The 2019–20 Irani Cup was the 58th edition of the Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India, at the end of the domestic season.[1] It was scheduled to be played as a one-off match between Saurashtra, the winners of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy, and a Rest of India cricket team, from 18 to 22 March 2020.[2][3] Vidarbha had won the previous tournament.[4]
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| Rest of India won by 8 wickets | |||||||||||||
| Date | 1–5 October 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | ||||||||||||
| Player of the match | Mukesh Kumar (Rest of India) | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Saiyed Khalid and Nand Kishore | ||||||||||||
← 2018–19 2022–23 → | |||||||||||||
On 13 March 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the match would take place behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The following day, the BCCI confirmed that all domestic cricket in India was suspended due to coronavirus, including the Irani Cup.[6] However, the cancelled match was played as an opening match of the 2022–23 Irani Cup season from 1 to 5 October 2022.[7]
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- Rest of India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was rescheduled to be played as an opening match of the 2022–23 Irani Cup.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Neutral curators to pick wickets in Ranji Trophy, 2019–20 domestic season to begin in August with Duleep Trophy". Cricket Country. August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "BCCI announces domestic schedule for 2019-20 season". Sport Star. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Mushtaq Ali Trophy to be held ahead of IPL auction as BCCI announces domestic schedule". Times of India. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Irani Cup to be played behind closed doors due to coronavirus". Times of India. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus pandemic: BCCI suspends all domestic tournaments including Irani Cup". Hindustan Times. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Irani Cup returns after three years, Saurashtra to face Rest of India from October 1 to 5". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Irani Cup: Saurashtra eyes renewed momentum against Rest of India". Sportstar. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Mayank Agarwal included in Rest of India squad for Irani Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Saurashtra, along with MP, will get a chance to play Irani Cup". Times of India. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
Notes edit
- ^ The match was originally scheduled to be played from 18 to 22 March 2020 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, but was rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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