The Sports Society of St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, organised a friendly cricket match between faculty and support staff members on March 22, 2025 afternoon. Rev. Dr. John Felix Raj, SJ, Vice-Chancellor of SXUK and Fr. Dr. Xavier Jeyaraj SJ, Registrar, SXUK met and encouraged all the participants, tossed the coin in the air and decided the support staff team to bat first.

The cricket match was played in an environmentally friendly atmosphere in the university playground with all enthusiasm. This match is supported by umpires from the Cricket Academy of Bengal (CAB). Mr. Sandip Sahani of the supporting staff team batted and guided his team to a competitive total and scored a half-century before getting out. On the bowling side, Dr. Tutun Mukherjee displayed a fabulous spell.

In reply, faculty members showed determination to chase the score led by captain Prof Anupam Mitra. Eventually, batsmen faced quality bowling, could not score quick runs, and eventually lost the match by a fair margin.

At the end of the match, Father Felix Raj, in the presence of other dignitaries, distributed medals and trophies to the players and winning team.