Madhya Pradesh captured the title by defeating Mumbai in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy final match. Madhya Pradesh won the final match by 6 wickets. Mumbai may not have won the final of this tournament, but the team’s players performed brilliantly. Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan was named ‘Player of the Series’. At the same time, the team’s talented bowler Shams Mulani took the most wickets. He pitched dangerously in the tournament and helped Mumbai reach the final.
Shams Mulani played 6 matches in the tournament and during this he took 45 wickets. Shams was the biggest ground taker this season for Ranji. He took five or more wickets 6 times. Mulani bowled 1,556 balls throughout the tournament and conceded 754 runs during this period. Kumar Karthikeya finished second in terms of taking the most wickets in the tournament. He took 32 wickets in 6 matches. Karthikeya took five or more wickets 5 times.
Significantly, Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan was the leading run scorer this season. He scored 982 runs in 6 games. Sarfaraz scored 4 centuries and 5 half centuries during this period. In this case, Rajat Patidar came in second place. He scored 658 runs in 6 games. Rajat scored 2 centuries. Chetan Bisht finished third in terms of scoring the most runs. He scored 623 runs in 4 games.