Jammu and Kashmir bowl Rest of India out for 237 in Irani Cup

In the opening stages of the Irani Cup, Jammu and Kashmir's bowling attack dismissed Rest of India for 237 in the first innings. Despite strong performances from Shikhar Mohan, who scored 60, and Ravichandran Smaran, who contributed 68, the Rest of India innings struggled due to the dismissals of key players, including captain Rishabh Pant, who scored 10 runs.

Jammu and Kashmir's bowling effort was led by Sunil Kumar and Lone Nassir, who both took three wickets, while Umar Nazir Mir claimed two. In response, Jammu and Kashmir faced early difficulties, falling to 21 for 2 by the end of the day's play after wickets from Akash Deep and Mukesh Choudhary.

Prior to the match, Rishabh Pant expressed his determination to make the most of the opportunity to find rhythm in red-ball cricket ahead of upcoming Test assignments, stating that he intends to give his best regardless of recent selection decisions.