Bhawanipore, East Bengal joint-winners
of First Division Championship


5th June 2025
Bhawanipore Club and East Bengal Club were announced joint winners after the First Division Championship final match ended in a draw on the fifth and final day at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Vivek Singh was awarded the player of the match.
In the summit clash, batting first, Bhawanipore Club scored a mammoth 643/6 decl in 170 overs in their first innings.
Shakir Habib Gandhi (220), Vivek (176 not out), Abhishek Raman (93) were the star performers with the bat.
In reply, East Bengal, in their first innings, were 243/8 in 106.4 overs, when heavy rain stopped play.
With the weather showing no signs of improvement and as both the team’s first innings were not completed, the match was drawn and Bhawanipore & East Bengal were announced joint winners.
For East Bengal, Satyaki Dutta (53), Kanishk Seth (48 not out) were the pick of the batters.
For Bhawanipore, Ravi Kumar bagged 3 for 60 while Anubhav Tyagi claimed 2 for 38.

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