The 2022–23 Irani Cup, also known as Mastercard Irani Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, was the 59th edition of the Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.[1] It was played as a one-off match between Madhya Pradesh, the winners of the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy, and a Rest of India cricket team, from 1 to 5 March 2023.[2]
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| Rest of India won by 238 runs | |||||||||||||
| Date | 1–5 March 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | ||||||||||||
| Player of the match | Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rest of India) | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Sadashiv Iyer and Rohan Pandit | ||||||||||||
← 2019–20 2023–24 → | |||||||||||||
In March 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that all domestic cricket in India was suspended due to coronavirus, including the 2019–20 Irani Cup.[3] However, the cancelled match was played as an opening match of this season from 1 to 5 October, with the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy winners Saurashtra playing against a Rest of India team.[4]
Squads
editOn 28 February 2023, Mayank Markande was ruled out of Rest of India's squad due to a right index finger injury. Shams Mulani was named as his replacement.[7]
Match
edit1–5 March 2023
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- Rest of India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arham Aquil (Madhya Pradesh) made his first-class debut.
References
edit- ^ "Irani Cup returns after two years, Saurashtra to play Rest of India between October 1–5". Sportstar. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Both Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh to play Irani Cups in 2022-23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Coronavirus pandemic: BCCI suspends all domestic tournaments including Irani Cup". Hindustan Times. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Irani Cup returns after three years, Saurashtra to face Rest of India from October 1 to 5". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Agarwal to lead Rest of India against Madhya Pradesh in Irani Cup; Sarfaraz misses out with finger injury". ESPNcricinfo. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Rest of India (RoI) squad for Mastercard Irani Cup announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Shams Mulani replaces Mayank Markande in Rest of India (RoI) squad for Mastercard Irani Cup". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.