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{{Infobox cricket series<br />
|series=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1995/96 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/|title=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1995/96 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
|image=<br />
|caption=<br />
|date=28 - 31 December 1995<br />
|place= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
|result= Won by India Seniors<br />
|player of series= <br />
|team1=India Seniors<br />
|team2=India A<br />
|team3=India B<br />
|captain1={{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammad Azharuddin]]<br />
|captain2={{flagicon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]]<br />
|captain3={{flagicon|IND}} [[Pravin Amre]]<br />
|runs1= [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] (142)<br />
|runs2= [[Rahul Dravid]] (164)<br />
|runs3= [[Pankaj Dharmani]] (61)<br />
|wickets1= [[Anil Kumble]] (5) <br />
|wickets2= [[Venkatapathy Raju]] (11) <br />
|wickets3= [[Rajesh Chauhan]] (4)<br />
|previous= [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1994-95|1994–95]]<br />
|next= [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 1996-97|1996–97]] <br />
}}<br />
<br />
The 2nd [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]] or Liberty Cup was an [[Limited overs cricket|Indian domestic cricket]] tournament that was held in [[Hyderabad]] from 28 December to 31 December 1995. 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 33 runs in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND_IND-A_CHLNGR-FINAL_31DEC1995.html|title=India Seniors are the winners of Challenger Trophy|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Squads ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India Seniors <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/CHLNGR-SQUADS_DEC1995.html|title=India Seniors Squad - India Seniors Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1995/96 Squad|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India A <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/CHLNGR-SQUADS_DEC1995.html|title=India A Squad - India A Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1995/96 Squad|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India B <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/CHLNGR-SQUADS_DEC1995.html|title=India B Squad - India B Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 1995/96 Squad|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
|- style="vertical-align:top"<br />
|<br />
* [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])<br />
* [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]]<br />
* [[Manoj Prabhakar]]<br />
* [[Vinod Kambli]] <br />
* [[Sanjay Manjrekar]]<br />
* [[Ajay Jadeja]] <br />
* [[Nayan Mongia]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]]) <br />
* [[Javagal Srinath]]<br />
* [[Venkatesh Prasad]] <br />
* [[Anil Kumble]]<br />
* [[Utpal Chatterjee]] <br />
* [[Aashish Kapoor]]<br />
|<br />
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])<br />
* [[Sourav Ganguly]]<br />
* [[Rahul Dravid]]<br />
* [[Vikram Rathour]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])<br />
* [[Amol Muzumdar]] <br />
* [[Bhupinder Singh (Indian cricketer)|Bhupinder Singh Jr.]] <br />
* [[Saba Karim]] <br />
* [[Paras Mhambrey]]<br />
* [[Salil Ankola]]<br />
* [[Venkatapathy Raju]]<br />
* [[Narendra Hirwani]]<br />
* [[M. Venkataramana|Margashayam Venkataramana]]<br />
|<br />
* [[Pravin Amre]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])<br />
* [[Gagan Khoda]]<br />
* [[Surendra Bhave]]<br />
* [[Pankaj Dharmani]] <br />
* [[VVS Laxman]]<br />
* [[Sanjay Raul]] <br />
* [[Prashant Vaidya]]<br />
* [[David Johnson (cricketer, born 1971)|David Johnson]]<br />
* [[Sameer Dighe]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]]) <br />
* [[Rajesh Chauhan]]<br />
* [[Feroze Ghayas]]<br />
* [[Bharati Vij]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Points Table ==<br />
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR<br />
|update=complete<br />
|winpoints=2<br />
|nrpoints=1<br />
|show_tie=no<br />
|showteam={{{team}}}<br />
<br />
|team1=India A|team2=India Seniors<br />
|team3=India B<br />
<br />
|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=<br />
<br />
|win_India A=2 |loss_India A=0 |nr_India A=0 |nrr_India A=+0.576<br />
|win_India Seniors=1 |loss_India Seniors=1 |nr_India Seniors=0 |nrr_India Seniors=-0.106<br />
|win_India B=0 |loss_India B=2 |nr_India B=0 |nrr_India B=-0.364<br />
<br />
|name_India A={{flagicon|IND}} '''India A'''<br />
|name_India Seniors={{flagicon|IND}} '''India Seniors'''<br />
|name_India B={{flagicon|IND}} '''India B'''<br />
<br />
|col_Q=#cfc<br />
|col_O=#fcc<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Matches ==<br />
