Irani Cup

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Irani Trophy
Countries India
AdministratorBoard of Control for Cricket in India
FormatFirst-class cricket
First edition1959–60
Latest edition2022–23
Next edition2023–24
Tournament formatOne-off
Number of teams2
Current championRest of India (31 titles)
Most successfulRest of India (31 titles)
QualificationRanji Trophy
Most runsWasim Jaffer (1,294)[1]
Most wicketsPadmakar Shivalkar (51)[2]
2022–23 Irani Cup

The Z.R. Irani Cup or simply Irani Trophy, also known as the IDFC First Bank Irani Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, is a first-class cricket tournament organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[3] It is played annually between the winners of the Ranji Trophy and a Rest of India cricket team. The Rest of India team includes players from Ranji teams of various states.

The tournament was conceived during the 1959–60 season to mark the completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship and was named after the late BCCI president Zal R. Irani, who was associated with the BCCI from its inception in 1928, till his death in 1970.

History[edit]

The first match, played between the Ranji Trophy champions and the Rest of India was played in 1959–60 with the trophy being instituted in the name of Zal Irani, long time treasurer and president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, and a keen patron of the game. For the first few years, it was played towards the end of the season. Realizing the importance of the fixture, the BCCI moved it to the beginning of the season, and from 1965–66 to 2012–13, it was traditionally heralded the start of the new domestic season. In 2013, it was moved to a date immediately after the Ranji Trophy final, resulting in there being two Irani Cup matches the 2012/13 season. The game has since remained at the end of the season, and is played shortly after the Ranji Trophy final.[4]

In 2022, for the first time in the history of the Irani Trophy, BCCI decided to organise two seasons of the tournament back-to-back (the 2019–20 and 2022–23 trophies), with the matches to be played at Rajkot and Indore respectively.[5]

Winners[edit]

The following table shows the result of Irani Trophy from 1959–60 to 2022–23.[6]

Season Winner Result Against Host
1959-60 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Karnail Singh Stadium
1960-61 Not held
1962-63 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Brabourne Stadium
1963-64 Bombay Won by 109 runs Rest of India Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Stadium
1964-65 Not held
1965-66 Bombay / Rest of India (shared) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
1966-67 Rest of India 6 Wickets Bombay Eden Gardens
1967-68 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Brabourne Stadium
1968-69 Rest of India Won by 119 runs Bombay Brabourne Stadium
1969-70 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Pune Club Ground
1970-71 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Eden Gardens
1971-72 Rest of India Won by 119 runs Bombay Brabourne Stadium
1972-73 Bombay Won by 220 runs Rest of India Nehru Stadium, Pune
1973-74 Rest of India 1st Innings Lead Bombay M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
1974-75 Karnataka 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
1975-76 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
1976-77 Bombay 10 Wickets Rest of India Feroz Shah Kotla
1977-78 Rest of India Innings and 168 runs Bombay Wankhede Stadium
1978-79 Rest of India 9 Wickets Karnataka M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
1979-80 Not held
1980-81 Delhi 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Feroz Shah Kotla
1981-82 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Nehru Stadium, Indore
1982-83 Rest of India 5 Wickets Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla
1983-84 Karnataka 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground
1984-85 Rest of India 4 Wickets Bombay Feroz Shah Kotla
1985-86 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
1986-87 Rest of India Innings and 232 runs Delhi Barkatullah Khan Stadium
1987-88 Hyderabad 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad
1988-89 Tamil Nadu 3 Wickets Rest of India M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
1989-90 Delhi 309 Runs Rest of India Wankhede Stadium
1990-91 Rest of India 1st Innings Lead Bengal M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
1991-92 Haryana 4 Wickets Rest of India Nahar Singh Stadium
1992-93 Rest of India Innings and 122 runs Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla
1993-94 Rest of India 181 Runs Punjab Punjab Agricultural University Stadium
1994-95 Bombay 1st Innings Lead Rest of India Wankhede Stadium
1995-96 Bombay 9 Wickets Rest of India Wankhede Stadium
1996-97 Karnataka 5 Wickets Rest of India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
1997-98 Mumbai 54 Runs Rest of India Wankhede Stadium
1998-99 Karnataka 1st Innings Lead Rest of India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
1999-00 Rest of India Innings and 60 runs Karnataka M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
2000-01 Rest of India 10 Wickets Mumbai Wankhede Stadium
2001-02 Rest of India 6 Wickets Baroda Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
2002-03 Railways 5 Wickets Rest of India Karnail Singh Stadium
2003-04 Rest of India 3 Wickets Mumbai MA Chidambaram Stadium
2004-05 Rest of India 290 Runs Mumbai Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
2005-06 Railways 9 Wickets Rest of India Karnail Singh Stadium
2006-07 Rest of India 9 Wickets Uttar Pradesh Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
2007-08 Rest of India 9 Wickets Mumbai Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground
2008-09 Rest of India 187 Runs Delhi Reliance Cricket Stadium
2009-10 Rest of India 1st Innings Lead Mumbai Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
2010-11 Rest of India 361 Runs Mumbai Sawai Mansingh Stadium
2011-12 Rest of India 404 Runs Rajasthan Sawai Mansingh Stadium
2012-13 Rest of India[7] Innings and 79 Runs Rajasthan M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
2013[8] Rest of India[9] 1st Innings Lead Mumbai Wankhede Stadium
2013-14 Karnataka Innings and 222 runs Rest of India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
2014-15 Karnataka[10] 246 Runs Rest of India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
2015-16 Rest of India[11] 4 Wicket Mumbai Brabourne Stadium
2016-17 Rest of India[12] 6 Wickets Gujarat Brabourne Stadium
2017–18 Vidarbha 1st Innings Lead Rest Of India Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
2018–19 Vidarbha 1st Innings Lead Rest Of India Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
2019–20 Rest of India Won by 8 wickets Saurashtra Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
2020–21 Not held due to COVID-19
2022–23 Rest of India Won by 238 runs Madhya Pradesh Captain Roop Singh Stadium
2023–24 Rest of India Won by 175 runs Saurashtra Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium

