Irani Trophy

The Irany Trophy was conceived during the 1959-60 season to commemorate the 25th year of the Ranji Trophy championship. The BCCI instituted the trophy in honour of its former President Z. R. Irani, to be presented to the winners of a match to be played between the Ranji Trophy champions of the preceding year and a selected Rest of India XI.

The first match was played between Ranji Trophy champions Bombay and the Rest of India in 1960 with Bombay emerging victorious by virtue of the first innings lead. For the first few years, the match was played at the fag end of the season but later on, the BCCI moved it to the beginning of the season owing to its growing importance.

Since 1965-66, the Irani Trophy fixture has heralded the start of the new domestic season. The match enjoys a massive fan following due to the presence of leading players.

Irani Trophy Statistics

Year	Winner	Runner-up
2005-06	Railways	Rest of India
2004-05	Rest of India	Mumbai
2003-04	Rest of India	Mumbai
2002-03	Railways	Rest of India
2000-01	Rest of India	Baroda
2000-01	Rest of India	Bombay
1999-00	Rest of India	Karnataka
1998-99	Karnataka	Rest of India
1997-98	Bombay	Rest of India
1996-97	Karnataka	Rest of India
1995-96	Bombay	Rest of India
1994-95	Bombay	Rest of India
1993-94	Rest of India	Punjab
1992-93	Rest of India	Delhi
1991-92	Haryana	Rest of India
1990-91	Rest of India	Bengal
1989-90	Delhi	Rest of India
1988-89	Tamil Nadu	Rest of India
1987-88	Hyderabad	Rest of India
1986-87	Rest of India	Delhi
1985-86	Bombay	Rest of India
1984-85	Rest of India	Bombay
1983-84	Karnataka	Rest of India
1982-83	Rest of India	Delhi
1981-82	Bombay	Rest of India
1980-81	Delhi	Rest of India
1978-79	Rest of India	Karnataka
1977-78	Rest of India	Bombay
1976-77	Bombay	Rest of India
1975-76	Bombay	Rest of India
1974-75	Karnataka	Rest of India
1973-74	Rest of India	Bombay
1972-73	Bombay	Rest of India
1971-72	Rest of India	Bombay
1970-71	Bombay	Rest of India
1969-70	Bombay	Rest of India
1968-69	Rest of India	Bombay
1967-68	Bombay	Rest of India
1966-67	Rest of India	Bombay
1965-66	Bombay and Rest of India
1963-64	Bombay	Rest of India
1962-63	Bombay	Rest of India