Saurashtra cricket team

Saurashtra cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Jaydev Unadkat (FC & T20) ; Harvik Desai (LA)
Coach	Niraj Odedra
Owner	Saurashtra Cricket Association
Team information
Founded	1933
Home ground	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
History
First-class debut	Marylebone Cricket Club; in 1933; at Rajkumar College Ground, Rajkot
Ranji Trophy wins	4
Irani Trophy wins	0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins	2
Official website	SCA

Saurashtra 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 Gujarat cricket team) that competes in India's first-class cricket tournament Ranji Trophy and limited-overs cricket tournaments Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Competition history

Previous teams competing from Saurashtra were Nawanagar and Western India. Nawanagar won the Ranji Trophy in 1936–37 and were runners up in 1937–38. Western India won the Ranji Trophy in 1943–44.^[1]

Saurashtra began competing as Kathiawar in the 1946–47 Ranji Trophy. In the 1950–51 Ranji Trophy they started competing as Saurashtra.

Saurashtra were runners-up in the Ranji Trophy to Mumbai in 2012–13 and 2015–16 and in 2018–19 against Vidarbha. They finally won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 2019–20 when they beat Bengal on first-innings lead in the final at Rajkot.^[2] They won again in 2022–23, when they beat Bengal again, this time by nine wickets in the final at Kolkata.^[3]

Honours

Western India

Ranji Trophy
- Winners (1): 1943–44

Nawanagar

Ranji Trophy
- Winners (1): 1936–37
- Runners-up (1): 1937–38

Saurashtra

Ranji Trophy
- Winners (2): 2019–20, 2022–23
- Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2015–16, 2018–19

Vijay Hazare Trophy
- Winners (2): 2007–08, 2022-23
- Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2025–26

Home ground

International players

International players from Saurashtra cricket team include:

Robin Uthappa played two seasons for Saurashtra.

Players

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed.

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Sammar Gajjar	(2003-08-14) 14 August 2003	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Jay Gohil	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Arpit Vasavada	(1988-10-28) 28 October 1988	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Vishvaraj Jadeja	(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Ruchit Ahir	(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Hetvik Kotak	(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Ansh Gosai	(2004-09-30) 30 September 2004	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Luckyraj Vaghela	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Siddhant Rana	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001	Right-handed
All-rounders
Prerak Mankad	(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Chirag Jani	(1989-11-09) 9 November 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Ravindra Jadeja	(1988-12-06) 6 December 1988	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL
Parswaraj Rana	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keeper
Harvik Desai	(1999-10-04) 4 October 1999	Right-handed		List A Captain
Spin Bowlers
Dharmendra Jadeja	(1990-08-04) 4 August 1990	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Parth Bhut	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Yuvrajsinh Dodiya	(2000-10-03) 3 October 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Jaydev Unadkat	(1991-10-18) 18 October 1991	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	First-class & Twenty20 Captain Plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL
Chetan Sakariya	(1998-02-28) 28 February 1998	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
Ankur Panwar	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Hiten Kanbi	(2004-04-25) 25 April 2004	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Updated as on 31 January 2026

Coaching staff

Head coach: Niraj Odedra
Manager: Arjunsinh Rana
Head Physiotherapist: Abhishek Thakar

References

^ "The Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
^ "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Bengal vs Saurashtra, Final at Kolkata, Ranji Trophy, Feb 16 2023". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[1] "The Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[2] "Final, Rajkot, Mar 9 – Mar 13 2020, Ranji Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[3] "Bengal vs Saurashtra, Final at Kolkata, Ranji Trophy, Feb 16 2023". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

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Ranji Trophy
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Current teams	Andhra Arunachal Pradesh Assam Baroda Bengal Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Hyderabad Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Mumbai Nagaland Odisha Pondicherry Punjab Railways Rajasthan Saurashtra Services Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Vidarbha
Former teams	Army Central Provinces and Berar Eastern Punjab Nawanagar Northern India Northern Punjab North West Frontier Province Patiala Sind Southern Punjab Travancore-Cochin Western India
Records	List of Ranji Trophy records Triple centuries Hat-tricks