2018 Blind Cricket World Cup

2018 40 Over Blind Cricket World Cup
Dates8 January 2018 – 20 January 2018
Administrator(s)World Blind Cricket Council
Cricket format40 Overs
Tournament format(s)Group and Knockout
Host(s) Pakistan
 United Arab Emirates
ChampionsIndia India
Runners-upPakistan Pakistan
Participants6
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The 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup was the fifth Blind Cricket World Cup tournament, and was held from 8–20 January 2018 in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.[1][2] In the final, defending champions India defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets to secure their 2nd Blind Cricket World Cup title under the captaincy of Ajay Kumar Reddy.[3][4][5][6] Six teams, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia and Nepal played in the tournament,[7][8][9][10] with Nepal making their first ever appearance.[11][12]

India played all of their group stage matches of the tournament at neutral venues in the United Arab Emirates, after the foreign ministry of India blocked them from travelling to Pakistan.[13] It was later revealed that the Cricket Association for the Blind in India and Pakistan Blind Cricket Council had agreed to shift the Indian matches to the UAE.[14][15] Thus, only Nepal and Bangladesh were willing to play matches in Pakistan.[16]

Initially, Pakistan was selected as the main host nation to host the tournament, with the UAE later agreeing to host some of the matches. It was the first time that Pakistan had been selected to host the Blind Cricket World Cup since 2006, and marked the first instance where UAE also had hosted few matches as a part of the World Cup.[17]

Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosted the final between India and Pakistan on 20 January;[18][19] prior to the World Cup, Pakistan had originally been selected to host the final.[20] India and Pakistan were the only teams to play against each other in the finals of the Blind Cricket World Cup on three consecutive occasions.

In the final, Pakistan batted first and managed to score 308/8 after being put into bat by India. India chased down the target of 309 with 16 balls to spare to clinch the title. India thus maintained their unbeaten record in the tournament.[21][22]

Venues

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Gaddafi Stadium was the only venue to host the Blind Cricket World Cup matches in Pakistan. In the UAE, International standard cricket venues including Ajman Oval were chosen to host some of the matches.[citation needed]

Lahore Gaddafi Stadium hosted some of the matches as a part of the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup

Group stage

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15 group league matches took place during the tournament.

1st Match

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January 8, 2018
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Bangladesh Bangladesh
207/6 (40 overs)
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Pakistan Pakistan
208/1 (17 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

2nd Match

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January 8, 2018
Australia Australia
26/2 (3.1 overs)
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India India
0/0 (0 overs)
No result
Ajman Oval
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat
  • The match was cancelled due to wet outfield

3rd Match

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January 9, 2018
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Nepal Nepal
258/5 (40 overs)
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Pakistan Pakistan
259/1 (19.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat

4th Match

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January 9, 2018
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
485/7 (35 overs)
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Australia Australia
182 (29.4 overs)
Suranga Sampath 130 (85)
Sri Lanka won by 303 runs
Ajman Oval
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

5th Match

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January 10, 2018
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Nepal Nepal
134/9 (40 overs)
v
Bangladesh Bangladesh
135/6 (33.3 overs)
Bangladesh won by 4 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat

6th Match

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January 10, 2018
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
358/8 (40 overs)
v
India India
359/4 (32 overs)
Deepak Malik 179 (102)
India won by 6 wickets
Ajman Oval
  • India won the toss and elected to field

7th Match

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January 12, 2018
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Pakistan Pakistan
282/8 (40 overs)
v
India India
285/3 (35 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Ajman Oval
  • India won the toss and elected to field

8th Match

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January 12, 2018
Australia Australia
327/9 (40 overs)
v
Bangladesh Bangladesh
328/3 (38 overs)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Ajman Oval
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat

9th Match

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January 13, 2018
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Bangladesh Bangladesh
226/8 (40 overs)
v
India India
227/0 (18.4 overs)
India won by 10 wickets
Ajman Oval
  • India won the toss and elected to field

