2000–01 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
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{{Infobox cricket series
|series=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2000/01 {{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/challenger-series-2000-01-99042|title=NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2000/01 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news|work=ESPNcricinfo}}
|image=
|caption=
|date=12th - 15th February 2001
|place= {{flagicon|IND}} Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
|result= Won by India Seniors
|player of series= Hemang Badani (India Seniors)
|team1=India Seniors
|team2=India A
|team3=India B
|captain1={{flagicon|IND}} Sourav Ganguly
|captain2={{flagicon|IND}} Rahul Dravid
|captain3={{flagicon|IND}} Robin Singh
|runs1= Hemang Badani (238)
|runs2= Rahul Dravid (194)
|runs3= Dinesh Mongia (185)
|wickets1= Ashish Nehra (5)
|wickets2= Ajit Agarkar (8)
|wickets3= Surinder Singh (3)
|previous= 1999–2000
|next= 2001–02
}}
The 7th NKP Salve Challenger Trophy was an Indian domestic cricket tournament that was held in Chennai from 12 February to 15 February 2001. The series involved the domestic and national players from India who were allocated in India Seniors, India A, and India B. India Seniors defeated India A by 4 wickets in the final to become the champions of the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/challenger-series-2000-01-99042/india-vs-india-a-final-99293/match-report|title=Badani, Sehwag script remarkable India Seniors triumph|work=ESPNcricinfo}}
Squads
- Robin Singh was asked to lead India B instead of Sachin Tendulkar, after he chose not to captain the side and contribute as a player instead.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/robin-singh-to-lead-india-b-99094 'Robin Singh to lead India B']
Points Table
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/challenger-series-2000-01-99042/points-table-standings 'Points Table']
|winpoints=2
|nrpoints=1
|show_tie=no
|showteam={{{team}}}
|team1=India A|team2=India Seniors
|team3=India B
|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=
|win_India A=2 |loss_India A=0 |nr_India A=0 |nrr_India A=+0.232
|win_India Seniors=1 |loss_India Seniors=1 |nr_India Seniors=0 |nrr_India Seniors=+0.136
|win_India B=0 |loss_India B=2 |nr_India B=0 |nrr_India B=-0.401
|name_India A={{flagicon|IND}} India A
|name_India Seniors={{flagicon|IND}} India Seniors
|name_India B={{flagicon|IND}} India B
|col_Q=#cfc
|col_O=#fcc
}}
Matches
=Group stage=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 12 February 2001
| team1 = India Seniors {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 240/9(50 overs)
| score2 = 243/6 (47.5 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India A
| runs1 = VVS Laxman 78 (72)
| wickets1 = Ajit Agarkar 3/47 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Hrishikesh Kanitkar 55 (75)
| wickets2 = Rajesh Pawar 2/55 (10 overs)
| result = India A won by 4 wickets.
| venue = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
| toss = India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Krishna Hariharan (IND) and Satish Gupta (IND)
| motm =
| rain = Points: India A 2, India Seniors 0
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13 February 2001
| team1 = India Seniors {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 392/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 362 (46.4 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India B
| runs1 = Sourav Ganguly 142 (106)
| wickets1 = Surinder Singh 2/56 (7 overs)
| runs2 = Dinesh Mongia 102 (87)
| wickets2 = Ashish Nehra 2/75 (10 overs)
| result = India Seniors won by 30 runs.
| venue = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
| toss = India Seniors won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = S Lakshmanan (IND) and Shavir Tarapore (IND)
| motm =
| rain = Points: India Seniors 2, India B 0
| notes =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 14 February 2001
| team1 = India B {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 284 (49.3 overs)
| score2 = 285/4 (48.4 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India A
| runs1 = Amay Khurasiya 90 (84)
| wickets1 = Venkatesh Prasad 4/48 (9.3 overs)
| runs2 = Rahul Dravid 92 (88)
| wickets2 = Rakesh Patel 2/63 (10 overs)
| result = India A won by 6 wickets.
| venue = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
| toss = India B won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = Satish Gupta (IND) and Krishna Hariharan (IND)
| motm =
| rain =
| notes = Points: India A 2, India B 0
}}
Final
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 February 2001
| team1 = India A {{flagicon|IND}}
| score1 = 311/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 312/6 (48.1 overs)
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} India Seniors
| runs1 = Rahul Dravid 88 (105)
| wickets1 = Javagal Srinath 2/50 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Hemang Badani 104* (87)
| wickets2 = Ajit Agarkar 2/54 (10 overs)
| result = India Seniors won by 4 wickets.
| venue = M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
| toss = India B won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = S Lakshmanan (IND) and Shavir Tarapore (IND)
| motm =
| rain =
| notes = India Seniors became the winners of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2000/01.
}}
References
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