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| NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1996/97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 28 September - 1 October 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  Mohali, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by India Seniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 3rd NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Mohali from 28 September to 1 October 1996. 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 B by 8 wickets in the final.
Squads
| India Seniors
|
India A
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India B
|
|---|---|---|
Points Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Seniors
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.890 |
| 2 | India B
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.550 |
| 3 | India A
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.382 |
Matches
Group stage
| 28 September 1996 |
| India A 212/5 (50 overs) |
v | India Seniors 213/5 (46.5 overs) |
| Gagan Khoda 82 (128) Venkatesh Prasad 2/35 (10 overs) |
Mohammad Azharuddin 48 (69) Robin Singh 2/46 (10 overs) |
| India Seniors won by 5 wickets. PCA Stadium, Mohali Umpires: CK Sathe (IND) and Devendra Sharma (IND) |
- India A won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Seniors 2, India A 0
| 29 September 1996 |
| India B 188/6 (50 overs) |
v | India Seniors 190/0 (35.5 overs) |
| Abhijit Kale 46 (82) Narendra Hirwani 2/50 (10 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 104* (112) |
| India Seniors won by 10 wickets. PCA Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Vijay Chopra (IND) and Shekhar Choudhary (IND) |
- India B won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Seniors 2, India B 0
| 30 September 1996 |
| India A 232/8 (50 overs) |
v | India B 233/2 (46 overs) |
| Robin Singh 91 (116) Salil Ankola 2/36 (10 overs) |
Sujith Somasunder 105* (133) Anil Kumble 2/32 (10 overs) |
| India B won by 8 wickets. PCA Stadium, Mohali Umpires: CK Sathe (IND) and Devendra Sharma (IND) |
- India B won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: India B 2, India A 0
Final
| 1 October 1996 |
| India B 228/9 (50 overs) |
v | India Seniors 232/3 (43.3 overs) |
| Woorkeri Raman 96 (123) Javagal Srinath 5/47 (10 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 113 (122) Sandeep Sharma 2/36 (9 overs) |
| India Seniors won by 8 wickets. PCA Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Vijay Chopra (IND) and Shekhar Choudhary (IND) |
- India Seniors won the toss and elected to field.
- India Seniors became the winners of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1996/97.
References
- "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1996/97 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, 1996/97 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1996/97 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1996/97 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1996/97 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1996/97 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1996/97 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of Final India Seniors vs India B 1996/97 - Score Report". data4sports.
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