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India Red vs India Blue, at Chennai, , Oct 01 2006 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

(D/N), Chennai, October 01, 2006, NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

India Red

280

India Blue

(47.3/50 ov, T:281) 259

India Red won by 21 runs

A worried Irfan Pathan looks on•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Sachin Tendulkar is joint favourite to be the top scorer at the Champions Trophy•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag added 96 for the opening wicket, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag added 96 for the opening wicket•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Venugopal Rao jumps up to defend, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Venugopal Rao jumps up to defend•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Rahul Dravid watches the proceedings from the dressing room, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Rahul Dravid watches the proceedings from the dressing room•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates a strike, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates a strike•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Venugopal Rao uses the broom, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Venugopal Rao uses the broom•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Dinesh Karthik's acrobatic work gets rid of Irfan Pathan, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Dinesh Karthik's acrobatic work gets rid of Irfan Pathan•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Mahendra Singh Dhoni begins in typical manic manner, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Mahendra Singh Dhoni begins in typical manic manner•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Yuvraj Singh contemplates a dropped catch during the India Red innings, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Yuvraj Singh contemplates a dropped catch during the India Red innings•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Irfan Pathan in full steam, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Irfan Pathan in full steam•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

India Blue get their first breakthrough courtesy Munaf Patel's catch, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

India Blue get their first breakthrough courtesy Munaf Patel's catch•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

Gautam Gambhir cuts en route to his century, India Blue v India Red, 1st match, Challenger Series, October 1, 2006

Gautam Gambhir cuts en route to his century•Oct 01, 2006•DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP

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India Blue Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
V Sehwag	run out	28	36
SR Tendulkar	caught	61	70
R Dravid	lbw	1	6
Yuvraj Singh	caught	57	59
MS Dhoni	caught	6	9
D Mongia	caught	26	47
IK Pathan	run out	19	28
RA Jadeja	run out	11	19
AB Agarkar	caught	6	5
Harbhajan Singh	caught	15	9
MM Patel	not out	0	3
Extras	(lb 5, nb 6, w 18)
Total	259(10 wkts; 47.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	8.3	1	34	2	4
S Sreesanth	9	3	58	0	6.44
M Kartik	10	0	45	2	4.5
RR Powar	10	0	68	0	6.8
VRV Singh	10	0	49	3	4.9 (6 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	96	Sachin Tendulkar	Virender Sehwag
2nd	6	Sachin Tendulkar	Rahul Dravid
3rd	0	Rahul Dravid	Yuvraj Singh
4th	8	MS Dhoni	Yuvraj Singh
5th	79	Yuvraj Singh	Dinesh Mongia
6th	20	Yuvraj Singh	Irfan Pathan
7th	20	Irfan Pathan	Ravindra Jadeja
8th	9	Ajit Agarkar	Ravindra Jadeja
9th	11	Ajit Agarkar	Harbhajan Singh
10th	12	Harbhajan Singh	Munaf Patel

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NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

TEAM	M	W	L	PT
IND-R	2	2	0	8
IND-B	2	1	1	5
IND-G	2	0	2	0

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