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NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2001/02 [1]
Date10-13 January 2002
LocationIndia Bangalore, Karnataka, India
ResultWon by India A
Player of the seriesSarandeep Singh (India A)
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The 8th NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Bangalore from 10 January to 13 January 2002. The series involved the domestic and national players from India who were allocated in India Seniors, India A, and India B. India A defeated India Seniors by 8 wickets in the final to become the champions of the tournament.[2]

Squads[edit | edit source]

India India Seniors [3][4] India India A [5][6] India India B [7][8]

Points Table[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 India India A 2 2 0 0 8 0.748
2 India India Seniors 2 1 1 0 4 0.439
3 India India B 2 0 2 0 0 −1.254

Matches[edit | edit source]

Group stage[edit | edit source]

10 January 2002
[9]
India Seniors India
229/9 (50 overs)
v
India India A
235/8 (47.5 overs)
Hemang Badani 41 (36)
Sarandeep Singh 3/36 (9 overs)
Yuvraj Singh 55 (77)
Sourav Ganguly 4/40 (10 overs)
India A won by 2 wickets.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: MS Mahal (IND) and Satish Gupta (IND)
  • India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India A 4, India Seniors 0

11 January 2002
[10]
India B India
288/7 (50 overs)
v
India India Seniors
289/5 (39.5 overs)
Dinesh Mongia 131 (140)
Harbhajan Singh 2/53 (10 overs)
Virender Sehwag 125 (93)
Ashish Nehra 2/66 (10 overs)
India Seniors won by 5 wickets.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (IND) and SK Sharma (IND)
  • India B won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India Seniors 4, India B 0
  • India Seniors were fined 3 overs for maintaining slow over rate. Hence, their target was 289 runs in 47 overs.

12 January 2002
[11]
India A India
289/7 (50 overs)
v
India India B
230 (38.4 overs)
Connor Williams 73 (91)
Anil Kumble 2/47 (10 overs)
Mohammad Kaif 69 (68)
Sarandeep Singh 5/57 (10 overs)
India A won by 59 runs.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Satish Gupta (IND) and MS Mahal (IND)
  • India B won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: India A 4, India B 0

Final[edit | edit source]

13 January 2002
[12]
India Seniors India
154 (36 overs)
v
India India A
157/2 (32 overs)
Hemang Badani 52 (55)
Murali Kartik 3/28 (5 overs)
Sangram Singh 75 (78)
Harbhajan Singh 2/30 (9 overs)
India A won by 8 wickets.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Krishna Hariharan (IND) and SK Sharma (IND)
  • India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.
  • India A became the winners of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2001/02.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2001/02 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". Rediff.
  2. "VVS Laxman's men are the champions of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2001/02". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "India Seniors Squad - India Seniors Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2001/02 Squad". Rediff.
  4. "NKP Salve Trophy, 2001-02". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. "India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2001/02 Squad". Rediff.
  6. "NKP Salve Trophy, 2001-02". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. "India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2001/02 Squad". Rediff.
  8. "NKP Salve Trophy, 2001-02". static.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  9. "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 2001/02 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
  10. "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 2001/02 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
  11. "Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 2001/02 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
  12. "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A Final 2001/02 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.


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