India´s gamers have a good time after their staff’s victory within the first Blind Girls’s T20 World Cup 2025 last match towards Nepal on the P Sara Oval Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Colombo on November 23, 2025. — AFP
COLOMBO: India beat Nepal by seven wickets in Colombo on Sunday to win the primary Blind Girls’s T20 World Cup.
India received the toss and elected to discipline and restricted Nepal to 114-5.
They replied with 117-3 in simply 12 overs to turn out to be the unbeaten champions in an inaugural event that additionally included Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and america.
India’s Phula Saren top-scored with 44 off 27 deliveries. Nepal’s prime scorer was Sarita Ghimire with 35 off 38 balls.
Sri Lanka and India co-hosted the event with the ultimate at Sri Lanka’s oldest Take a look at venue, the P Saravanamuttu Stadium.
Blind cricket is performed with a white plastic ball filled with ball bearings that rattle because it rolls, which permits it to be heard by gamers.
The bowler should ask the striker if she or he is prepared after which yell “play” because the ball is delivered underarm with not less than one bounce.
Either side has 11 gamers, like common cricket, however not less than 4 should be completely blind. Gamers are required to put on blindfolds for equity.
Fielders clap as soon as to disclose their positions.
Different gamers may be partially sighted, categorized by how far they will see — two metres for B2 gamers, six for B3.
Every staff can have as much as eight B1, or completely blind, gamers. Any run scored by a B1 participant is counted as two.
