Calcutta: Anirban Gupta and Ravikant Singh combined to dismiss Mohun Bagan for 280, leading East Bengal to a 25-run victory in the First Division Championship Play-off semi-final, on Thursday, at Eden Gardens.

The target of 306 on a flat Eden track wasn’t a daunting one, especially for Bagan’s strong batting line-up.

But Anirban (four for 104) and Ravikant (three for 30) bowled a tight line throughout the day, forcing the rival batsmen to err at crucial junctures.

Precisely, it was winning the key moments that eventually pulled East Bengal through.

SUMMARISED SCORES

Semi-final: East Bengal 305/9 in 85 ovs. Mohun Bagan 280 in 78.3 ovs (A. Ghosh 76, S. Sanyal 64; A. Gupta 4/104, R. Singh 3/30). East Bengal won by 25 runs

Quarter final: Police Athletic Club 283 in 83.1 ovs. Kalighat Club 285/3 in 72.5 ovs (SS Mondal 105 .., S. Chatterjee 61). Kalighat Club won by 7 wkts