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{{Short description|Cricket match]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox cricket final
| name = 2024–25 Irani Cup
| image =
| date = 1–5 October 2024
| cricket format = [[First-class cricket]]
| stadium = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| team1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| team2 = [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]]
| team1score1 = 537
| team1score2 = 329/8[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]]
| team2score1 = 416
| details = Match drawn. <br>Mumbai won the Irani Cup through their<br> first innings lead.
| man_of_the_match =[[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]] (Mumbai)
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] and Akshay Totre
| previous = [[2023–24 Irani Cup|2023–24]]
| next = [[2025–26 Irani Cup|2025–26]]
}}

The '''2024–25 Irani Cup''' was the 61st edition of the [[Irani Cup]], a [[first-class cricket]] tournament in India, organized by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI). It was played as a one-off match between Mumbai, the winners of the [[2023–24 Ranji Trophy]], and a [[Rest of India cricket team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= 7 June 2024|title=Lucknow to host Irani Cup in Oct |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/mumbai-to-host-irani-cup-in-oct-23353052 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref>

It took place from 1 to 5 October 2024 in Lucknow.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-06-06 |title=BCCI announces domestic schedule for 2024/25 season |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/bcci-domestic-season-schedule-2024-25-ranji-trophy-smat-dates-womens-calender-matches/article68260268.ece |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref> The tournament was part of the 2024 Indian domestic cricket season, announced by the BCCI in June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BCCI announces domestic fixtures for home season 2024-25 |url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2024/news/55556116/bcci-announces-domestic-fixtures-for-home-season-2024-25?platform=domestic&type=men |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=BCCI}}</ref>

Rest of India were the defending champions.<ref>{{cite web |date= 3 October 2023|title=Irani Cup 2023-24: Spinners run riot as Rest of India hammers Saurashtra for title |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/irani-cup-2023-winner-rest-of-india-beats-saurashtra-saurabh-kumar-vihari-captain-unadkat/article67376138.ece |access-date=3 October 2023 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

The one-off match was originally scheduled to be held in [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]], but it was moved to [[Ekana Cricket Stadium|Lucknow]] to guard against weather interruptions, with Mumbai going through an extended monsoon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irani Cup moved from Mumbai to Lucknow |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/irani-cup-2024-25-moved-from-mumbai-to-lucknow-1450645 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!'''[[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web |access-date=24 September 2024 |title= Players selected for Irani Cup |url=https://www.mumbaicricket.com/mca/news.php?PageIndex=2371 |work=Mumbai Cricket Association}}</ref>'''
![[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]]<ref>{{cite web |access-date=24 September 2024 |title= Kishan picked in Rest of India squad for Irani Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452446.html |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" |Captain
|-
|[[Ajinkya Rahane]]
|[[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]
|-
! colspan="2" |Batters
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Shreyas Iyer]]
* <s>[[Musheer Khan]] </s>
* [[Prithvi Shaw]]
* [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]]*
* [[Siddhesh Lad]]
* [[Suryansh Shedge]]
* [[Ayush Mhatre]]
|valign=top|
* [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]]
* [[Ricky Bhui]]
* [[Devdutt Padikkal]]
* [[Shashwat Rawat]]
* [[Sai Sudharsan]]
|-
! colspan="2" |Wicket-Keepers
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Hardik Tamore]]
* Sidhaant Addhatrao
|valign=top|
* [[Dhruv Jurel]]*
* [[Ishan Kishan]]
|-
! colspan="2" |All-Rounders
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Shardul Thakur]]
* [[Shams Mulani]]
* [[Tanush Kotian]]
|valign=top|
* [[Manav Suthar]]
* [[Saransh Jain]]
* [[Rahul Chahar]]
|-
! colspan="2" |Bowlers
|-
|valign=top|
* Himanshu Singh
* [[Mohit Avasthi]]
* Juned Khan
* [[Royston Dias]]
|valign=top|
* [[Khaleel Ahmed]]
* [[Yash Dayal]]*
* [[Prasidh Krishna]]
* [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]]
|}

==Match==
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 1–5 October 2024
| team1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| team2 = [[Rest of India cricket team|Rest of India]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 537 (141 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]] 222[[not out|*]] (286)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Mukesh Kumar (cricketer)|Mukesh Kumar]] 5/110 (30 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 416 (110 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Abhimanyu Easwaran]] 191 (292)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Mohit Avasthi]] 2/97 (22 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 329/8[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (78 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Tanush Kotian]] 114[[not out|*]] (150)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Saransh Jain]] 6/121 (28 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/irani-cup-2024-25-1445825/mumbai-vs-rest-of-india-1445838/live-cricket-score Scorecard]
| venue = [[Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = [[Saiyed Khalid]] and Akshay Totre
| motm = [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]] (Mumbai)
| toss = Rest of India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Mohammad Juned Khan and Ayush Mhatre (Mumbai) both made their first-class debuts.
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/irani-cup-2024-25-1445825 Series home at ESPNcricinfo]

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[[Category:2024 in Indian cricket]]
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[[Category:Irani Cup seasons]]

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