=== Group stage ===<br />
{{Limited Overs Matches<br />
| date = 28 December 1995 <br />
| team1 = India A {{flagicon|IND}}<br />
| score1 = 183/7 (50 overs) <br />
| score2 = 166 (49.5 overs)<br />
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Seniors<br />
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 52 (85)<br />
| wickets1 = [[Utpal Chatterjee]] 2/25 (10 overs)<br />
| runs2 = [[Nayan Mongia]] 45 (46)<br />
| wickets2 = [[Venkatapathy Raju]] 6/39 (10 overs)<br />
| result = India A won by 17 runs.<br />
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND-A_IND_CHLNGR_28DEC1995.html|title=Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India A 1995/96 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
| venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad]]<br />
| toss = India Seniors won the toss and elected to field.<br />
| umpires = [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|VK Ramaswamy]] (IND) and [[Jasbir Singh (cricketer)|Jasbir Singh]] (IND)<br />
| motm = <br />
| rain = <br />
| notes = Points: India A 2, India Seniors 0<br />
}}<br />
----<br />
{{Limited Overs Matches<br />
| date = 29 December 1995<br />
| team1 = India Seniors {{flagicon|IND}}<br />
| score1 = 178 (49.4 overs) <br />
| score2 = 174/8 (50 overs)<br />
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India B<br />
| runs1 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 48 (108)<br />
| wickets1 = [[Bharati Vij]] 3/38 (10 overs)<br />
| runs2 = [[Pankaj Dharmani]] 53 (97)<br />
| wickets2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 2/29 (10 overs)<br />
| result = India Seniors won by 4 runs.<br />
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND_IND-B_CHLNGR_29DEC1995.html|title=Full Scorecard of India Seniors vs India B 1995/96 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> <br />
| venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad]]<br />
| toss = India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.<br />
| umpires = [[Jasbir Singh (cricketer)|Jasbir Singh]] (IND) and [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND)<br />
| motm = <br />
| rain = <br />
| notes = Points: India Seniors 2, India B 0<br />
}}<br />
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{{Limited Overs Matches<br />
| date = 30 December 1995<br />
| team1 = India A {{flagicon|IND}}<br />
| score1 = 190/8 (50 overs) <br />
| score2 = 110 (38 overs)<br />
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India B<br />
| runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 78* (120)<br />
| wickets1 = [[Prashant Vaidya]] 3/44 (10 overs)<br />
| runs2 = [[Bharati Vij]] 19*<br />
| wickets2 = [[Venkatapathy Raju]] 2/7 (6 overs)<br />
| result = India A won by 80 runs.<br />
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND-A_IND-B_CHLNGR_30DEC1995.html|title=Full Scorecard of India A vs India B 1995/96 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
| venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad]]<br />
| toss = India A won the toss and elected to bat.<br />
| umpires = [[Arani Jayaprakash]] (IND) and [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND)<br />
| motm = <br />
| rain = <br />
| notes = Points: India A 2, India B 0<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Final ==<br />
{{Single-innings cricket match<br />
| date = 31 December 1995<br />
| team1 = India Seniors {{flagicon|IND}}<br />
| score1 = 213/7 (50 overs)<br />
| score2 = 180/9 (50 overs)<br />
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India A<br />
| runs1 = [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] 81 (117)<br />
| wickets1 = [[Venkatapathy Raju]] 3/40 (10 overs)<br />
| runs2 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 56 (85)<br />
| wickets2 = [[Venkatesh Prasad]] 3/32 (10 overs)<br />
| result = India Seniors won by 33 runs.<br />
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1995-96/IND_LOCAL/CHLNGR/IND_IND-A_CHLNGR-FINAL_31DEC1995.html|title=Full Scorecard of Final India Seniors vs India A 1995/96 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> <br />
| venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad]]<br />
| toss = India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.<br />
| umpires = [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|VK Ramaswamy]] (IND) and [[S. K. Bansal|SK Bansal]] (IND)<br />
| motm = <br />
| rain = <br />
| notes = India Seniors became the winners of NKP Salve Challenger Trophy (Liberty Cup) 1995/96. <br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1996 in Indian cricket]]<br />
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1995–96]]<br />
[[Category:NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]]<br />
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