Colombo: The Indian girls’s blind cricket group scripted historical past by profitable the first-ever Ladies’s T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind after a dominant seven-wicket victory towards Nepal within the ultimate held in Colombo. The success marked an ideal marketing campaign the place India remained unbeaten, demonstrating full dominance all through the match.
Opting to discipline first after profitable the toss, India restricted Nepal to 114 for five of their 20 overs. The chase was nothing wanting scientific as India surpassed the goal in simply 12.1 overs with 47 balls to spare. Khula Sharir emerged because the standout performer, scoring an unbeaten 44 off 27 balls, together with 4 boundaries, to information India house comfortably.
The victory comes barely three weeks after the Indian girls’s group defeated South Africa in Navi Mumbai -two landmark wins that spotlight the rising standing of girls’s cricket within the nation, each in mainstream and visually impaired classes.
Within the semi-final, India secured a commanding nine-wicket victory over Australia, whereas Nepal superior to the ultimate by narrowly defeating Pakistan within the different last-four encounter.
The T20 match, a six-team occasion together with India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, and the USA, began on November 11 in New Delhi. Following just a few matches in Bengaluru, the knockout levels shifted to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
India’s Street to the title:
Defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
Defeated Australia by 209 runs
Defeated Nepal by 85 runs
Defeated america by 10 wickets
Defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets
Semifinal: Defeated Australia by 9 wickets
Closing: Defeated Nepal by 7 wickets (Colombo)
India’s emphatic title run not solely underscores their consistency but in addition marks a major milestone for blind cricket, paving the best way for higher recognition and growth of the game within the coming years.
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