Mukesh Kumar demands one over and delivers with two wickets. PC- ScreengrabThe Rest of India came back from behind and triggered J&K's collapse in the Irani Cup 2026. The Ranji winners were once looking on song at 89/3 at Lunch on Day 4, but then Mukesh Kumar happened, and J&K were folded for 111.ROI’s Mukesh Kumar bagged a six-wicket haul in the fourth innings, following it up with a five-fer in the J&K first innings. As he scalped 11 wickets in the match, the seamer helped ROI lift the coveted trophy after three seasons. Mukesh Kumar demands an over and strikes twice in Irani Cup 2026The J&K team faced two collapses during their innings. Before the eventual nail in the coffin, Mukesh Kumar had two big wickets in a single over for the Rest of India. After the drinks break during the first session, Mukesh virtually snatched the ball from stand-in captain Sarfaraz Khan’s hands to bowl one more over, as the bowler was confident the wind movement would go in his favour. As planned, he first bowled Shubham Pundir LBW, then surprised the opposition skipper, Paras Dogra, with a peach of a delivery. Mukesh pitched the ball full and around off-stump; fortunately for him, the delivery angled in a little before swinging away sharply.Also Read: Mukesh Kumar Runs Riot As Rest Of India Win Irani Cup, Defeat Jammu And Kashmir By 167 RunsThe newly arrived Dogra, who played a fine knock of 75 runs in the previous innings, misjudged the movement in the air as the ball went past his outside edge and crashed on the off-peg. Watch: Mukesh Kumar produces peach of delivery to remove Paras DograBCCI Domestic @BCCIdomestic Asked for the ball. Delivered the magic ✅ Mukesh Kumar with a peach of a delivery to dismiss J&K skipper Paras Dogra 👏👏 And look what it meant to the Rest of India players 🥳 Updates ▶️ Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 PM The Bengal seamer continued for two overs after taking two wickets in an over, but his next successes came in the following spell. He first nicked Kanhaiya Wadhawan's wicket behind, then summed up the game with three wickets in the last over of the Irani Cup 2026. Smaran Ravichandran's masterclass overshadows Mukesh Kumar's 11-forAlthough Mukesh Kumar bagged a legendary 11 for 117 in the Irani Cup 2026, the seamer wasn't awarded the Player of the Match. Another performer starred in the match vs J&K. Karnataka's Smaran Ravichandran revived ROI's innings twice in the match. First, the stylish left-hander took the team total to 237 runs with an emphatic 68. He backed it up with a commanding century in the next innings. Thanks to Ravichandran’s efforts, ROI could post a last-innings target of 279 runs, which Mukesh & company defended with ease in Srinagar. Also Read:
