Nissar Trophy

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

Winners

Season Winner Opponent Margin Man of the Match Stadium
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 Kohli Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi, India

The Trophy

The yearly clash, which commenced in 2006, is 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.

Records

External links

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