Mukesh Kumar, Smaran hand Rest of India the Irani Cup
Seven wickets fell in a manic hour post-lunch as Rest of India secured a 167-run win against Jammu & Kashmir in Srinagar
01/10Result
Irani Cup at Srinagar, Oct 1-4 2026
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![Rest of India]( "Rest of India")
237 & 319 -
![Jammu & Kashmir]( "Jammu & Kashmir")
278 & 111 (28.4 ov)
Player of the Match
01/10Result
Irani Cup at Srinagar, Oct 1-4 2026
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![Rest of India]( "Rest of India")
237 & 319 -
![Jammu & Kashmir]( "Jammu & Kashmir")
278 & 111 (28.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Smaran's fighting century rescues RoI, and grows lead to 265
J&K were as frustrated by his unbroken 109-run ninth-wicket stand with Mukesh Choudhary as they were with their 21 no-balls
Day 2
Dogra and Nasir earn a first-innings lead for Jammu & Kashmir
They were 166 for 8 trailing Rest of India's 237 but then came the rearguard
Day 1
Fast bowlers' day in Srinagar as J&K bowl Rest of India out for 237
Akash Deep and Mukesh Choudhary returned the favour leaving J&K at 21 for 2 at stumps on day one
Others
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J&K opt to bowl vs Rest of India in Irani Cup match in Srinagar
Rest of India captain Rishabh Pant also wanted to bowl first on a green pitch in Srinagar
Lone Nasir and Sunil Kumar: J&K's late bloomers rise to the challenge
Two overlooked J&K seamers seized an unexpected opportunity to fill Auqib Nabi's void and delivered crucial spells in the Irani Cup
As Indian cricket swirls and churns, Rishabh Pant looks to keep things simple
He is no longer a white-ball regular and has lost the Test vice-captaincy, but he isn't worried by all that. All he wants, he says, is to focus on "whatever is in front of me"
From pitch invasions to homegrown heroes: Kashmir's cricket story turns a page
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'I take everything positively' - Akash Deep excited to bowl again after stress fracture
Having spent the past seven months in rehab, the fast bowler is all set to play in the Irani Cup against Jammu and Kashmir
Irani Cup: Pant to lead Rest of India; Sarfaraz named vice-captain
Akash Deep, who last played a competitive game in February, has been included, subject to fitness