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| NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1998/99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 15–18 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | India A and India B as joint winners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 5th NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Ahmedabad from 15 October to 18 October 1998. The series involved the domestic and national players from India allocated in India Seniors, India A, and India B.
Due to cyclone all the matches were washed out due to rain except for the first match played between India Seniors and India A.
No play was possible on the final day, and India A shared the trophy with India B, both getting declared as joint winners.
Squads
| India Seniors
|
India A
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India B
|
|---|---|---|
- Initially, Mohammad Azharuddin was selected to captain India Seniors, but he opted out of the tournament for personal reasons. Nayan Mongia was named as captain of the side, and JP Yadav was included in the squad as his replacement.
Points Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India A
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.025 |
| 2 | India B
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 3 | India Seniors
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −0.025 |
Matches
Group stage
| 15 October 1998 |
| India A 181/7 (40 overs) |
v | India Seniors 180/8 (40 overs) |
| Ajay Jadeja 50* (56) Sairaj Bahutule 3/26 (7 overs) |
Amay Khurasiya 55 (76) Venkatesh Prasad 2/19 (8 overs) |
| India A won by 1 run. Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: KS Giridharan (IND) and S Choudhary (IND) |
- India Seniors won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 40 overs per side due to overnight rain and wet outfield.
- Points: India A 2, India Seniors 0
| 16 October 1998 |
| India Seniors |
v | India B |
| Match abandoned without a ball being bowled. Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: K Parthasarathy (IND) and Krishna Hariharan (IND) |
- Match called off due to rain.
- Points: India Seniors 1, India B 1
| 17 October 1998 |
| India A |
v | India B |
| Match abandoned without a ball being bowled. Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: KS Giridharan (IND) and S Choudhary (IND) |
- Match called off due to heavy rains and expected cyclone.
- Points: India A 1, India B 1
Final
| 18 October 1998 |
| India A |
v | India B |
| Match abandoned without a ball being bowled. Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: K Parthasarathy (IND) and Krishna Hariharan (IND) |
- Match called off due to wet and soggy outfield.
- India A and India B declared as joint winners of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1998/99.
References
- "NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1998/99 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news". ESPNcricinfo.
- 'Rain ruins the Challenger series'
- "Rain plays a spoilsport in the final". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India Seniors Squad - India Seniors Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1998/99 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1998/99 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- "India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1998/99 Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
- 'Mongia to lead India Seniors after Azharuddin opts out, JP Yadav replaces'
- 'Points Table'
- "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1998/99 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1998/99 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1998/99 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Full Scorecard of Final India A vs India B 1998/99 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.
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