NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1996-97

The 3rd NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Mohali from 28th September to 1st 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
Location Mohali, Punjab, India
ResultWon by India Seniors
Teams
India Seniors India A India B
Captains
Sachin Tendulkar Anil Kumble 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 Seniors [3] India A [4] India B [5]

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
Source:

Matches

Group stage
28th September 1996
[6]
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
29th September 1996
[7]
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
30th September 1996
[8]
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 bowl.
  • Points: India B 2 , India A 0

Final
1st October 1996
[9]
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
  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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