NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2006-07
The 12th NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Chennai from 1st October to 4th October 2006. The series involved the domestic players from India who were placed accordingly in the teams namely India Blue, India Red, and India Green. From this edition, the names of teams were changed from the previous edition where India Seniors, India A, and India B became India Blue, India Red, and India Green respectively.
| NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2006/07 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 1st – 4th October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | India Blue and India Red as joint winners. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | VRV Singh (India Red) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The trophy was jointly shared by India Blue and India Red after the final was abandoned due to rain. [2]
Squads
- Mithun Manhas replaced VVS Laxman in the India Green squad, after he was ruled out due to a strained hamstring ahead of the tournament. [6]
Points Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India Red |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.382 |
| 2 | India Blue |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.247 |
| 3 | India Green |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.754 |
Source: 'Points Table'
Matches
Group stage
1st October 2006 [7] |
India Red 280 (50 overs) |
v |
India Blue 259 (47.3 overs) |
- India Red won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Red 4, India Blue 0
2nd October 2006 [8] |
India Blue 381/6 (50 overs) |
v |
India Green 115 (26.4 overs) |
- India Blue won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Blue 4, India Green 0
3rd October 2006 [9] |
India Red 317/4 (50 overs) |
v |
India Green 278 (48.4 overs) |
- India Red won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India Red 4 , India Green 0
Final
4th October 2006 [10] |
India Blue 210/4 (31.2 overs) |
v |
India Red |
- India Blue won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play during India Blue's innings and no further play was possible.
- The trophy was jointly shared by India Blue and India Red.
References
- "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2006/07 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Rain plays spoilsport at Chennai". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India Blue Squad - India Blue Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2006 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India Red Squad - India Red Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2006 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India Green Squad - India Green Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2006 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Mithun Manhas to replace Laxman". ESPN Cricinfo. 1 October 2006.
- "Full Scorecard of India Blue vs India Red 2006/07 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India Green vs India Blue 2006/07 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India Red vs India Green 2006/07 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India Red vs India Blue Final 2006/07 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
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