Press Club score win over FCI in cricket

CHANDIGARH, Nov 22: The Chandigarh Press Club beat Food Corporation of India by one wicket in a pulsating exhibition cricket match at the Se...

CHANDIGARH, Nov 22: The Chandigarh Press Club beat Food Corporation of India by one wicket in a pulsating exhibition cricket match at the Sector 26 Police Lines ground here today.

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.

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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).

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