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 3
9 hours ago
Vidarbha win!
Harsh Dubey gets rid of Gurnoor Brar to seal the victory –and the title – for Vidarbha!
10 hours 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.
11 hours 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.
13 hours ago
Saransh departs
Parth Rekhade strikes, trapping Saransh Jain lbw. Rest of India are now 133-6.
14 hours 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.
14 hours 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.
14 hours 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.
1 day ago
Another for Kamboj!
Vidarbha are in trouble now, as Dhruv Shorey departs. It's 105-5, but they still lead by 237.
1 day 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.
2 days ago
Spinner Saransh Jain is opening the bowling
It's not Anshul Kamboj partnering Akash Deep, but offie Saransh
2 days ago
Vidarbha return to bat with a 128-run lead
Taide and Mokhade in the middle
2 days ago
Rest of India all out for 214
Patidar top-scores with 66
2 days ago
Ishan Kishan falls for 1
Ruturaj Gaikwad also fell cheaply for 9
2 days 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
2 days ago
Patidar continues good form
The ROI captain top-scored with 66, the fifth time he's crossed 50 in four matches this season.
2 days ago
Day 3: Rest of India collapse against Vidarbha
2 days 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
5 days ago
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