2018 Deaf T20 World Cup

The 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup was the second Deaf Cricket World Cup tournament, and was held from 23–30 November 2018 for 8 days in India and all of the scheduled matches were held in the city of Gurugram.[1] In the final, Sri Lanka defeated hosts and defending champions India by 36 runs to secure their first ever Deaf T20 World Cup title.[2] Five teams including hosts India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and Nepal[3] played in the tournament.[4] The tournament was hosted by Deaf Cricket Society in India affiliating with the Deaf International Cricket Council.[5]

2018 Deaf T20 World Cup
Dates23 November 2018 – 30 November 2018
Administrator(s)Deaf International Cricket Council
Cricket format20 Overs
Tournament format(s)Group and Knockout
Host(s) India
Champions Sri Lanka
Runners-up India
Participants8
Player of the series Asanka Manjula
Most runs Gamindu Malkalm (388)
Most wickets Asanka Manjula (15)
Official websitewww.deaficc.com

In the final, Sri Lanka batted first and managed to score 145/9 in the 20 overs after being put into bat by India. India were bowled out for 109 runs in 17.5 overs as Sri Lanka claimed victorious for the first time in a major deaf cricket tournament. This was also the third major world cup triumph for Sri Lanka in cricket following the victories at the 1996 Cricket World Cup and 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[6][7]

Former Australian cricket who is also a global ambassador for Deaf movement Brett Lee invited as the chief guest during the closing ceremony of the event.[8]

Venues

Teri Gram cricket ground in Gurugram was the only venue allocated to host the Deaf T20 World Cup.[9]

Broadcasting

Star Sports, the Premier 24 hour Indian sport network was awarded the rights as the title sponsor for the Deaf T20 World Cup.[10]

See also

References
  1. "India to host Deaf T20 World Cup from November 23 – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  2. "Sri Lanka wins 1st Deaf T20 World cup beating India – Sri Lanka Latest News". Sri Lanka News – Newsfirst | Breaking News and Latest News provider | Political | Sports | International | Business. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  3. https://www.facebook.com/deafICCworldcupt20/
  4. "A memorable return to Deaf World Cup". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  5. "India to host Deaf T20 World Cup from November 23". www.hindustantimes.com. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  6. "Champion cricketers from the blues". Sunday Observer. 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  7. Sridheran, Sharmeegan (2018-11-30). "Sri Lanka win inaugural Deaf-ICC T20 World Cup – 2018". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  8. "Brett Lee at the Deaf ICC T20 World Cup in Gurgaon". www.thecitizen.in. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  9. "India to host Deaf T20 World Cup from November 23". www.sportskeeda.com. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  10. "First edition of Star Sports Deaf ICC World Cup T20 an unparalleled success". Everything Experiential. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
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