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{{Infobox cricket series
|series=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2007/08 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284|title=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2007/08 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|image=
|caption=
|date=25 – 28 October 2007
|place= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
|result= Won by India Blue
|player of series= [[Suresh Raina]] (India Blue)
|team1=India Blue
|team2=India Red
|team3=India Green
|captain1={{flagicon|IND}} [[Virender Sehwag]]
|captain2={{flagicon|IND}} [[Subramaniam Badrinath]]
|captain3={{flagicon|IND}} [[Parthiv Patel]]
|runs1= [[Suresh Raina]] (206)
|runs2= [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] (178)
|runs3= [[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]] (81)
|wickets1= [[Amit Mishra]] (8)
|wickets2= [[Praveen Kumar (cricketer)|Praveen Kumar]] (9)
|wickets3= [[Iqbal Abdulla]] (4)
|previous= [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2006-07|2006–07]]
|next= [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2008-09|2008–09]]
}}

The 13th [[NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]] was an [[Limited overs cricket|Indian domestic cricket]] tournament that was held in [[Ahmedabad]] from 25 October to 28 October 2007. The series involved the domestic teams from India which were India Blue, India Red, and India Green. India Blue defeated India Red by 6 wickets in the final to become the champions of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/india-blue-vs-india-red-final-306384/match-report|title=Karthik's hundred seals it for India Blue in the finals|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Squads==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India Blue <ref>{{Cite web |title=India Blue Squad - India Blue Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2007 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/india-blue-315131/series-squads |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India Red <ref>{{Cite web |title=India Red Squad - India Red Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2007 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/india-red-315122/series-squads |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
! style="width:15%;"| {{flagicon|IND}} India Green <ref>{{Cite web |title=India Green Squad - India Green Squad - NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, 2007 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/india-green-315126/series-squads |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Virender Sehwag]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
* [[Dinesh Karthik]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Suresh Raina]]
* [[Niraj Patel]]
* [[Arjun Yadav]]
* [[Joginder Sharma]]
* [[Ramesh Powar]]
* [[Amit Mishra]]
* [[Yo Mahesh]]
* [[Ranadeb Bose]]
* [[Swapnil Asnodkar]]
* [[Rakesh Dhurv|Rakesh Dhruv]]
* [[Saurabh Bandekar]]
|
* [[Mohammad Kaif]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Gautam Gambhir]]
* [[Karan Goel]]
* [[Subramaniam Badrinath]]
* [[Virat Kohli]]
* [[Ravneet Ricky]]
* [[Praveen Kumar (cricketer)|Praveen Kumar]]
* [[Mahesh Rawat]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Pragyan Ojha]]
* [[Siddharth Trivedi]]
* [[Ishant Sharma]]
* [[Pinal Shah]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Shrikant Mundhe]]
* [[Paresh Patel (cricketer)|Paresh Patel]]
|
* [[Parthiv Patel]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]] & [[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Cheteshwar Pujara]]
* [[Rohit Sharma]]
* [[Piyush Chawla]]
* [[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]
* [[Yusuf Pathan]]
* [[Abhishek Nayar]]
* [[Niranjan Behera]]
* [[Piyush Chawla]]
* [[Iqbal Abdulla]]
* [[Pankaj Singh (cricketer)|Pankaj Singh]]
* [[Munaf Patel]]
* [[Gagandeep Singh (cricketer, born 1981)|Gagandeep Singh]]
* [[Srikkanth Anirudha]]
* [[Satyajit Satbhai]]
* <s>[[Murali Kartik]]</s>
|}

* [[Piyush Chawla]] replaced [[Murali Kartik]] in the India Green squad, after he was given rest by the selectors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chawla-replaces-kartik-for-challenger-trophy-316518|title=Chawla replaces Kartik for Challenger Trophy|date=22 October 2007|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Points Table==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/points-table-standings 'Points Table']
|winpoints=4
|nrpoints=2
|show_tie=no
|showteam={{{team}}}

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

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=

|win_India Blue=2 |loss_India Blue=0 |nr_India Blue=0 |nrr_India Blue=+0.397
|win_India Red=1 |loss_India Red=1 |nr_India Red=0 |nrr_India Red=+0.617
|win_India Green=0 |loss_India Green=2 |nr_India Green=0 |nrr_India Green=-1.001

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

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

==Matches==
===Group stage===
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 25 October 2007
| team1 = India Blue {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 246 (50 overs)
| score2 = 234/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Red
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 92 (100)
| wickets1 = [[Praveen Kumar (cricketer)|Praveen Kumar]] 4/42 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mahesh Rawat]] 47 (64)
| wickets2 = [[Joginder Sharma]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| result = India Blue won by 12 runs.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/india-blue-vs-india-red-306381/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Blue vs India Red 2007/08 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad]]
| toss = India Blue won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Arani Jayaprakash]] (IND) and [[AY Gokhale]] (IND)
| motm = [[Suresh Raina]] (India Blue)
| rain = Points: India Blue 4, India Red 0
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 26 October 2007
| team1 = India Red {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 303/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 215 (47 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Green
| runs1 = [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] 82* (79)
| wickets1 = [[Pankaj Singh (cricketer)|Pankaj Singh]] 2/37 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]] 65 (71)
| wickets2 = [[Praveen Kumar (cricketer)|Praveen Kumar]] 5/45 (9 overs)
| result = India Red won by 88 runs.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/india-green-vs-india-red-306382/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Green vs India Red 2007/08 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad]]
| toss = India Red won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Sameer Bandekar]] (IND) and [[Shashank Ranade]] (IND)
| motm = [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] (India Red)
| rain = Points: India Red 4, India Green 0
| notes =
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 25 October 2008
| team1 = India Blue {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 330/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 239 (38.2 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Green
| runs1 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 75 (57)
| wickets1 = [[Piyush Chawla]] 2/60 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Parthiv Patel]] 53 (50)
| wickets2 = [[Ramesh Powar]] 3/45 (10 overs)
| result = India Blue won by 91 runs.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/india-blue-vs-india-green-306383/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Blue vs India Green 2007/08 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad]]
| toss = India Blue won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Arani Jayaprakash]] (IND) and [[Sameer Bandekar]] (IND)
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]] (India Blue)
| rain =
| notes = Points: India Blue 4, India Green 0
}}

==Final==
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 October 2008
| team1 = India Red {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 269 (49.3 overs)
| score2 = 270/4 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Blue
| runs1 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 82 (77)
| wickets1 = [[Amit Mishra]] 3/45 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dinesh Karthik]] 116* (91)
| wickets2 = [[Shrikant Mundhe]] 1/34 (5 overs)
| result = India Blue won by 6 wickets.
| report = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nkp-salve-challenger-trophy-2007-08-306284/india-blue-vs-india-red-final-306384/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of India Red vs India Blue Final 2007/08 - Score Report |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
| venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad]]
| toss = India Red won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[Arani Jayaprakash]] (IND) and [[Sameer Bandekar]] (IND)
| motm = [[Dinesh Karthik]] (India Blue)
| rain =
| notes = India Blue became the winners of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2007/08.
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:2007 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:2008 in Indian cricket]]
[[Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 2007–08]]
[[Category:NKP Salve Challenger Trophy]]

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