The 2018–19 Irani Cup is the 57th season of Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India. It was played as a one-off match between the Vidarbha (the winner of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy) and Rest of India cricket team, from 12 February 2019 to 16 February 2019.[1] In April 2018, ESPNcricinfo had reported that Irani Cup was proposed to be no more part of the domestic season but it was included in the final schedule released by BCCI in July.[2] Vidarbha successfully defended their title and defeated Rest of India on first-innings basis to win the tournament.[3] Vidarbha became the third team after Bombay and Karnataka to defend both the Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup.[4] Hanuma Vihari became the first player to score 3 consecutive centuries in Irani Cup.[5]
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| Match drawn; Vidarbha won on 1st innings | |||||||
| Date | 12–16 February 2019 | ||||||
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| Venue | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | ||||||
| Player of the match | Akshay Karnewar (Vidarbha) | ||||||
| Umpires | Nitin Menon and C. K. Nandan | ||||||
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |||||||
Squads
editUmesh Yadav had a niggle and was replaced by Darshan Nalkande.[7]
Match
editReferences
edit- ^ "Indian domestic cricket to witness over 2000 matches in 2018-19 season". India Today. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "No Irani Cup in 2018-19 domestic season?". ESPNcricinfo. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Irani Trophy 2019: Vidarbha defend title after getting vital first-innings lead against Rest of India". DNA(Daily News and Analysis). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Vidarbha join elite company after defending Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup". India Today. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Hanuma Vihari creates Irani Cup history with hat-trick of hundreds, gives ROI edge over Vidarbha". New Indian Express. 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Irani Cup, 2019 Squads". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ a b "RoI look to halt Vidarbha's charge as Umesh Yadav is ruled out". ESPNcricinfo. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Karun Nair added to India A squad for next clash against England Lions". Cricbuzz. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.