Mumbai will take on Rest of India in the Irani Cup 2024-25 encounter which will begin from October 1. Get our latest expert Irani Cup 2024-25 match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
Irani Cup 2024-25 Information
- Venue: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
- Date: Tuesday, October 1 to Saturday, October 5
- Time: 9.30 am local (4 am GMT)
- How to Watch Irani Cup 2024-25 Live Streaming? The live streaming of the Mumbai v RoI Irani Cup tie can be watched with JioCinema online and on Sports 18 network.
What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
Mumbai
Mumbai qualified for the Irani Cup this year after winning the Ranji Trophy in the 2023-24 season. They had finished at the top of the points table in the Group B with 37 points and then overcame Baroda, Tamil Nadu and Vidarbha in the knock-out rounds to lift the trophy for a record 42nd time.
Rest of India
The Rest of India side is made up of players from different states who did well in the Ranji Trophy last season. Over the years, they have won this title 30 times, with Mumbai the second-best with 14 wins.
Mumbai v Rest of India Stats
- Overall Irani Cup Head-to-Head: This competition has been played 61 times so far, all as a one-off game. Rest of India have won the title 30 times while their opposition has won it 29 times.
- Two titles were shared because the first innings could not be completed.
- Mumbai have won this title 14 times while losing it 14 times in the final. Karnataka are six-time champions.
Irani Cup 2024-25 Squads
Mumbai Squad
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Musheer Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Tamore, Suryansh Shedge, Sidhaant Addhatrao, Tanush Kotian, Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur, Himanshu Singh, Mohammad Juned Khan, Mohit Avasthi, Royston Dias.
Rest of India Squad
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran (vice-captain), Devdutt Padikkal, B Sai Sudharsan, Ishan Kishan, Dhruv Jurel, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Prasidh Krishna, Yash Dayal, Shashwat Rawat, Ricky Bhui, Rahul Chahar.
Sarfaraz, Jurel & Dayal will only be selected here if they don’t make the India v Bangladesh second Test line-up.
Irani Cup 2024-25 Predictions with Latest Odds*
Mumbai v Rest of India Match Winner
- Mumbai to win
Irani Cup 2024-25 Toss Prediction
Mumbai to win the toss: 10/11
Irani Cup 2024-25 Other Predictions
A lot will depend on the kind of pitch they use for this game. Typically, Lucknow has pitches of three kinds – red soil, black soil and a mix of both. The red soil one affords bounce and turn and that brings all three – batters, spinners and fast bowlers – into the contest.