{
  "id": 12108716,
  "title": "Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep blow J&K away as RoI win Irani Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/mukesh-kumar-akash-deep-blow-j-k-away-as-roi-win-irani-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T08:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mukesh-kumar-akash-deep-blow-082500472.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday at Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium, Rest of India secured a 167-run victory over Ranji Trophy champions Jammu & Kashmir, clinching their 33rd Irani Cup title. Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep, who returned from a seven-month injury lay-off, spearheaded the attack, claiming nine wickets between them and contributing to J&K's collapse from 54/0. Mukesh finished with 6/33 in 10.4 overs, while Akash Deep took 6/78 after taking 3/43 in the first innings. The match figures of 8/121 contributed significantly to Mukesh's impressive performance, showcasing his ability to exploit helpful conditions as India prepares for their New Zealand tour.",
  "summary": "Mukesh was outstanding, finishing with 6/33 in 10.4 overs. Akash Deep, returning from a seven-month injury lay-off, was equally incisive, taking 3/25 in nine overs. The two India pacers shared nine wickets as J&K collapsed from 54/0, losing 10-57.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}