1997–98 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

The 4th NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Mumbai from 9 October to 12 October 1997. 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 31 runs in the final.[2]

NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1997/98 [1]
Date9th - 12th October 1997
LocationIndia Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
ResultWon by India Seniors
Teams
India Seniors India A India B
Captains
India Ajay Jadeja India Mohammad Azharuddin India Anil Kumble
Most runs
Vinod Kambli (156) Mohammad Azharuddin (124) MSK Prasad (84)
Most wickets
Rajesh Chauhan (7) Ajit Agarkar (6) KN Ananthapadmanabhan (5)

Squads

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

Points Table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1   India Seniors 2 1 1 0 2 0.227
2   India A 2 1 1 0 2 −0.135
3   India B 2 1 1 0 2 −0.588
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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Group stage

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9 October 1997
[7]
India A  
244/9 (50 overs)
v
  India Seniors
249/4 (45.1 overs)
Wasim Jaffer 58 (94)
Rajesh Chauhan 3/38 (10 overs)
Vinod Kambli 89 (110)
Ajit Agarkar 1/27 (6 overs)
India Seniors won by 6 wickets.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: K Parthasarathy (IND) and SK Bansal (IND)
  • India A won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India Seniors 2, India A 0

10 October 1997
[8]
India B  
223/8 (50 overs)
v
  India Seniors
204 (47.4 overs)
MSK Prasad 59 (78)
Nikhil Chopra 3/39 (10 overs)
Ajay Jadeja 62 (88)
KN Ananthapadmanabhan 5/51 (10 overs)
India B won by 19 runs.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (IND) and V.K Ramaswamy (IND)
  • India B won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India B 2, India Seniors 0

11 October 1997
[9]
India B  
172 (50 overs)
v
  India A
174/4 (35.5 overs)
Amay Khurasiya 39 (35)
Noel David 3/27 (10 overs)
Mohammad Azharuddin 67* (87)
Sukhbir Singh 2/10 (4 overs)
India A won by 6 wickets.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: K Parthasarathy (IND) and SK Bansal (IND)
  • India B won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India A 2 , India B 0

Final

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12 October 1997
[10]
India Seniors  
225/9 (50 overs)
v
  India A
194 (50 overs)
Amol Muzumdar 73 (102)
Rahul Sanghvi 3/28 (9 overs)
Wasim Jaffer 49 (91)
Rajesh Chauhan 4/23 (6.1 overs)
India Seniors won by 31 runs.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash (IND) and V.K Ramaswamy (IND)
  • India A won the toss and elected to field.
  • India Seniors became the winners of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1997/98.

References

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  1. ^ "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1997/98 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, 1997/98 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1997/98 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1997/98 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ 'Tendulkar excused from playing Challenger trophy'
  7. ^ "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1997/98 - Score Report. data4sports.com". data4sports.
  8. ^ "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1997/98 - Score Report. data4sports.com". data4sports.
  9. ^ "Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1997/98 - Score Report. data4sports.com". data4sports.
  10. ^ "Full Scorecard of Final India Seniors vs India A 1997/98 - Score Report. data4sports.com". data4sports.