Mumbai vs Rest of India, Irani Cup 2024 – Preview, Likely Playing XIs, Dream 11, Live Streaming & Telecast Details

Ranji Trophy 2023-24 champions Mumbai will face the Rest of India (ROI) in the Irani Cup match, which is scheduled to take place at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The one-off match is set to start on Tuesday (October 1). Ajinkya Rahane will lead Mumbai, whereas Ruturaj Gaikwad has been appointed as ROI captain.

Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur, and Sarfaraz Khan will be key players for Mumbai, along with the spin all-rounder duo of Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian. On the other hand, ROI will have high expectations from Abhimanyu Easwaran, who scored back-to-back centuries in the Duleep Trophy 2024. In addition to him, the likes of Ishan Kishan, Dhruv Jurel, Sai Sudharsan, and Ricky Bhui will be key batters for ROI.

Mukesh Kumar and Prasidh Krishna will lead the pace attack, and it remains to be seen if Yash Dayal will feature for them after being ignored for a place in India’s playing XI in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at Green Park in Kanpur.

Here’s all you need to know about the Irani Cup 2024.

• Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
• Start date: October 1 (Tuesday)
• Start time: 9:30 a.m. IST
• Where to watch on TV: Sports 18
• Where to stream online: Jio Cienma

Likely playing XIs

Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw, Siddhesh Lad, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Sarfaraz Khan, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Tamore (WK), Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Tanush Kotian, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias

Rest of India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sai Sudharsan, Ishan Kishan, Ricky Bhui, Dhruv Jurel, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Yash Dayal, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna

Dream 11

• Captain: Abhimanyu Easwaran
• Vice captain: Sarfaraz Khan
• Wicketkeeper: Dhurv Jurel
• Batters: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shreyas Iyer
• All-rounders: Shardul Thakur, Saransh Jain, Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian
• Bowlers: Yash Dayal, Prasidh Krishna

Squads

Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Prithvi Shaw, Ayush Mhatre, Shreyas Iyer, Siddhesh Lad, Suryansh Shedge, Hardik Tamore (WK), Sidhaant Addhatrao (WK), Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, Himanshu Singh, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Avasthi, Mohammad Juned Khan, Royston Dias, Sarfaraz Khan

Rest of India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Ricky Bhui, Shashwat Rawat, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Chahar