The Mohammad Nissar Trophy was an annual

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(Pakistan). The trophy was named after former pre-partition Indian Test cricketer

Mohammad Nissar Shaikh Mohammad Nissar (; 1 August 1910 – 11 March 1963) was a cricketer, who played as a fast bowler for the pre-independence Indian cricket team and domestic teams in India and Pakistan. He was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, and is considered ...

. The annual contest, which commenced in 2006, was 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.

Winners

Records and statistics

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from India was the first player to make a half century. * Imran Nazir from Pakistan was the first player to make a century. * Sahil Kukreja was the first Indian to make a century. *

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from Pakistan was the only player to make a double century. * Imran Ali from Pakistan was the only player to take a hat trick, and the only player to take five wickets in an innings.

References

External links

Cricinfo article on Nissar Trophy
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