Overview

• Play runs October 1–5 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur with a 9:30 AM IST start and a 9:00 AM IST toss each day.
• The Irani Cup is a one-off, five-day first-class match contested by the Ranji Trophy champions and a Rest of India selection in its 63rd edition.
• Vidarbha are captained by Akshay Wadkar after their 2024–25 Ranji triumph, with Yash Rathod and Harsh Dubey entering as their leading run-scorer and wicket-taker from the season.
• Rest of India are captained by Rajat Patidar with Ruturaj Gaikwad as vice-captain, and the squad includes Ishan Kishan, Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep and Anshul Kamboj.
• Live streaming is confirmed on JioHotstar, while reports differ on the TV broadcaster, with News18 citing Star Sports and CricTracker listing JioStar Network.