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{{Infobox cricket series
|series=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1994/95 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/|title=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1994/95 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|image=
|caption=
|date=18th - 21st March 1995
|place= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
|result= Won by India Seniors
|player of series=
|team1=India Seniors
|team2=India A
|team3=India B
|captain1={{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammad Azharuddin]]
|captain2={{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanjay Manjrekar]]
|captain3={{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajay Sharma]]
|runs1= [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (206)
|runs2= [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] (156)
|runs3= [[Sourav Ganguly]] (104)
|wickets1= [[Javagal Srinath]] (6)
|wickets2= [[Sairaj Bahutule]] (5)
|wickets3= [[Atul Wassan]] (2)
|next =[[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1995-96|1995–96]]
}}

The 1st [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]] or Kedia Cup was an [[Limited overs cricket|Indian domestic cricket]] tournament that was held in [[Kolkata]] from 18 March to 21 March 1995. The series was invented to involve the domestic and national players from India to showcase their talent, and were allocated in India Seniors, India A, and India B accordingly. The inaugural edition was won by India Seniors after they defeated India A by 73 runs in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India Seniors are the winners of inaugural Kedia Cup |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND_IND-A_CHLNGR-FINAL_21MAR1995_MR |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

== Squads ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India Seniors <ref>{{Cite web |title=India Seniors Squad - India Seniors Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1994/95 Squad |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/TRIAL_1994-95_SQUADS.html |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India A <ref>{{Cite web |title=India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1994/95 Squad |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/TRIAL_1994-95_SQUADS.html |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India B <ref>{{Cite web |title=India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1994/95 Squad |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/TRIAL_1994-95_SQUADS.html |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
* [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]]
* [[Vinod Kambli]]
* [[Ajay Jadeja]]
* [[Manoj Prabhakar]]
* [[Nayan Mongia]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Javagal Srinath]]
* [[Prashant Vaidya]]
* [[Anil Kumble]]
* [[Venkatapathy Raju]]
* [[Aashish Kapoor]]
|
* [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Rahul Dravid]]
* [[Vikram Rathour]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Gagan Khoda]]
* [[Amol Muzumdar]]
* [[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]]
* [[Avinash Vaidya]]
* [[Venkatesh Prasad]]
* [[Paras Mhambrey]]
* [[Utpal Chatterjee]]
* [[Rajesh Chauhan]]
* [[Sairaj Bahutule]]
|
* [[Ajay Sharma]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Sourav Ganguly]]
* [[Manoj Joglekar]]
* [[Bhupinder Singh (cricketer, born 1970)|Bhupinder Singh]]
* [[Rizwan Shamshad]]
* [[Sameer Dighe]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Atul Wassan]]
* [[Salil Ankola]]
* [[P. Krishnakumar|Pudiyangum Krishnakumar]]
* [[Pankaj Dharmani]]
* [[Kanwaljit Singh (cricketer)|Kanwaljit Singh]]
* [[Nilesh Kulkarni]]
|}

== Points Table ==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|winpoints=2
|nrpoints=1
|show_tie=no
|showteam={{{team}}}

|team1=India Seniors|team2=India A
|team3=India B

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=

|win_India Seniors=2 |loss_India Seniors=0 |nr_India Seniors=0 |nrr_India Seniors=+0.757
|win_India A=1 |loss_India A=1 |nr_India A=0 |nrr_India A=-0.0975
|win_India B=0 |loss_India B=2 |nr_India B=0 |nrr_India B=-0.650

|name_India Seniors={{flagicon|IND}} '''India Seniors'''
|name_India A={{flagicon|IND}} '''India A'''
|name_India B={{flagicon|IND}} '''India B'''

|col_Q=#cfc
|col_O=#fcc
}}

== Matches ==

=== Group stage ===
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 March 1995
| team1 = India A {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 214/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 218/4 (47.1 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Seniors
| runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 50 (80)
| wickets1 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 2/28 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 68 (56)
| wickets2 = [[Utpal Chatterjee]] 2/35 (10 overs)
| result = India Seniors won by 6 wickets.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND-A_IND_CHLNGR_18MAR1995.html|title=Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1994/95 - Score Report &#124|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[Eden Gardens|Eden Gardens, Kolkata]]
| toss = India Seniors won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = [[Subroto Porel|SK Porel]] (IND) and [[Jasbir Singh (cricketer)|Jasbir Singh]] (IND)
| motm =
| rain =
| notes = Points: India Seniors 2, India A 0
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19 March 1995
| team1 = India B {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 219/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 220/3 (39 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Seniors
| runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 69 (91)
| wickets1 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 2/27 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 84 (55)
| wickets2 = [[Atul Wassan]] 1/49 (10 overs)
| result = India Seniors won by 7 wickets.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND-B_IND_CHLNGR_19MAR1995.html|title=Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1994/95 - Score Report &#124|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[Eden Gardens|Eden Gardens, Kolkata]]
| toss = India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Subroto Porel|SK Porel]] (IND) and [[Jasbir Singh (cricketer)|Jasbir Singh]] (IND)
| motm =
| rain =
| notes = Points: India Seniors 2, India B 0
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 20 March 1995
| team1 = India B {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 224/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 227/6 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India A
| runs1 = [[Ajay Sharma]] 64 (79)
| wickets1 = [[Venkatesh Prasad]] 2/43 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] 117* (138)
| wickets2 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 2/37 (10 overs)
| result = India A won by 4 wickets.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND-B_IND-A_CHLNGR_20MAR1995.html|title=Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1994/95 - Score Report &#124|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[Eden Gardens|Eden Gardens, Kolkata]]
| toss = India B won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[S. Choudhary|S Choudhary]] (IND) and [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND)
| motm =
| rain =
| notes = Points: India A 2, India B 0
}}

== Final ==
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 March 1995
| team1 = India Seniors {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 225 (47.3 overs)
| score2 = 152/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India A
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 54 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Sairaj Bahutule]] 4/26 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Utpal Chatterjee]] 37*
| wickets2 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 2/18 (6 overs)
| result = India Seniors won by 73 runs.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND_IND-A_CHLNGR-FINAL_21MAR1995.html|title=Full Scorecard of Final:India Seniors vs India A 1994/95 - Score Report &#124|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[Eden Gardens|Eden Gardens, Kolkata]]
| toss = India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[S. Choudhary|S Choudhary]] (IND) and [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND)
| motm =
| rain =
| notes = India Seniors became the winners of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy (Kedia Cup) 1994/95.
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1994-95}}
[[Category:1994 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:1995 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1994–95]]
[[Category:NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]]

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