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Final ruined by
rain; Sehwag dazzles with an unbeaten 90 |
 Rain
played spoilsport in the final of the NKP Salve
Challenger Series between India Blue and India
Red forcing both sides to share the Trophy.
India Blue who won the toss and elected to bat
were in a formidable position at 210 for 4 in
31.2 overs before rain had come to dampen what
could have been an exciting evening of cricket
under lights.
Virender Sehwag who had missed out his side's
second match due to a right ankle injury came
back into the side to remain unbeaten on a
dazzling 81-ball 90 which had 11 fours and a
six. The other significant contributor was
Skipper Rahul Dravid with 43 from 52 balls with
4 sixes. Sachin Tendulkar who had shown
scintillating form in this tournament was
dismissed in the first over of the match itself
caught by Robin Uthappa off speedster Zaheer
Khan for a 3-ball duck. Zaheer Khan had a good
outing with the ball capturing two wickets for
32 in 6 overs. Vikram Singh who had taken 7
wickets in the Tournament was declared as the
Man of the Series.
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