FCI totalled 178 for 4 in 25 overs. Former Punjab stumper Arun Sharma hit hammered 78 runs off 70 balls with seven fours and one six. His partnership with Kulwinder (25) was instrumental in shaping a healthy FCI total.

Vikrant Gupta (56; 27 balls, eight fours, two sixes) and skipper Ajay Banerjee (36; seven fours) put Press Club in commanding position. The victory, however, was achieved by the late-oder heroics by Narinder Kwatra (29 n.o.) and Ashok Mahajan.

Arun Sharma was declared the man of the match, Kulwinder was the best bowler and Vikrant was the best batsman.

Scores
FCI: 178 for 4 (Arun Sharma 78, Bharat Bhushan 24, Kulwinder 25, Om Prakash 13 n.o). Lost to Press Club: 181 for 9 (Vikrant Gupta 56, Ajay Banerjee 36, Narinder Kwatra 29 n.o., Ashok Mahajan 11 n.o.; Arun Sharma 3-31, Kulwinder 2-37, B Das 2-24, Sunil 2-36).