The 2024–25 Irani Cup was the 61st edition of the Irani Cup, a first-class cricket tournament in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It was played as a one-off match between Mumbai, the winners of the 2023–24 Ranji Trophy, and a Rest of India cricket team.[1]
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| Match drawn. Mumbai won the Irani Cup through their first innings lead. | |||||||||||||
| Date | 1–5 October 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | ||||||||||||
| Player of the match | Sarfaraz Khan (Mumbai) | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Saiyed Khalid and Akshay Totre | ||||||||||||
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |||||||||||||
It took place from 1 to 5 October 2024 in Lucknow.[2] The tournament was part of the 2024 Indian domestic cricket season, announced by the BCCI in June 2024.[3]
Rest of India were the defending champions.[4]
The one-off match was originally scheduled to be held in Mumbai, but it was moved to Lucknow to guard against weather interruptions, with Mumbai going through an extended monsoon.[5]
Squads
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| Ajinkya Rahane | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
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Match
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- Rest of India won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Juned Khan and Ayush Mhatre (Mumbai) both made their first-class debuts.
References
edit- ^ "Lucknow to host Irani Cup in Oct". Mid-day. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "BCCI announces domestic schedule for 2024/25 season". The Hindu. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "BCCI announces domestic fixtures for home season 2024-25". BCCI. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Irani Cup 2023-24: Spinners run riot as Rest of India hammers Saurashtra for title". The Hindu. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Irani Cup moved from Mumbai to Lucknow". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Players selected for Irani Cup". Mumbai Cricket Association. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Kishan picked in Rest of India squad for Irani Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2024.