Tanush Kotian scored a magnificent century in the second innings to deny the Rest of India another opportunity to bat in the contest. Kotian remained unbeaten on 114 off 150 balls, including 10 fours and a maximum. Sarfaraz Khan was awarded the Player of the Match for his double century.
Sarfaraz Khan and Tanush Kotian went back unbeaten on stumps on Day 4 as the Irani Cup fixture between Mumbai and Rest of India sits on knife's edge. Mumbai lead by 274 runs with four wickets still in hand but ROI have staged a comeback and are alive in the game.
Replying to Mumbai's huge first innings total of 537, the experienced opener Abhimanyu Easwaran registered his 26th First-Class century to help Rest of India post a challenging total of 289 for 4 on Day 3 of Irani Cup 2024 fixture in Lucknow.
Sarfaraz Khan continued his prolific form in domestic cricket slamming a sensational double century for Mumbai in the ongoing Irani Cup. Even as his team was bowled out for 537 runs, Sarfaraz remained unbeaten on 222 runs with 25 fours and four sixes to his name.
Mumbai captain missed out on his Test hundred by just three runs but Sarfaraz Khan smashed his 15th First-Class century to help his team post a big first innings total against the Rest of India in the Irani Cup 2024 fixture in Lucknow.
Sarfaraz Khan has also achieved a rare record after scoring his Irani Cup hundred. Sarfaraz now has more first-class centuries to his credit compared to half-centuries. The right-handed batter has scored 15 hundreds and 14 fifties in the first-class circuit. He was released from India's Test squad.
Mumbai lost their top-order with just 37 runs on the scorecard but captain Ajinkya Rahane pulled off two crucial partnerships with Shreyas Iyer and Sarfaraz Khan to fight back against Rest of India on Day 1 of the Irani Cup 2024 clash in Kanpur.
Team India will push for a victory in the second Test against Bangladesh after a crazy day of Test cricket with 437 runs being scored on Monday, September 30 in Kanpur while Mumbai will be up against the Rest of India in the Irani Cup clash. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 1.
Ajinkya Rahane's Mumbai will be facing Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Rest of India in the Irani Cup fixture in Lucknow from October 1 onwards. The reigning Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai will be looking to win the Cup for the 15th time. Here is how you can watch the action live on TV and online.
Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal, both of who are on national duty in the Test series against Bangladesh, have been picked in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Cup fixture against Mumbai. However, their participation is subject to their absence from the Playing XI for the Kanpur Test.
Shreyas Iyer is looking for a place back in the Indian Test team and will be featuring in the Irani Cup fixture for Mumbai against the Rest of the India team. Mumbai have announced a 16-member squad for the fixture.
Team India is unlikely to make any changes to its batting unit for the second Test against Bangladesh which will be played at Green Park in Kanpur. Meanwhile, Mumbai will face the Rest of India in the Irani Cup fixture from October 1 to 5 and Sarfaraz is expected to turn up for the Ranji Champions.
Shreyas Iyer last played for India in an ODI series against Sri Lanka in early August. His last Test match for the Men in Blue came during the five-match series against England earlier in the year. Shreyas is currently out of the Indian Test team and is looking for a way to get back into it.
Irani Cup, SAUR vs ROI: Rest of India will lock horns with Saurashtra at the Irani Cup 2023. The match will be held at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Here is all you need to know about the venue.
Ranji Trophy 2023 champions Saurashtra led by Jaydev Unadkat will be up against Rest of India led by Hanuma Vihari in the Irani Cup clash. Rest of India features some of the out-of-favour players including Mayank Agarwal and Vihari himself and a good game could be their ticket to South Africa.
Irani Cup: Rest of India registered a big win over Ranji Trophy champions Madhya Pradesh in Gwalior. The ROI side won the five-day contest by 238 runs on the final day on Sunday.
The match was initially scheduled to be played in Indore but was shifted to Gwalior after the Holkar Stadium earned the right to host the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The Irani Cup match will be played in Gwalior from the 1st of March.
Saurashtra vs Rest of India, Irani Trophy 2022, Highlights
By successfully defending both the titles, the team has proved everyone wrong.
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