The Mohammad Nissar Trophy was an annual
first class cricket
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competition which takes place in
Feroz Shah Kotla
The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla ("fortress", "citadel") was a fortress built circa 1354 by Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi called Firozabad.
A pristine polished sandstone Topra Ashokan pillar from the 3rd century BC rises from ...
,
New Delhi
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,
India
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from 15 to 18 September 2008. It was contested over four days between
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team
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the winner of
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
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from
Pakistan
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and
Delhi cricket team
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the winner of
Ranji Trophy
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from
India
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.
News
* 18 September 2008:
SNGPL became the first
Pakistan
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team to win the
Mohammad Nissar Trophy as the game ended in a draw after overnight rain ruled out play on the final day.
* 17 September 2008:
Delhi
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, backed by massive scores by the overnight pair of
Virat Kohli
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(197) and
Aakash Chopra
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Chopra currently works as a Hindi cricket commentator for Viacom18. H ...
(182), gained a handsome 384-run lead on the penultimate day.
* 16 September 2008:
Delhi
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wrested the initiative halfway into their
Nissar Trophy
The Mohammad Nissar Trophy was an annual first class cricket competition which took place in September. It was contested over four days between the most recent winners of the Ranji Trophy (India) and Quaid-i-Azam Trophy (Pakistan). The trophy wa ...
game against
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited () is a Pakistani state-owned gas distribution company based in Lahore. It is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.
SNGPL is the largest integrated gas company serving more than 7.22 million consumers in no ...
.
* 15 September 2008: On a day when 16 wickets tumbled, the honours rested with
Imran Ali,
Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited's (SNGPL) right-arm seamer, who took a
hat-trick
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Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
to sink a star-studded
Delhi
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to 134 under overcast conditions at the
Feroz Shah Kotla
The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla ("fortress", "citadel") was a fortress built circa 1354 by Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi called Firozabad.
A pristine polished sandstone Topra Ashokan pillar from the 3rd century BC rises from ...
.
* 14 September 2008: The third
Mohammad Nissar Trophy kicks off at the
Feroz Shah Kotla
The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla ("fortress", "citadel") was a fortress built circa 1354 by Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi called Firozabad.
A pristine polished sandstone Topra Ashokan pillar from the 3rd century BC rises from ...
in
New Delhi
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on Monday,
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
taking on
Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited.
* 6 September 2008: Apart from
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez ( Punjabi and ; born 17 October 1980) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, and had a major role in the final, where he scored an unbe ...
, the squad includes three other players with international experience -
Misbah-ul-Haq
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,
Yasir Arafat
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and
Samiullah Khan.
* 4 September 2008:
Virender Sehwag
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will lead a strong
Delhi
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squad in the
Mohammad Nissar Trophy, with
Ashish Nehra
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returning from injury.
Sehwag to lead Delhi in Nissar Trophy
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Fixtures and results
References
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