Nissar Trophy

The Mohammad Nissar Trophy was an annual first class cricket competition which takes place in September. It was contested over four days between the most recent winner of the Ranji Trophy from India and Quaid-i-Azam Trophy from Pakistan.[1] The trophy is named after former pre-partition Indian Test cricketer Mohammad Nissar.

Winners

SeasonWinnerOpponentMarginMan of the MatchStadium
2006 India Uttar Pradesh Pakistan Sialkot by 316 runs India Rizwan Shamshad HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, India
2007 India Mumbai Pakistan Karachi Urban on their first innings lead (Match drawn) Pakistan Khurram Manzoor National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
2008 Pakistan Sui Northern Gas Pipelines India Delhi on their first innings lead (Match drawn) India Virat KohliFeroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi, India

The Trophy

The yearly clash, which commenced in 2006, was held on a home and away basis. Uttar Pradesh defeated Sialkot in Dharamsala to claim the inaugural title, while Mumbai took on Karachi Urban in Karachi the following season and regained the trophy based on a first-innings lead. In 2008, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited beat Delhi on a first-innings lead after the match was drawn to become the first Pakistan side to win the trophy.[2][3][4]

Records

  • Ravikant Shukla from India was the first player to make a half century.
  • Imran Nazir from Pakistan was the first player to make a century.
  • Sahil Kukreja was the first Indian to make a century.
  • Abdur Rehman from Pakistan was the first player to get out on a duck.
  • Virender Sehwag was the first Indian to get out on a duck.
  • Khurram Manzoor from Pakistan was the first and thus far only player to make a double century.
  • Imran Ali from Pakistan was the first and thus far only player to take a hat trick.
  • Imran Ali from Pakistan was also the first and thus far only player to get five wickets in an innings.

References

  1. ↑ "Virat Kohli hits maiden double century, in any format and at any level".
  2. ↑ "Kohli makes history with first double century in Tests".
  3. ↑ "Delhi take on SNGPL in Mohammad Nissar Trophy".
  4. ↑ "Sui Gas wins Md Nissar Trophy".


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