India Blue beat India Red to win NKP Salve Challenger Trophy

Breaking News! India Blue beat India Red by 8 wickets to win the NKP Salve Trophy for the second time in a row. In the grand finale held in Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India Blue dominated India Red in every department of the game. India Red won the toss and elected to bat. But India Blue bowlers did a spectacular job to restrict them to 151 in 43 overs. Badrinath scored 56, while Praveen made 35. For India Blue, Dinda, Ashwin and Irfan took 2 wickets each, while Siddharth Trivedi took 3 wickets.

Chasing a victory target of 152, India Blue had their tasks cut out when openers Uthappa and Rahane added 93 runs for the first wicket. Uthappa was out for 46. He became the top scorer of the tournament with 216 runs. India Blue reached the target in 25.4 overs, losing just 2 wickets. Rahane made 53, while Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 35. Robin Uthappa was declared "Man of the Series".