Pakistan beat India, win Triangular Blind Cricket Tournament

Sharjah: In the final of the Triangular Blind T20 Tournament in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Pakistan sealed a comprehensive 58-runs victory over the arch-rivals India to lift the trophy.

Pakistan won the Triangular Blind Cricket T20 Tournament in Sharjah, UAE, after thumping arch-rivals India by 58 runs. 

Batting first, the national team scored a mammoth 216/3 in the allotted 20 overs.

Set to chase 217, India could only manage to score 158 runs as tight bowling from Pakistan’s bowlers did not allow the opposition batters to score freely.

India, in reply, managed to finish at 158/9 from their 20 overs as Pakistan’s tight bowling did not allow the opposition batters to score freely.

The tri-nation blind series featuring Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, kicked off on March 13 with the opening match played between Pakistan and India, which the Pakistani team won, remaining unbeaten throughout the league and winning all seven matches. 

According to blind cricket rules, a team needs to comprise 11 players, with a minimum of four totally blind players, three partially blind players and a maximum of four partially sighted players. 

Partially sighted players have been classified as those who have visual acuity above 2/60 up to visual acuity of 6/60 or a visual field of fewer than 20 degrees in the better eye after correction.

Partially blind players have been classified as those who can recognize the shape of the hand up to a visual acuity of 2/60 or a visual field of fewer than five degrees in the better eye after correction.