NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1996–97

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.[2]

NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1996/97 [1]
Date28th September - 1st October 1996
LocationIndia Mohali, Punjab, India
ResultWon by India Seniors
Teams
India Seniors India A India B
Captains
India Sachin Tendulkar India Anil Kumble India Woorkeri Raman
Most runs
Sachin Tendulkar (219) Robin Singh (112) Woorkeri Raman (210)
Most wickets
Javagal Srinath (6) Anil Kumble (3) Sandeep Sharma (4)

Squads
India India Seniors [3] India India A [4] India India B [5]

Points Table
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 India India Seniors 2 2 0 0 4 0.890
2 India India B 2 1 1 0 2 −0.550
3 India India A 2 0 2 0 0 −0.382
Source:

Matches

Group stage
28 September 1996
[6]
India A India
212/5 (50 overs)
v
India 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
[7]
India B India
188/6 (50 overs)
v
India 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
[8]
India A India
232/8 (50 overs)
v
India 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 bowl.
  • Points: India B 2 , India A 0

Final
1st October 1996
[9]
India B India
228/9 (50 overs)
v
India 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
  1. "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1996/97 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. "India Seniors are the winners of Challenger Trophy". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "India Seniors Squad - India Seniors Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1996/97 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1996/97 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1996/97 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1996/97 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1996/97 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. "Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1996/97 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
  9. "Full Scorecard of Final India Seniors vs India B 1996/97 - Score Report | data4sports.com". data4sports.
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