Tanush Kotian’s gritty unbeaten hundred laced Mumbai’s 15th Irani Cup victory which was sealed by virtue of their first innings lead over Rest Of India on the fifth and final day here on Saturday.

Mumbai ended a 27-year wait by lifting the 2024 Irani Cup, with Shreyas Iyer celebrating the victory on social media and Tanush Kotian's crucial maiden century sealing the triumph against Rest of India.

No.8 Kotian’s 114* sealed a draw versus Rest of India on the final day; Ranji champions won on the basis of first innings lead

Mumbai's Tanush Kotian shines in Irani Cup victory, impressing as an allrounder and catching the eye of national selectors.

Sarfaraz Khan was adjudged player of the match for his double hundred in Mumbai’s first innings against Rest of India.

Lucknow: Mumbai, added another chapter to its storied legacy by winning the Irani Cup for the 15th time against Rest of India (RoI) on Saturday at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Mumbai won the Irani Cup 2024 after their match against Rest of India ended in a draw on. Mumbai won their 15th Irani Cup on the basis of the first-innings lead. Mumbai scored 537, and bundled out Rest of India for 416 in the first innings.

Mumbai’s last Irani Cup victory came during the 1997-98 season and since then, the domestic powerhouse appeared in eight more finals without success, the last of which was in the 2015-16 season.

Tanush Kotian, the reliable allrounder, then found Mohit Avasthi for company as the duo’s record partnership ensured Mumbai lay its hands on the Irani Cup after a gap of 27 years. Kotian and Avasthi added 158 runs for the ninth wicket — the highest ninth-wicket partnership in the Cup’s history — before Mumbai declared the innings immediately after the latter raised his bat for a patient fifty.

Mumbai’s last Irani Cup victory came 27 years ago during the 1997-98 season and since then, they appeared in eight more finals without success.

Ending a 27-year wait, domestic cricket powerhouse Mumbai reclaimed the prestigious Irani Trophy after defeating the Rest of India (RoI) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.