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{{Infobox cricket series
|series=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2006/07 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2006-07-254429|title=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2006/07 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|image=
|caption=
|date=1st – 4th October 2006
|place= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|result= India Blue and India Red as joint winners.
|player of series= [[VRV Singh]] (India Red)
|team1=India Blue
|team2=India Red
|team3=India Green
|captain1={{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahul Dravid]]
|captain2={{flagicon|IND}} [[Venugopal Rao (cricketer)|Venugopal Rao]]
|captain3={{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammad Kaif]]
|runs1= [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (200)
|runs2= [[Gautam Gambhir]] (184)
|runs3= [[Parthiv Patel]] (112)
|wickets1= [[Munaf Patel]] (5) <br> [[Irfan Pathan]] (5)
|wickets2= [[VRV Singh]] (7)
|wickets3= [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] (4)
|previous= [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2005-06|2005–06]]
|next= [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2007-08|2007–08]]
}}

The 12th [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]] was an [[Limited overs cricket|Indian domestic cricket]] tournament that was held in [[Chennai]] from 1 October to 4 October 2006. The series involved the domestic players from India who were placed accordingly in the teams namely '''India Blue''', '''India Red''', and '''India Green'''. From this edition, the names of teams were changed from the previous edition where '''India Seniors''', '''India A''', and '''India B''' became '''India Blue''', '''India Red''', and '''India Green''' respectively.

The trophy was jointly shared by India Blue and India Red after the final was abandoned due to rain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2006-07-254429/india-blue-vs-india-red-final-260496/match-report|title=Rain plays spoilsport at Chennai|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Squads==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India Blue <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ganguly-and-laxman-in-challenger-squads-260624|title=India Blue Squad - India Blue Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2006 Squad|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India Red <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ganguly-and-laxman-in-challenger-squads-260624|title=India Red Squad - India Red Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2006 Squad|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India Green <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ganguly-and-laxman-in-challenger-squads-260624|title=India Green Squad - India Green Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2006 Squad|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Rahul Dravid]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Virender Sehwag]]
* [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
* [[Yuvraj Singh]]
* [[Dinesh Mongia]]
* [[Wasim Jaffer]]
* [[MS Dhoni]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Irfan Pathan]]
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Harbhajan Singh]]
* [[Ajit Agarkar]]
* [[Munaf Patel]]
* [[R. P. Singh|Rudra Pratap Singh]]

'''Coach:''' [[Ian Frazer]]
|
* [[Venugopal Rao (cricketer)|Venugopal Rao]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Gautam Gambhir]]
* [[Robin Uthappa]]
* [[Subramaniam Badrinath]]
* [[Rohit Sharma]]
* [[Tejinder Pal Singh]]
* [[Dinesh Karthik]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[VRV Singh]]
* [[Sreesanth]]
* [[Ramesh Powar]]
* [[Zaheer Khan]]
* [[Murali Kartik]]
* [[C. Raghu]]

'''Coach:''' [[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]]
|
* [[Mohammad Kaif]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Sourav Ganguly]]
* [[Mithun Manhas]]
* [[Hemang Badani]]
* [[Suresh Raina]]
* [[Tanmay Srivastava]]
* [[Piyush Chawla]]
* [[Parthiv Patel]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Ashish Nehra]]
* [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]]
* [[Praveen Kumar (cricketer)|Praveen Kumar]]
* [[Reetinder Sodhi]]
* [[Saurasish Lahiri]]

'''Coach:''' [[Lalchand Rajput]]

* <s>[[VVS Laxman]]</s>

|}

* [[Mithun Manhas]] replaced [[VVS Laxman]] in the India Green squad, after he was ruled out due to a strained hamstring ahead of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mithun-manhas-to-replace-laxman-261015|title=Mithun Manhas to replace Laxman|date=1 October 2006|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Points Table==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2006-07-254429/points-table-standings 'Points Table']
|winpoints=4
|nrpoints=2
|show_tie=no
|showteam={{{team}}}

|team1=India Red|team2=India Blue
|team3=India Green

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=

|win_India Red=2 |loss_India Red=0 |nr_India Red=0 |nrr_India Red=+0.382
|win_India Blue=1 |loss_India Blue=1 |nr_India Blue=0 |nrr_India Blue=+1.247
|win_India Green=0 |loss_India Green=2 |nr_India Green=0 |nrr_India Green=-1.754

|name_India Red={{flagicon|IND}} '''India Red'''
|name_India Blue={{flagicon|IND}} '''India Blue'''
|name_India Green={{flagicon|IND}} '''India Green'''

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

==Matches==
===Group stage===
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 1 October 2006
| team1 = India Red {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 280 (50 overs)
| score2 = 259 (47.3 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Blue
| runs1 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 110 (119)
| wickets1 = [[Munaf Patel]] 3/49 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 61 (70)
| wickets2 = [[VRV Singh]] 3/49 (10 overs)
| result = India Red won by 21 runs.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2006-07-254429/india-blue-vs-india-red-260493/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Blue vs India Red 2006/07 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai]]
| toss = India Red won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Sameer Bandekar]] (IND) and [[Shavir Tarapore]] (IND)
| motm =
| rain = Points: India Red 4, India Blue 0
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 2 October 2006
| team1 = India Blue {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 381/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 115 (26.4 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Green
| runs1 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 139 (100)
| wickets1 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] 2/62 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Parthiv Patel]] 43 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 4/10 (4.4 overs)
| result = India Blue won by 266 runs.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2006-07-254429/india-blue-vs-india-green-260494/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Green vs India Blue 2006/07 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai]]
| toss = India Blue won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Jasbir Singh (cricketer)|Jasbir Singh]] (IND) and [[Ravi Subramanian]] (IND)
| motm =
| rain = Points: India Blue 4, India Green 0
| notes =
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 3 October 2006
| team1 = India Red {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 317/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 278 (48.4 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Green
| runs1 = [[Robin Uthappa]] 92 (99)
| wickets1 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] 2/68 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Parthiv Patel]] 69 (80)
| wickets2 = [[VRV Singh]] 4/54 (7.4 overs)
| result = India Red won by 39 runs.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2006-07-254429/india-green-vs-india-red-260495/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Red vs India Green 2006/07 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai]]
| toss = India Red won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Jasbir Singh (cricketer)|Jasbir Singh]] (IND) and [[Shavir Tarapore]] (IND)
| motm =
| rain =
| notes = Points: India Red 4, India Green 0
}}

==Final==
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 October 2006
| team1 = India Blue {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 210/4 (31.2 overs)
| score2 =
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Red
| runs1 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 90* (81)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 2/32 (6 overs)
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No Result.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2006-07-254429/india-blue-vs-india-red-final-260496/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Red vs India Blue Final 2006/07 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai]]
| toss = India Blue won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Ravi Subramanian]] (IND) and [[Sameer Bandekar]] (IND)
| motm =
| rain = Rain stopped play during India Blue's innings and no further play was possible.
| notes = The trophy was jointly shared by India Blue and India Red.
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:2006 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:2007 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 2006–07]]
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