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| NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1995/96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 28th - 31st December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by India Seniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2nd NKP Salve Challenger Trophy or Liberty Cup was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Hyderabad from 28 December to 31 December 1995. The series involved the domestic and national players from India allocated in India Seniors, India A, and India B. India Seniors won the Challenger trophy after defeating India A by 33 runs in the final.
Squads
| India Seniors
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India A
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India B
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|---|---|---|
Points Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India A
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.576 |
| 2 | India Seniors
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.106 |
| 3 | India B
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.364 |
Matches
Group stage
| 28 December 1995 |
| India A 183/7 (50 overs) |
v | India Seniors 166 (49.5 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 52 (85) Utpal Chatterjee 2/25 (10 overs) |
Nayan Mongia 45 (46) Venkatapathy Raju 6/39 (10 overs) |
| India A won by 17 runs. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: VK Ramaswamy (IND) and Jasbir Singh (IND) |
- India Seniors won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India A 2, India Seniors 0
| 29 December 1995 |
| India Seniors 178 (49.4 overs) |
v | India B 174/8 (50 overs) |
| Manoj Prabhakar 48 (108) Bharati Vij 3/38 (10 overs) |
Pankaj Dharmani 53 (97) Anil Kumble 2/29 (10 overs) |
| India Seniors won by 4 runs. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Jasbir Singh (IND) and SK Bansal (IND) |
- India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Seniors 2, India B 0
| 30 December 1995 |
| India A 190/8 (50 overs) |
v | India B 110 (38 overs) |
| Rahul Dravid 78* (120) Prashant Vaidya 3/44 (10 overs) |
Bharati Vij 19* Venkatapathy Raju 2/7 (6 overs) |
| India A won by 80 runs. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (IND) and SK Bansal (IND) |
- India A won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India A 2, India B 0
Final
| 31 December 1995 |
| India Seniors 213/7 (50 overs) |
v | India A 180/9 (50 overs) |
| Navjot Singh Sidhu 81 (117) Venkatapathy Raju 3/40 (10 overs) |
Rahul Dravid 56 (85) Venkatesh Prasad 3/32 (10 overs) |
| India Seniors won by 33 runs. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: VK Ramaswamy (IND) and SK Bansal (IND) |
- India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.
- India Seniors became the winners of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy (Liberty Cup) 1995/96.
References
- "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1995/96 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India Seniors are the winners of Challenger Trophy". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India Seniors Squad - India Seniors Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1995/96 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1995/96 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1995/96 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1995/96 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1995/96 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1995/96 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of Final India Seniors vs India A 1995/96 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
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