From 89/3 to 111 all out: Mukesh, Akash trigger J&K collapse as RoI win Irani Cup

India pacers Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep shared nine wickets as Rest of India beat reigning Ranji Trophy champions Jammu and Kashmir by 167 runs on the fourth day to win the 2026-27 Irani Cup in Srinagar on Sunday.Mukesh returned figures of 6/33 to claim his 11th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket and dismantle the Jammu and Kashmir batting line-up. Akash, playing his comeback game, supported his Bengal teammate with 3/25 as J&K, chasing 279, were bowled out for 111.The bowling effort completed a win that had been set up by Ravichandran Smaran, who scored 68 in the first innings and 135 in the second. Smaran helped Rest of India recover from difficult positions in both innings as they went on to win despite conceding a 41-run first-innings lead.Jammu and Kashmir needed only to hold on for a draw to lift the trophy because of their first-innings lead.