Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep Lead Rest of India’s Irani Cup Triumph
Rest of India played Jammu & Kashmir for the Irani Cup in Srinagar.
Jammu & Kashmir needed 279 runs to win.
They started well, reaching 54 runs without losing a wicket.
Then Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar took important wickets.
Mukesh finished with six wickets, and Akash took three.
Jammu & Kashmir were all out for 111, so Rest of India won by 167 runs.
Ravichandran Smaran scored 135 runs earlier to help set the target.
Akash had recently returned after recovering from an injury.
Mukesh said he was focused on playing well for Bengal next.
Rest of India beat defending Ranji Trophy champions Jammu & Kashmir by 167 runs in Srinagar to win the Irani Cup.
Chasing 279, Jammu & Kashmir fell from 54 without loss to 111 all out on the fourth day.
Mukesh Kumar took 6 for 33 and Akash Deep claimed 3 for 25 in the second innings.
Ravichandran Smaran’s 135 helped Rest of India reach 319 in its second innings and set a target of 279.
The match was a return for Akash after an injury layoff; Mukesh said his immediate focus was performing for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy.
- Who
- Rest of India defeated Jammu & Kashmir; Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep led the second-innings bowling.
- What
- Rest of India won the Irani Cup by 167 runs.
- When
- Sunday; the reports do not specify the date.
- Where
- Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar.
- Why
- Jammu & Kashmir were dismissed for 111 while chasing a target of 279.
Concern over the defeat
Pride in the campaign
How to view Jammu & Kashmir’s loss
Concern over the defeat
A fan questioned the value of hosting a match with prominent players after Jammu & Kashmir’s heavy defeat.
Pride in the campaign
Another fan argued that Jammu & Kashmir earned the occasion as champions of India.
Jammu & Kashmir’s belief
Concern over the defeat
The team’s collapse while chasing 279 made the finish decisive for Rest of India.
Pride in the campaign
Captain Paras Dogra said his team believed it could win and fought until the last moment.
- Tournament
- Irani Cup
- Result
- Rest of India won by 167 runs
- Venue
- Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar
- Scores
- Rest of India 237 and 319; Jammu & Kashmir 278 and 111
- Target
- 279 runs
- Mukesh Kumar
- 6 wickets for 33 runs in the second innings
- Akash Deep
- 3 wickets for 25 runs in the second innings
- Ravichandran Smaran
- Scored 135 in Rest of India’s second innings
Sources
Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep bowl Rest of India to Irani Cup title
Born in Bihar, made in Bengal: Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep behind RoI’s Irani Cup triumph
Mukesh Kumar six-for boosts India Test hopes after Irani Cup heroics for Rest of India - Telegraph India