok Menaria ensured no further twists with a calculated partnership that left the visitors in control of the Ranji Trophy final
Day 3
Pinal, Yadav star on hard-fought day
Rajasthan's bowlers plugged away relentlessly at Baroda's batsmen, and despite three half-centuries, the hosts were still trailing by 70 at stumps
Day 2
Rajasthan set Baroda big task
Bhargav Bhatt picked up a five-for but could not stop Rajasthan from putting up a stiff first-innings target of 394
Day 1
Kanitkar, Bist build platform for Rajasthan
Rajasthan built a solid platform with bat on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final, albeit at a snail's pace
Others
A triumph to savour for Kanitkar
The Rajasthan captain will forever be remembered for that boundary in Dhaka, but this Ranji Trophy success, for him, is as big an achievement
BCCI curator approves Moti Bagh pitch
The BCCI's pitch curator Sudhir Naik, who was sent to Vadodara to inspect the pitch that will be used in the Ranji Trophy final, has deemed it a sporting wicket
A captain proves his doubters wrong
Pinal Shah has confounded expectations by taking Baroda, a young side considered ripe for relegation, all the way to the Ranji Trophy final
Professionals lead Rajasthan to glory
The seeds of Rajasthan's Ranji triumph were sown in the aftermath of their bottom-of-the-table finish in the Plate Division last year
Title glory finally in sight for Parida
It took ten years and a different team for Parida to gain another shot at domestic glory
Freak run-out sparks drama amid the dullness
It was a day that crawled along, and then plodded on, but in between, the freak run-out of Rajasthan opener Vineet Saxena provided some drama amid the dullness
Baroda defend decision to bowl first
Baroda captain Pinal Shah has defended his decision to bowl on a dry, grassless Moti Bagh wicket on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final, saying he expected some moisture to help the seamers
We wanted this victory more - Kanitkar
Rajasthan were hungrier than Baroda for victory, and that was the reason they won the Ranji Trophy for the first time, according to their captain Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Bhargav Bhatt's meteoric rise
From not being in the Baroda Under-19 side to being the top wicket-taker in the Ranji Super League, Bhargav Bhatt's journey has been frenetic, and he is still learning his stock ball
Teams not overawed by big occasion
A look at how the two Ranji Trophy finalists approached their practice sessions in the Moti Bagh nets gave an insight into the make-up of both teams
Baroda's road to the final
Baroda, a side in a rebuilding phase, roped in talented youngsters, and the seniors led from the front to take the team to the final. ESPNcricinfo looks at their journey thus far
Chopra confident bowlers can restrict Baroda
Bhargav Bhatt took a five-for to help restrict Rajasthan to a total under 400, but Aakash Chopra thinks Rajasthan's bowlers can defend their total of 394