The India women's cricket team won the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind, defeating Nepal by seven wickets in a one-sided final in Colombo on Sunday.
The 2026 edition of the tournament will be held from February 7 to March 8, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, with Pakistan playing all their games at Colombo or Kandy. India is the defending champion, having beaten South Africa in the final of the 2024 edition at Barbados.
Indian blind women's team players Basanti Hansda, Anekha devi and Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) Chairman Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar expressed joy and pride after the team's victory in the inaugural Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind on Sunday. India, led by Deepika TC,
India scripted history by winning the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind. India defeated Nepal by seven wickets in a one-sided final in Colombo on Sunday.
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo congratulated the blind women's cricket team on their historic T20 World Cup triumph in Colombo, describing the achievement as inspiring and a source of national
India's blind women's cricket team won the inaugural Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind, defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the final in Colombo. The team remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, recording wins over Sri Lanka, Australia and Pakistan.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah congratulated India's blind women's cricket team for winning the inaugural Women's T20 World Cup, calling their victory over Nepal a historic and inspiring achievement for the nation.
Opener Phula Saren played a match-winning knock. She scored 44 runs off 27 balls, including four boundaries. Her innings helped India chase down the 115-run target in the 13th over. Saren's magnificent performance earned her the Player of the Match.
In Pakistan's seven-wicket win on Saturday, Farhan played an unbeaten, explosive knock of 80 in 45 balls, with six fours and five sixes, with his runs coming at a strike rate of 177.77.
On November 2, all-round performances from a returning Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma helped India make history as they defended 299 against first-time finalists South Africa to secure their first-ever world title across the ODI and T20I formats, winning the title clash by 52 runs at Navi M
The Indian Blind Women's Cricket team is set to face the Australia Blind Women's Cricket team in the semifinal of the first Women's T20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind 2025 on November 22 in Colombo.