The 2025 Irani Cup is being played between Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha and a Rest of India team. Follow live scores and updates of the game here.

The 2025 Irani Cup is being played between Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha and a Rest of India team. Follow live scores and updates of the game here.

Irani Cup 2025: All you need to know

Match: Vidarbha vs Rest of India
Date: October 1-5, 2025
Time: 9.30am IST start
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Captains: Rajat Patidar (ROI), Akshay Wadkar (VID)
Umpires: Rohan Pandit, Swaroopanand Kannur
Third umpire: Virender Sharma
Match referee: Pankaj Dharmani

A little bit on the history of Irani Cup

Each year, the reigning defending champions take on a Rest of India side for a one-off, five-day match called the Irani Cup. The Rest of India squad is made up of top performers from all the other teams, and the match has first-class status.

The tournament is named after Zal Irani, who served as BCCI board treasurer across two terms (1928/29 to 1945/46 and 1948/49 to 1961/62).

The first ever game between the Ranji champions and an ROI team was played in 1959/60.

Also read: Irani Cup, India A, West Indies Tests – Who is playing where?

Irani Cup: What are the squads?

Rest of India

Rajat Patidar (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Aryan Juyal (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yash Dhull, Shaikh Rasheed, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Saransh Jain

Vidarbha

Akshay Wadkar (C, WK), Yash Rathod (VC),Akshay Karnewar, Atharva Taide,Aditya Thakare, Aman Mokhade, Danish Malewar, Harsh Dubey, Parth Rekhade, Yash Thakur, Nachiket Bhute, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Kadam, Shivam Deshmukh (WK), Praful Hinge, Dhruv Shorey

Irani Cup 2025: Live score and updates from Day 5

9 months ago

Vidarbha win!

Harsh Dubey gets rid of Gurnoor Brar to seal the victory –and the title – for Vidarbha!

9 months ago

Double strike from Yash Thakur!

Massive over in the context of the game!

A pumped-up Thakur has Yash Dhull caught for 92 attempting to ramp, and then cleans up Anshul Kamboj off the next ball!

Rest of India 237-8.

9 months ago

50 for Yash Dhull

The Delhi youngster has received solid support from Manav Suthar, and brings up his seventh first-class half-century.

Hopes of a victory are all but gone, though, with Rest of India 179-6. 

9 months ago

Saransh departs

Parth Rekhade strikes, trapping Saransh Jain lbw. Rest of India are now 133-6. 

9 months ago

RoI five down!

One brings two! After Nalkande got Gaikwad, Dubey tosses one up to Ishan Kishan. He takes the bait, and holes out on the midwicket fence.

Rest of India 80-5, as Saransh Jain joins Yash Dhull in the middle.

9 months ago

Gaikwad gone!

Rest of India are really in trouble now. Darshan Nalkande gets the edge, Wadkar takes the catch, and it's 64-4.

9 months ago

Patidar goes early in big RoI chase

At the start of day five, RoI needed 331 more to win. But after adding 22 runs, they've lost Rajat Patidar, caught and bowled by Aditya Thakare.

52-3 now, with another 309 still required.

9 months ago

Another for Kamboj!

Vidarbha are in trouble now, as Dhruv Shorey departs. It's 105-5, but they still lead by 237.

9 months ago

Double strike for Kamboj on day four!

Two early wickets for Anshul Kamboj, as he gets the massive wickets of Danish Malewar and Yash Rathod in quick succession. 

9 months ago

Spinner Saransh Jain is opening the bowling

It's not Anshul Kamboj partnering Akash Deep, but offie Saransh

9 months ago

Vidarbha return to bat with a 128-run lead

Taide and Mokhade in the middle

9 months ago

Rest of India all out for 214

Patidar top-scores with 66

9 months ago

Ishan Kishan falls for 1

Ruturaj Gaikwad also fell cheaply for 9

9 months ago

Yash Thakur has been the pick of the bowlers

He's taken three so far, with Harsh Dubey and Parth Rekhade taking two each

9 months ago

Patidar continues good form

The ROI captain top-scored with 66, the fifth time he's crossed 50 in four matches this season.

9 months ago

Day 3: Rest of India collapse against Vidarbha

From 124-4 to 195-9

9 months ago

Easwaran hits fifty, but fails to capitalise

Falling below in the pecking order, Easwaran brought up a crucial fifty, but couldn't continue for much longer

9 months ago

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