Kolkata, Nov 4 (PTI) East Bengal Club will felicitate Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh, the two key architects of India’s maiden Women’s World Cup triumph, after their title-clinching win over South Africa in Navi Mumbai.

Deepti, who represented Bengal for seven seasons, was adjudged Player of the Tournament for her all-round brilliance.

She topped the bowling charts with 22 wickets from nine matches and scored 215 runs with three fifties, including a crucial 58 in the final.

The explosive wicketkeeper-batter Richa finished with 235 runs at an average of 39.16, the best strike rate (133.52) and jointly held the record for most sixes (12) in the tournament.

In letters addressed to the two players, East Bengal president Murali Lal Lohia hailed their contribution and invited them to be felic

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