Nissar Trophy


The Mohammad Nissar Trophy was an annual first class cricket competition which takes place in September. It was 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

SeasonWinnerOpponentMarginMan of the MatchStadium
2006 Uttar Pradesh Sialkotby 316 runs Rizwan ShamshadHPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, India
2007 Mumbai Karachi Urbanon their first innings lead Khurram ManzoorNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
2008 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Delhion their first innings lead Virat KohliFeroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi, India

The Trophy

The yearly clash, 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.

Records