[2] Madhya Pradesh were the defending champions, winning their first Ranji Trophy title previous season.

[n 1][3][4] During this season, Sikkim hosted Ranji Trophy matches for the first time.

[5] Narayanan Janani, Vrinda Rathi and Gayathri Venugopalan became the first female umpires to officiate in the Ranji Trophy.

[6] In the final, Saurashtra defeated Bengal by 9 wickets to win their second title.

This Ranji trophy had two winners to improve the standard and competitiveness of the tournament.