Irani Cup 2026: Jammu & Kashmir vs Rest Of India Highlights & Review – Day 1
Cricknation Update: Irani Cup 2026: Jammu & Kashmir vs Rest of India Highlights & Review – Day 1 (Source: JioStar) Irani Cup 2026 got off to a great start at the Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar, as Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) won the toss and opted to field against Rest of India (ROI).
The hosts dominated the first day of the competition played on Thursday, October 01, as they bowled out the Rishabh Pant-led side for just 237 runs in 68.1 overs. They added 21-2 to their first innings’ total, trailing by 216 at Stumps. Top batting performances of day 1: Shikhar Mohan and R.
Smaran Jharkhand’s Shikhar Mohan was promoted in the batting order, having been given the opportunity to open for the first time in red-ball cricket. The youngster took advantage of the opportunity with both hands and played a brilliant inning of 60 runs in 118 balls, which also included nine fours and a six. He was dismissed by Nasir Muzaffar in the 33rd over. The art of Shikhar Mohan, the only batsman to cross the fifty-run mark was Karnataka southpaw Ravichandran Smaran.
The aggressive left-handed batsman played a counter-innings of 68 runs facing 83 balls and helped Rest of India take the scoreboard past 200 in the first innings. He was also the highest run-getter of the innings before falling prey to Muzaffar. Carrying on his fine form 👏 🎥 Glimpses of Shikhar Mohan’s impressive knock of 60(118) to get Rest of India going in the #IraniCup 2026 🔝 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/yLmHBGjsCe pic.twitter.com/7MekPswtYT — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) October 1, 2026 Top Bowling Performances of Day 1: Umar Nazir, Nasir Muzaffar, and Sunil Kumar It was a complete bowling show by Jammu & Kashmir’s bowlers, as all of their bowlers joined the wicket-taking party.
Sunil Kumar drew the first blood in the form of Sanat Sangwan and later also sent Manan Suthar and Mukesh Kumar packing to finish with a three-wicket haul. art from him, Nasir Muzaffar also picked up three, with two being of Shikhar and Smaran. Sudip Kumar Gharami was also trped by him on the second ball of the eleventh over.
Bowling a tight spell of thirteen overs on the first day, Muzaffar’s figures read 3-59 at the end of the innings. Umar Nazir Mir picked a couple of wickets as well. His wickets were probably the most significant ones for the Paras Dogra-led team, as they came in the form of Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant, India’s Test regulars’ departure. The BIG breakthroughs 👊 🎥 Umar Nazir strikes twice with wickets of Sarfaraz Khan & Rishabh Pant 👏 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/yLmHBGjsCe #IraniCup | @mflone_ pic.twitter.com/BoSKI84hs7 — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) October 1, 2026 What’s next in the Irani Cup 2026? After an eventful opening day of the premier red-ball championship, a promising cricketing action is on the cards in the second day of the contest, which is being played in Srinagar for the first time.
While the reigning Ranji Trophy champions would like to surpass Rest of India’s total, Pant and Co. Their eyes will be on restricting them to 237 runs and gaining a significant lead in the first innings in the five-day match.
