SRH Youngster stars at Irani Cup Final against Rest of India picking up 6 wickets

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) young all-rounder Harsh Dubey carried his stunning form into the Irani Cup final. He took 6 wickets in the final match of the tournament and helped Vidharbha to win against the Rest of India. In the 2nd innings of the match, Dubey claimed 4 wickets to go with the first-innings brace. 

Vidharbha emerged as the winner of the Irani Cup 2025, defeating the Rest of India. The match was a thrilling encounter, differentiated by some individuals' brilliance, including the brilliant spells by Harsh Dubey, though it was Atharva Taide who was named as the best player of the match for his first-innings 143-run innings. 

Batting first, Vidharbha scored 342 runs, powered by Atharva's hundred-plus-run innings. In reply, the Rest of India registered 214 runs. The first-inning lead for Vidharbha shaped the match for them to lift the trophy. During the first innings of the Rest of India, Yash Thakur plucked 4 wickets. In the second innings, Vidharbha and the Rest of India scored 232 runs and 267 runs, respectively. Vidharbha, led by Akshay Wadkar, won the final by 93 runs. 

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Harsh Dubey stepped up during the high time of the match. When the rest of India was chasing a challenging target of 361 runs, the emerging all-rounder cleared Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ishan Kishan, Akash Deep, and Gurnoor Brar. 

The 23-year-old has been in splendid form from the beginning of this year. In the last ten matches, including the Irani Cup 2025 final, he bagged 20 wickets. During the 2nd semifinal of the Duleep Trophy 2025, he took 6 wickets for Central Zone and scored 75 runs as well. Against the Northeast Zone, he picked 4 wickets in the Duleep Trophy. Dubey represented the India A team as well against the Australia A team and the England Lions.