Irani Cup 2024 In Lucknow: A big update has come out regarding the Irani Cup (Irani Cup 2024). According to media reports, the Irani Cup will be played at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Earlier this match was to be held in Mumbai, but then it was shifted from there to Lucknow.
According to the Times of India, the Irani Cup match to be played between October 1 and October 5 will be held in Lucknow. This match will be played between Ranji Trophy 2024 title winner Mumbai and Rest of India.
Why was the shift done to Lucknow?
According to reports, the match has been shifted to Lucknow in view of Mumbai’s monsoon. BCCI does not want any interruption in the match. Earlier the match was to be held at the historic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, but it was shifted due to rain.
Which teams play the Irani Cup match?
Let us tell you that the Irani Cup match is played between the team that wins the Ranji Trophy title and the Rest of India team. Mumbai, captained by Ajinkya Rahane, won the Ranji Trophy title in March 2024. This time the Irani Cup match will be played between Mumbai and Rest of India.
It is worth mentioning that the first Irani Cup match was played in 1960. The Irani Cup was organised on completion of 25 years of Ranji Trophy. The first Irani Cup match was played between Bombay (now Mumbai) and Rest of India. Bombay won the Ranji Trophy title in 1959. Till now the Irani Cup has been played 59 times, in which Rest of India has won 26 times. Apart from this, the teams of Ranji Trophy won 25 matches. The remaining 8 matches were inconclusive.
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