Bengal outplayed a lacklustre Manipur 3-0 to storm into the Santosh Trophy final for the 46th time here on Friday.

Before the Manipuri outfit could blink, the record 32-time champions slammed in two goals through Sujit Singh (2nd) and Fardin Ali Molla (seventh).

Dilip Orawn (74th) completed the tally for Bengal to set up a summit clash against hosts Kerala on Monday.

The Monotosh Chakladar-led outfit could not have asked for a better start as Sujit Singh took a first-time effort from outside the area. Fardin then made the most of a loose ball spilled by keeper Chingkhei Meitei by unleashing a powerful shot from just inside the box to make it 2-0.