Bengal lost three early wickets in the chase but a fine half-century by Sujata Dey (51) stemmed the rot. Skipper Mita Paul (50*) and P Bala (46*) then took over and saw their team home with an unfinished 88-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

BRIEF SCORES

Vidarbha 182/6 in 50 overs (Arya Pongde 30, Mona Meshram 72 not out, Kanchan Nagwani 63; Saika Ishaque 4/39)

Bengal 183/4 in 48.1 overs (Sujata Dey 51, Mita Paul 50 n.o., P. Bala 46 n.o.)

Result: Bengal won by 6 wickets