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India Seniors v India A
Challenger Trophy (Liberty Cup) 1995/96
VenueLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad on 28th December 1995 (50-over match)
Balls per over6
TossIndia Seniors won the toss and decided to field
ResultIndia A won by 17 runs
PointsIndia Seniors 0; India A 2
UmpiresJasbir Singh, VK Ramaswamy
RefereeML Jaisimha
India A inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
*SR Tendulkarc and b Chatterjee52851173161.18
V Rathourc Mongia b Srinath4     
AA Muzumdarc Mongia b Prasad2     
RS Dravidc Manjrekar b Chatterjee30     
SC Gangulyc Manjrekar b Prasad35     
Bhupinder Singhb Kumble12     
+SS Karimb Srinath16     
SA Ankolanot out9     
ND Hirwaninot out9     
PL Mhambreydid not bat      
SLV Rajudid not bat      
Extras(5 lb, 6 nb, 3 w)14
Total(7 wickets, innings closed, 50 overs)183
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-19, 3-88, 4-101, 5-129, 6-157, 7-161
India Seniors bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
Prabhakar10   0370---3.70
Srinath10   1332--30.003.30
Prasad10   1352--30.003.50
Kumble10   0481--60.004.80
Chatterjee10   0252--30.002.50
India Seniors inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
M Prabhakarc Rathour b Raju13     
AD Jadejac Karim b Raju7     
NS Sidhuc Mhambrey b Hirwani30     
*M Azharuddinlbw b Raju0     
VG Kamblic Tendulkar b Ganguly11     
SV Manjrekarlbw b Tendulkar18     
+NR Mongiab Raju4546622-97.83
A Kumbleb Raju8     
J Srinathb Raju8     
US Chatterjeeb Ganguly13     
BKV Prasadnot out2     
Extras(1 b, 4 lb, 1 nb, 5 w)11
Total(all out, 49.5 overs)166
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-28, 3-28, 4-46, 5-93, 6-98, 7-110, 8-136, 9-157, 10-166 (49.5 ov)
India A bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
Ankola5   090---1.80
Mhambrey8   0360---4.50
Raju10   1396--10.003.90
Ganguly6.51202--20.502.93
Hirwani10   1261--60.002.60
Tendulkar10   3311--60.003.10
Notes
--> SLV Raju achieved his best innings bowling analysis in List A matches in the India Seniors innings (previous best was 4-46)
--> SLV Raju achieved his first five wickets in an innings in List A matches in the India Seniors innings
--> ND Hirwani reached 50 wickets in List A matches when taking his 1st wicket in the India Seniors innings
Tendulkar 83b, Dravid 69b, 2x4, Mongia 46b
Tendulkar and Dravid steady the innings after the loss of early wkts. Srinath gets Rathore snicking a rising ball of good length. Prasad does ditto with Muzumdar. Tendulkar plays a very controlled innings. Dravid plays well and Saurav Ganguly is patchy (According to Deccan herald). Azhar finishes Prabhakar's overs in a trot and had Prasad and Srinath bowl the slogs.
Raju brought on after 10 overs, get Jadeja nick it to the keeper while playing a cut and Prabhakar loft it to mid-off for a catch. Azhar was caught in front of the wicket of a beauty that straightened out. India had hopes until Sidhu and Manjrekar was on. Sidhu who was tied down by Hirwani, lost patience and holed out. Runs were tough to come, when tendulkar was bowling since the ball wobbled a bit. Finally he got Manjrekar trapped in front. Mongia was punishing on Mhambrey when he was brought on for second spell. Raju brought on, got all the three wickets - Mongia, Srinath and Kumble. Raju's bowling has been praised by all the papers, with IE going as far as saying that he being left out over Chatterjee is still a mystery after Raju's performance against the Windies.