Jammu and Kashmir will battle with the Rest of India in the Irani Cup 2026 at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, starting on Thursday, October 1.
Jammu and Kashmir, led by Paras Dogra, stunned Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final to lift the silverware and advanced to the Irani Cup 2026 fixture. On the other hand, the Rest of India, captained by Rishabh Pant, features top players such as Smaran Ravichandran, Sarfaraz Khan, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain and Mukesh Kumar.
J&K vs ROI, Irani Cup 2026, Match Details
Match: Jammu and Kashmir vs Rest of India, Irani Cup 2026
Time & Date: 9:30 AM IST, October 1 to 5
Venue: Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar
J&K vs ROI, Irani Cup 2026 Pitch Report
The surface at this venue is expected to assist pacers initially with the new ball in hand. As the innings progresses, we can anticipate batters to do well in the middle overs. Nevertheless, it’s a sporting surface for both batters and bowlers.
J&K vs ROI, Irani Cup 2026 Probable XIs
Jammu and Kashmir
Qamran Iqbal, Yawer Hassan, Shubham Pundir, Paras Dogra (c), Abdul Samad, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (wk), Abid Mushtaq, Umran Malik, Sahil Lotra, Sunil Kumar, Vanshaj Sharma
Rest of India
Smaran Ravichandran, Sanat Sangwan, Ayush Doseja, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Sarfaraz Khan, Anukul Roy, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Mukesh Kumar, Mukesh Choudhary
J&K vs ROI, Irani Cup 2026 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Rest of India
Both these sides look extremely strong on paper. However, the Rest of India, led by Rishabh Pant, has a comparatively better squad in terms of their bowling attack. That said, we can expect ROI to come out on top quite comfortably.
