Rest of India extended their dominance in the Irani Cup with a 238-run drubbing of Madhya Pradesh (MP) on the final day of the season-ending game at Captain Roop Singh Stadium on Sunday.

Set an imposing target of 437, MP — last season’s Ranji Trophy champions — were all out for 198 in their second innings on the fifth and final day of the contest.

At stumps on the penultimate day, MP were 81/2, needing 356 on the last day to win their maiden Irani Cup title. This was after Yashasvi Jaiswal mauled the MP attack into submission with another near-flawless hundred, putting Rest of India in the driving seat to retain the trophy.

Jaiswal, who struck a sublime 213 in the first innings, scored a magnificent 144 out of his team’s second-innings total of 246, helping the side set a stiff target for the hosts.

With the kind of bowling at Rest of India’s disposal, it was always going to be a difficult task for MP. And the day’s proceedings lived up to the script. Their skipper Himanshu Mantri was out on his overnight score of 51 while barring No.4 batsman Harsh Gawli (48), others failed to come up with any kind of contribution.

For Rest of India, Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar picked up three wickets while there were two apiece for Bengal’s Mukesh Kumar, Atit Sheth and Pulkit Narang.

Brief scores: Rest of India 484 & 246. Madhya Pradesh 294 & 198 (S. Kumar 3/60, M. Kumar 2/34, P. Narang 2/27). Rest of India won by 238 runs.