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{{Infobox limited overs final<br />
| title = 2008–09 Nissar Trophy<br />
| image =<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| caption = <br />
| event = 2008–09 Nissar Trophy<br />
| team1 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]<br />
| team1flag = {{flagicon|IND|size=40px}}<br />
| team1score1 = 134<br />
| team1overs1 = 36.3 overs<br />
| team2 = [[Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team|SNGPL]]<br />
| team2flag = {{flagicon|PAK|size=40px}}<br />
| team2score1 = 266<br />
| team2overs1 = 78.3 overs<br />
| team1score2 = 516<br />
| team1overs2 = 124<br />
| team2score2 = <br />
| team2overs2 = <br />
| rain = <br />
| details = Match drawn. SNGPL won on 1st innings.<br />
| date = 15–18 September 2008<br />
| stadium = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium]]<br />
| city = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
| man_of_the_match = <br />
| umpires = [[Sudhir Asnani]] (Ind) and [[Umesh Dubey]] (Ind)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/mohammad-nissar-trophy-2008-09-368222/delhi-vs-sui-northern-gas-pipelines-limited-368336/live-cricket-score| title = Mohammad Nissar Trophy 2008/09 | access-date = 11 November 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
| attendance = <br />
| television = <br />
| previous = [[2007–08 Nissar Trophy|2007–08]]<br />
| next = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Mohammad Nissar Trophy''' was an annual [[first class cricket]] competition which takes place in [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]] from 15 to 18 September 2008. It was contested over four days between [[Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team]] the winner of [[Quaid-i-Azam Trophy]] from [[Pakistan]] and [[Delhi cricket team]] the winner of [[Ranji Trophy]] from [[India]].<br />
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==News==<br />
* '''18 September 2008:''' [[Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team|SNGPL]] became the first [[Pakistan]] team to win the [[Nissar Trophy|Mohammad Nissar Trophy]] as the game ended in a draw after overnight rain ruled out play on the final day.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/370159.html SNGPL take title after rain ruins final day]</ref><br />
* '''17 September 2008:''' [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]], backed by massive scores by the overnight pair of [[Virat Kohli]] (197) and [[Aakash Chopra]] (182), gained a handsome 384-run lead on the penultimate day.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/370014.html Chopra and Kohli stretch lead to 384]</ref><br />
* '''16 September 2008:''' [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] wrested the initiative halfway into their [[Nissar Trophy]] game against [[Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team|Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/369923.html Chopra and Kohli seize advantage]</ref><br />
* '''15 September 2008:''' On a day when 16 wickets tumbled, the honours rested with [[Imran Ali (cricketer, born 1980)|Imran Ali]], [[Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team|Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited]]'s (SNGPL) right-arm seamer, who took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] to sink a star-studded [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] to 134 under overcast conditions at the [[Feroz Shah Kotla]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/369839.html Imran Ali hat-trick gives SNGPL the edge]</ref><br />
* '''14 September 2008:''' The third [[Nissar Trophy|Mohammad Nissar Trophy]] kicks off at the [[Feroz Shah Kotla]] in [[New Delhi]] on Monday, [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] taking on [[Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team|Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/369791.html Star-studded Delhi start off as favourites]</ref><br />
* '''6 September 2008:''' Apart from [[Mohammad Hafeez]], the squad includes three other players with international experience - [[Misbah-ul-Haq]], [[Yasir Arafat (cricketer, born 1984)|Yasir Arafat]] and [[Samiullah Khan (cricketer)|Samiullah Khan]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/368448.html Three internationals in SNGPL squad]</ref><br />
* '''4 September 2008:''' [[Virender Sehwag]] will lead a strong [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] squad in the [[Nissar Trophy|Mohammad Nissar Trophy]], with [[Ashish Nehra]] returning from injury.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/368199.html Sehwag to lead Delhi in Nissar Trophy]</ref><br />
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==Fixtures and results==<br />
{{Test match<br />
| date = 15–18 September<br />
| team1 = [[Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team|Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited]]<br />
| team2 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]<br />
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| score-team1-inns1 = 266 (78.3 overs)<br />
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Khurram Shehzad (cricketer, born 1982)|Khurram Shehzad]] 66 (136)<br />
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Chetanya Nanda]] 3/24 (16 overs)<br />
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| score-team2-inns1 = 134 (36.3 overs)<br />
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 52 (83)<br />
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Imran Ali (cricketer, born 1980)|Imran Ali]] 6/52 (15.3 overs)<br />
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| score-team1-inns2 = <br />
| runs-team1-inns2 = <br />
| wickets-team1-inns2 =<br />
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| score-team2-inns2 = 516/4 (124 overs)<br />
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 197[[Not out|*]] (274)<br />
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Asad Ali (cricketer)|Asad Ali]] 2/98 (36 overs)<br />
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| result = Match drawn (Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won on 1st innings)<br />
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]<br />
| umpires = [[Sudhir Asnani]] (Ind) and [[Umesh Dubey]] (Ind)<br />
| motm = <br />
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indiandomestic2008/engine/current/match/368336.html Scorecard]<br />
| toss = Delhi won the toss and chose to bat.<br />
| rain = No play on day 4 due to rain<br />
| notes = Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won Nissar Trophy<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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