NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1997–98
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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 9th - 12th October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by India Seniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Squads
| India Seniors [3] |
India A [4] |
India B [5] |
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- Sachin Tendulkar was excused from playing the Challenger trophy due to personal reasons.[6]
Points Table
| 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:
Matches
Group stage
9 October 1997 [7] |
India A 244/9 (50 overs) |
v |
India Seniors 249/4 (45.1 overs) |
- 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) |
- 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) |
Mohammad Azharuddin 67* (87) Sukhbir Singh 2/10 (4 overs) |
- India B won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: India A 2 , India B 0
Final
12th October 1997 [10] |
India Seniors 225/9 (50 overs) |
v |
India A 194 (50 overs) |
- India A won the toss and elected to field.
- India Seniors became the winners of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1997/98.
References
- "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1997/98 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India Seniors are the winners of Challenger Trophy". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India Seniors Squad - India Seniors Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1997/98 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1997/98 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1997/98 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- 'Tendulkar excused from playing Challenger trophy'
- "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1997/98 - Score Report | data4sports.com". data4sports.
- "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1997/98 - Score Report | data4sports.com". data4sports.
- "Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1997/98 - Score Report | data4sports.com". data4sports.
- "Full Scorecard of Final India Seniors vs India A 1997/98 - Score Report | data4sports.com". data4sports.
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