10th Match

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January 13, 2018
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
494/5 (40 overs)
v
Nepal Nepal
154 (33.4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 340 runs
Ajman Oval
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

11th Match

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January 14, 2018
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Pakistan Pakistan
553 /4 (40 overs)
v
Australia Australia
169 (31.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 383 runs
Ajman Oval
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

12th Match

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January 14, 2018
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Nepal Nepal
156/9 (37.5 overs)
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India India
160/2 (15 overs)
India won by 8 wickets
MCC Ground
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat
  • With this victory, India became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament[23]

13th Match

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January 14, 2018
Bangladesh Bangladesh
291/8 (40 overs)
v
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
292/3 (31.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Ajman Oval
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

14th Match

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January 15, 2018
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Pakistan Pakistan
476/9 (40 overs)
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
317/5 (40 overs)
Pakistan won by 159 runs
Ajman Oval
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

15th Match

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January 15, 2018
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Australia Australia
298 (40 overs)
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Nepal Nepal
299/2 (36 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Ajman Oval
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat

Semi finals

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1st Semi final

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January 17, 2018
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Bangladesh Bangladesh
256 (38.5 overs)
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India India
259/3 (23 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Ajman Oval
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat
  • With this victory, India qualified for the final

2nd Semi final

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January 17, 2018
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Pakistan Pakistan
489/8 (40 overs)
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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
333/8 (40 overs)
Pakistan won by 156 runs
Eden Garden Cricket Ground
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
  • With this victory, Pakistan qualified for the final

Final

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January 20, 2018
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Pakistan Pakistan
308/8 (40 overs)
v
India India
309/8 (38.2 overs)
India won by 2 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
  • India won the toss and elected to field
  • With this win, India won the 2018 edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium was selected as the neutral venue to host the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup final

Broadcasting

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PTV Sports, the Premier 24 hour Pakistani sport channel was awarded the rights to host the 40 overs Blind Cricket World Cup tournament.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Administrator. "Pakistan to host T20 Blind World Cup in 2018. Top New. TOP NEWS". www.crictoday.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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  3. ^ "India beat Pakistan to win fifth Blind Cricket World Cup - Cricket - Dunya News". Dunya News. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. ^ "India beats Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  5. ^ "India beat Pakistan by 2 wickets to win Blind Cricket World Cup". India Today. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  6. ^ "India wins Blind Cricket World Cup 2018". www.samaa.tv. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  7. ^ "Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 Live Scores, Schedule, Squads, Points, TV Guide - CricketZine". www.cricketzine.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  8. ^ "Sri Lanka Team for Blind Cricket World Cup 2018". ThePapare.com. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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  10. ^ "Indian Cricket Squad Announced for World Cup for Blind". News18. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  11. ^ "Fund crunch forces Nepal team into an arduous journey to Blind Cricket World Cup". hindustantimes.com. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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  13. ^ "Indian team set to travel to Pakistan for 2018 Blind World Cup". 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  14. ^ "In pictures: 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup kicks off in Lahore - Cricket - Dunya News". Dunya News. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  15. ^ "Blind Cricket World Cup 2018: Pakistan changes schedule after India's 'denial'". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  16. ^ "India and Pakistan to meet in Blind Cricket World Cup Final as the tournament to be concluded with a Sunday Dhamaal". 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  17. ^ "Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 Live Streaming". Awami Web. 2018-01-10. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  18. ^ "Sharjah to host 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup final". Retrieved 2018-01-16 – via PressReader.
  19. ^ "Blind Cricket World Cup final shifted from Lahore to Sharjah". The Nation. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  20. ^ "Sharjah to host Blind World Cup cricket final". Gulf News. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  21. ^ "India beat Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  22. ^ "Blind Cricket World Cup: India Beat Pakistan by 2 Wickets to Lift Title". News18. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  23. ^ "Unbeaten India enter World Cup Semis". www.news18.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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