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1995–96 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

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NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1995/96 [1]
Date28th - 31st December 1995
LocationIndia Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
ResultWon by India Seniors
Teams
India Seniors India A India B
Captains
India Mohammad Azharuddin India Sachin Tendulkar India Pravin Amre
Most runs
Navjot Singh Sidhu (142) Rahul Dravid (164) Pankaj Dharmani (61)
Most wickets
Anil Kumble (5) Venkatapathy Raju (11) Rajesh Chauhan (4)

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.[2]

Squads

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

Points Table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 India India A 2 2 0 0 4 0.576
2 India India Seniors 2 1 1 0 2 −0.106
3 India India B 2 0 2 0 0 −0.364
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Group stage

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28 December 1995
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India A India
183/7 (50 overs)
v
India 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
[7]
India Seniors India
178 (49.4 overs)
v
India 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
[8]
India A India
190/8 (50 overs)
v
India 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

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31 December 1995
[9]
India Seniors India
213/7 (50 overs)
v
India 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

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  1. ^ "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1995/96 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, 1995/96 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1995/96 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1995/96 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1995/96 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1995/96 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^ "Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1995/96 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
  9. ^ "Full Scorecard of Final India Seniors vs India A 1995/96 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.