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{{Short description|Annual Indian cricket fixture}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket final
| name = 1959-60 Irani Cup
| date = 18–20 March 1960
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| stadium = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| team2 = [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]]
| team1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]
| team1score1 = 344
| team1score2 = 210/5d
| team2score1 = 298
| team2score2 = 111/7
| details = Match drawn; Bombay won the match by 1st innings lead
| umpires = K. B. Saxena and [[Sudhendu Bhattacharya]]
| previous =
| next = [[1962–63 Irani Cup|1962–63]]
}}
The '''1959–60 Irani Cup''' was the inaugural edition of the [[Irani Cup]], an annual [[first-class cricket]] fixture in India which matches the previous season's [[Ranji Trophy]] winners against a multi-state team called the [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]] (ROI). The concept was devised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Ranji Trophy. The trophy was named after Zal R. Irani, the BCCI President.<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/irani-cup-full-fledged-indian-teams Irani Cup and full-fledged Indian teams]. SportsKeeda. Retrieved 5 December 2023.</ref>

Played from 18 to 20 March 1960, the first edition was between [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]] and [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]] at the [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla]] in [[Delhi]].<ref>[https://acscricket.com/?page_id=2700 Irani Cup Winners 1959/60–]. Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 December 2023.</ref> The match ended in a draw but Bombay were declared winners because a tie-break rule was in force that awarded the match to the team with first innings lead.<ref name=CAS>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23988.html Rest of India v Bombay: Irani Cup 1959/60]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 December 2023. {{subscription}}</ref><ref name=ECS>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/irani-trophy-1959-60-369522/rest-of-india-vs-bombay-369526/full-scorecard Rest of India v Bombay: Irani Cup 1959/60]. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2023.</ref>

Bombay captain [[Polly Umrigar]] won the toss and decided to bat first. The team batted through the whole of the first day and their last wicket fell just before close of play. They were all out for 344, Umrigar himself scoring 102. He was supported by fellow Test batsmen [[Madhav Apte]] (98) and [[Gulabrai Ramchand]] (82). ROI's best bowler was [[off spin]]ner [[Jasu Patel]], who took 5/98. ROI began their first innings next morning and were all out for 298, again just before close of play. Test batsmen [[Nari Contractor]] (108) and [[Motganhalli Jaisimha]] (105) shared a second wicket partnership of 196 but the rest of the batting struggled against the [[leg spin]] and [[googly]] bowler [[Hoshang Amroliwala]], who took 6/44. On the final day, Bombay declared on 210/5, setting ROI a target of 247. They had made 111/7 when time ran out and Bombay won by virtue of their first innings lead.<ref name=CAS/><ref name=ECS/>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
![[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]
![[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]]
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Polly Umrigar]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Naren Tamhane]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Madhav Apte]]
* [[Sudhakar Adhikari]]
* Vishwanath Lele
* [[Ramnath Kenny]]
* [[Gulabrai Ramchand]]
* [[Hoshang Amroliwala]]
* [[Sharad Diwadkar]]
* Karkulu Pai
* [[Ghulam Guard]]
|
* [[Nari Contractor]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Budhi Kunderan]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Motganhalli Jaisimha]]
* [[Rusi Surti]]
* [[A. G. Milkha Singh]]
* [[Bal Dani]]
* [[Rusi Modi]]
* [[Khandu Rangnekar]]
* [[Prem Bhatia (cricketer)|Prem Bhatia]]
* [[Ranga Sohoni]]
* [[Jasubhai Patel]]
|}

==Match==
{{Test match
| date = 18–20 March
| team1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]
| team2 = [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]]
| score-team1-inns1 = 344 (86.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Polly Umrigar]] 102
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jasubhai Patel]] 5/98 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 298 (79.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Nari Contractor]] 108
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Hoshang Amroliwala]] 6/44 (9.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 210/5d (54 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Hoshang Amroliwala]] 76*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Rusi Surti]] 4/63 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 111/7 (29 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Prem Bhatia (cricketer)|Prem Bhatia]] 50
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Hoshang Amroliwala]] 2/33 (7 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/irani-trophy-1959-60-369522/rest-of-india-vs-bombay-369526/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = K. B. Saxena and [[Sudhendu Bhattacharya]]
| toss = Bombay won the toss and elected to bat first.
* Bombay won the match by virtue of 1st innings lead.
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Irani Cup}}

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[[Category:1959 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:1960 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1959–60]]
[[Category:Irani Cup seasons]]

1959 60 Irani Cup - Revision history

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