Bengal won the match by 287 runs.
In the first innings Bengal posted 350/10 in 102.2 overs, with Shahbaz Ahmed scoring 121, Ankur Paul 66 and SA Gupta 49. Aditya Sarwate took 4 wickets for 95 runs and Nedumankuzhy Basil 3/64.
Kerala were dismissed for 141/10 in 51.3 overs, with Vishnu Vinod 41, Mohammed Azharuddeen 30 not out and Sachin Baby 23. Pradipta Pramanik claimed 4/44 and Mohammed Shami 3/35.
Bengal’s second innings produced 198/10 in 46 overs, featuring AR Easwaran 47, SD Chatterjee 34 and Mohammed Shami 26. Jalaj Saxena took 5/70 and Aditya Sarwate 3/72.
Kerala were bowled out for 120/10 in 38.4 overs, with MD Nidheesh 33, Mohammed Azharuddeen 26 and Vishnu Vinod 19. Pradipta Pramanik finished with 6/51 and Shahbaz Ahmed 2/19.
Kerala elected to bowl first at the toss.