2022–23 Irani Cup Explained

The 2022–23 Irani Cup, also known as Mastercard Irani Trophy due to sponsorship reasons, was the 59th edition of the Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.^[1] It was played as a one-off match between Madhya Pradesh, the winners of the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy, and a Rest of India cricket team, from 1 to 5 March 2023.^[2]

In March 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that all domestic cricket in India was suspended due to coronavirus, including the 2019–20 Irani Cup.^[3] However, the cancelled match was played as an opening match of this season from 1 to 5 October, with the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy winners Saurashtra playing against a Rest of India team.^[4]

Squads

Madhya Pradesh[5]	Rest of India[6]
Himanshu Mantri (c, wk)	Mayank Agarwal (c)
Anubhav Agarwal	Akash Deep
Arham Aquil	Harvik Desai
Yash Dubey	Yash Dhull
Harsh Gawli	Abhimanyu Easwaran
Mihir Hirwani	Baba Indrajith
Venkatesh Iyer	Yashasvi Jaiswal
Saransh Jain	Mukesh Kumar
Kumar Kartikeya	Saurabh Kumar
Avesh Khan	Sudip Kumar Gharami
Ankit Kushwah	Mayank Markande
Rajat Patidar	Shams Mulani
Akshat Raghuwanshi	Pulkit Narang
Shubham Sharma	Navdeep Saini
Aman Solanki	Chetan Sakariya
Gaurav Yadav	Upendra Yadav (wk)
	Atit Sheth

On 28 February 2023, Mayank Markande was ruled out of Rest of India's squad due to a right index finger injury. Shams Mulani was named as his replacement.^[7]

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irani Cup returns after two years, Saurashtra to play Rest of India between October 1–5 . Sportstar . 4 September 2022 . 18 September 2022.
2. Web site: Both Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh to play Irani Cups in 2022-23 . ESPNcricinfo . 18 September 2022.
3. Web site: Coronavirus pandemic: BCCI suspends all domestic tournaments including Irani Cup . Hindustan Times . 14 March 2020 . 16 March 2020.
4. Web site: Irani Cup returns after three years, Saurashtra to face Rest of India from October 1 to 5 . ESPNcricinfo . 18 September 2022.
5. Web site: Agarwal to lead Rest of India against Madhya Pradesh in Irani Cup; Sarfaraz misses out with finger injury . 26 February 2023 . 27 February 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.
6. Web site: Rest of India (RoI) squad for Mastercard Irani Cup announced . 27 February 2023 . 27 February 2023 . Board of Control for Cricket in India.
7. Web site: Shams Mulani replaces Mayank Markande in Rest of India (RoI) squad for Mastercard Irani Cup . 28 February 2023 . 27 February 2023 . Board of Control for Cricket in India.