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The Irani Cup 2024 was played between the Rest of India and Ranji Trophy 2024 champions Mumbai. However, this match ended in a draw. But Mumbai was declared the champion due to the lead in the first innings. In this match, the Rest of India's captain Rituraj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl first. This decision of Rituraj could not prove to be right.
Batting first, the Mumbai team scored a huge score of 537 runs in the first innings thanks to Sarfaraz Khan's double century. In this inning, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, and all-rounder Tanush Kotian scored half-centuries. On the other hand, Mukesh Kumar took 5 wickets from the Rest of India while Yash Dayal and Prasidh Krishna took 2 wickets each. Apart from this, one wicket also came in the account of Saransh Jain.
Chasing 537 runs, the Rest of India could score only 416 runs in the first innings. In which a brilliant century was seen from the bat of Abhimanyu Easwaran. Apart from this, wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel played an important inning of 93 runs. On the other hand, Tunus Kotian and Shams Mulani took 3-3 wickets each from Mumbai. Apart from this, Mohit Awasthi took 2 wickets.
Based on the first innings, Mumbai got a big lead of 121 runs. After which, in the second innings, Mumbai scored 329 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. In which a brilliant century was seen from the bat of Tunus Kotian.
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