India win first Blind Women’s T20 World Cup:Beat Nepal by 7 wickets in final; registered wins over Pakistan Australia en route to title

India won the inaugural edition of the Blind Women’s T20 World Cup. The team defeated Nepal by 7 wickets in the final match on Sunday in Colombo. India had defeated Australia by 9 wickets in the semi-final. Nepal allowed only one boundary At P. Saravanamuttu International Cricket Stadium, the India Women’s team won the toss and chose to bowl. Nepal’s team could only score 114 runs, losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. India’s bowlers allowed Nepal’s batters to hit only one boundary. India Women then achieved the target by losing just 3 wickets in 12 overs. Watch India’s celebration video: Phula Saren scored 44 runs For India Women, Phula Saren played an unbeaten innings of 44 runs off 27 balls and made the team champions. India had also won the semi-final against Australia in just 12 overs. Then Australia Women had scored 109 runs, and India Women achieved the target by losing only 1 wicket. Team India did not suffer a single defeat throughout the tournament. Nepal defeated Pakistan in the semi-finals Nepal had secured a spot in the final by defeating Pakistan Women in the second semi-final on Saturday. Host Sri Lanka did not perform particularly well in the tournament. The team managed only one win in 5 matches. This win came against America. Pakistan’s Mehreen Ali top scorer In the 6-team tournament, Pakistan’s Mehreen Ali was the top run-scorer. She scored more than 600 runs in 6 matches. This included an innings of 230 runs off 78 balls against Sri Lanka. She had scored 130 runs against Australia. However, due to getting out early in the semi-final, her team could not make it to the final. The tournament started on November 11 The Women’s Blind World Cup started on November 11 in Delhi. India, Nepal, Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the USA participated in the tournament. In the group stage, all teams played 5 matches against each other. The semifinals were played between the teams that finished in the top-4 positions of the points table. Nepal and India, who won these, played the final. Team formed by selecting players from 9 states India was captained by Deepika TC from Karnataka. 16 players were selected for the team from 9 different states of the country. These included players from Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Delhi, Assam, and Bihar. Players were informed about cricket by school teachers, NGOs, and in community campuses. Blind Cricket is played with a plastic ball Blind cricket is played with a plastic ball. The ball has iron bearings inside, which make a sound when it bounces. There are 3 types of blind players in a team: B1 (completely blind), B2, and B3 (who have some vision). It is mandatory for teams to have all three types of players. Bowlers bowl underarm. Meanwhile, B1 batters have a runner for safety, and each run is counted as 2 runs. Men’s Team India has won both World Cups This was the first time the Blind T20 World Cup was played in women’s cricket. India won it and maintained its dominance. The Men’s Blind team has won the ODI and T20 World Cups multiple times. The Women’s team won a global title for the first time. Women’s Able-bodied Team also became World Champion this month Before the blind team, on November 2 this year, India’s able-bodied women’s cricket team also won its first World Cup. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the team defeated South Africa in the final at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai to clinch the trophy. The team had defeated defending champions Australia in the semi-finals.