Mumbai cricket team Ends 27-Year Wait, Claims Irani Cup Victory Under Ajinkya Rahane’s Captaincy

Key Performances Shine

The pair of Sarfraz Khan and Tanush Kotian became the architects of Mumbai’s victory. Tanush scored his maiden century in the second innings when Mumbai’s innings was reeling. Tanush’s century saved Mumbai’s innings. Mumbai cricket team had gained a lead of 121 runs in the first innings. But in the second innings, Mumbai was 171 for 8. For Mumbai, with the lone exception of Prithvi Shaw, everyone in the top and middle order failed. Prithvi scored 76 runs.

Summary of Rest of India Jain pushed Mumbai cricket team on the back foot with shocks on the fourth day. But then Tanush Kotian and Mohit Awasthi put on a partnership of 158 runs for the ninth wicket, which put Mumbai in a strong position. Mohit scored his half-century in the last minute of the second session. After this both the teams shook hands and with this, the match ended in a draw. In the Irani Cup, if the match ends in a draw, the team leading in the first innings is declared the winner.

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Strong Partnerships Lead to Victory

Mumbai cricket team scored 329 for 8 in the second innings. Earlier, Mumbai reached 537 on the strength of Sarfraz Khan’s unbeaten 222. Captain Rahane scored 97 runs and Tanush scored 64 runs. Shreyas Iyer contributed 57 runs. Mumbai restricted Rest of India to 416 runs in the first innings and took a lead of 121 runs. Abhimanyu Iswaran scored 191 and Dhruv Jurel scored 93 runs for Rest of India.

Mumbai Playing XI

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Hardik Tamore (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Awasthi, and M Junaid Khan.

Rest of India Playing XI

Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Abhimanyu Iswaran, Sai Sudarshan, Ishan Kishan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Yash Dayal, Prasidh Krishna, and Mukesh Kumar.