Appearances by team[edit]

Team Appearances Win Loss Draw Last win Last Appearance
Rest of India 59 26 25 8 2023 2023
Mumbai (Bombay) 29 12 12 5 1997 2016
Karnataka 8 6 2 0 2014 2015
Delhi 6 2 4 0 1989 2008
Railways 2 2 0 0 2005 2005
Vidarbha 2 0 0 2 - 2019
Rajasthan 2 0 2 0 - 2012
Hyderabad 1 1 0 0 1987 1987
Tamil Nadu 1 1 0 0 1988 1988
Haryana 1 1 0 0 1991 1991
Bengal 1 0 0 1 - 1990
Punjab 1 0 1 0 - 1993
Baroda 1 0 1 0 - 2001
Uttar Pradesh 1 0 1 0 - 2006
Gujarat 1 0 1 0 - 2017
Madhya Pradesh 1 0 1 0 - 2023

Broadcasters[edit]

BCCI's official broadcasters Sports18, JioCinema air it live on TV and internet respectively. BCCI's website bcci.tv airs match highlights and scores.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Records | Irani Cup (Irani Trophy) | Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Records | Irani Cup (Irani Trophy) | Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mastercard acquires title sponsorship rights for all BCCI international and domestic home matches". www.bcci.tv. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Menon, Mohandas. "Irani Cup: history and perspective". wisdenindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Both Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh to play Irani Cups in 2022-23". 6 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Irani Trophy".
  7. ↑ "ROI rout Rajasthan to win Irani Cup". Wisden India. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Irani cup 2012-13". Cricinfo. 10 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Jaffer's ton in vain as Rest win Irani". Wisden India. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Irani Cup at Bengaluru, Mar 17-20 2015 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
  11. ↑ "Irani Cup at Mumbai, Mar 6-10 2016 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
  12. ↑ "Irani Cup at Mumbai, Jan 20-24 2017 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
  13. ↑ "Irani Cup live streaming info..." The Hindu. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

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