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2017 Blind T20 World Cup

Dates	30 January 2017 – 12 February 2017
Administrator(s)	World Blind Cricket Council
Cricket format	T20 International
Tournament format(s)	Group and Knockout
Host(s)	India
Champions	India (2nd title)
Runners-up	Pakistan
Participants	10
Player of the series	Suranga Sampath
Most runs	Suranga Sampath 733 most runs
Most wickets	Ajay Kumar Reddy 9 most wickets
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The 2017 Blind World T20 also known as 2017 Blind T20 World Cup was a T20I tournament which was also the second edition of the Blind T20 World Cup for blind cricketers, held in India from 30 January to 12 February. India defeated Pakistan by 9 wickets in the finals to win their second Blind T20 World Cup. Ten teams, hosts India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa, Nepal, Australia and New Zealand took part, playing in 48 matches.

Hosting the T20 World Cup for the Blind for the second time after the inaugural edition in 2012, India were the defending champions and were the favourites to win the title.

The final of this tournament was held in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangaluru between arch rivals India and Pakistan and it was a high scoring match. Pakistan batted first and scored 197/8 in their entire 20 overs and in reply India lost only one wicket and chased the mammoth total of 198.

Format

In the group stage, each team had to play against all the other teams which were competing for the title. Following this the teams finishing in top four progressed to the semi finals.

Venues

More than twenty stadiums hosted the matches.

Delhi IIT Ground, Sardar Vallabhbai Stadium, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Dwaraka DDA Ground, Delhi Siri Fort, Nahar Singh Stadium of Faridabad, Delhi Saket DDA Ground, Holkar Stadium, Bandra Kurla Complex Ground, MIG Cricket Club, Bandra (East), Brabourne Stadium, Pune PYC Ground, Rajagiri College Ground – Cochin, Karnataka State Cricket Association Ground, Alur., KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anatapur, Mulapadu cricket Ground (Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground), Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium and M. Chinnaswamy Stadium were some of the stadiums which were given the permission to host the 2017 Blind T20 World Cup matches.

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad also hosted some of the matches of the 2017 Blind T20 World Cup

Group stage

A total of 48 matches were played between the 10 teams.

Round 1

1st Match

New Zealand 112/7 (20 overs)	v	Pakistan 117/0 (7.2 overs)
Marquele McCaskill 27 (47) Muhammad Jamil 2/11 (3 overs)		Badar Munir 92* (35)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

2nd Match

India 279/5 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 280/7 (20 overs)
Ketan Patel 98 (50) Shahadat Hossein 1/14 (1 over)		Mohamad Hosen 101 (32) Deepak Malik 2/20 (2 overs)

• India won the toss and elected to bat

Round 2

3rd Match

India 305/5 (20 overs)	v	West Indies 165/5 (7.2 overs)
Sunil 113* (49) Canil Graham 1/10 (1 over)		Dennal Shim 40 (34) Deepak Malik 1/12 (2 overs)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field

4th Match

Pakistan 296/4 (20 overs)	v	England 199/6 (20 overs)
Muhammad Akram 105 (47) Matthew Dean 1/19 (1 over)		Peter Blueitt 71* (41) Badar Munir 2/18 (4 overs)

• England won the toss and elected to field

5th Match

Nepal 143/8 (20 overs)	v	Australia 145/0 (12.4 overs)
Sunil Chhetri 34* (36) Mark Haskett 2/19 (4 overs)		Matthew Cameron 68* (43)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to bat

6th Match

Bangladesh 223/3 (20 overs)	v	South Africa 151/5 (20 overs)
Mohammed Abdul Malek 90(64) Asher Jonathan Hattingh 1/32 (4 overs)		Ephraim Mathabo 47(53) Mohammad Mahmud Rashid 1/20 (3 overs)

• Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

7th Match

Sri Lanka 334/0 (20 overs)	v	New Zealand 120/7 (20 overs)
Ruwan Wasantha 170* (69)		Marquele McCaskill 30 (37) Saman Kumara 1/18 (4 overs)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
• Suranga Sampath and Ruwan Wasantha (SL) set the record for the highest ever partnership for any wicket in Blind T20 history(334*)

Round 3

8th Match

South Africa 174 (19.3 overs)	v	Australia 175/3 (15.4 overs)

• No toss

9th Match

India 204/5 (20 overs)	v	Pakistan 205/5 (15.4 overs)

• India won the toss and elected to bat

10th Match

Bangladesh 203/2 (20 overs)	v	Nepal 144/8 (20 overs)

• No toss

11th Match

Sri Lanka 281/2 (20 overs)	v	West Indies 151/8 (20 overs)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field

12th Match

New Zealand 128/9 (20 overs)	v	England 129/2 (8.2 overs)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

Round 4

13th Match

New Zealand 168/1 (20 overs)	v	Australia 172/2 (10 overs)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

14th Match

Sri Lanka 164/7 (20 overs)	v	Pakistan 165/5 (17.5 overs)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

15th Match

England 158 (19.4 overs)	v	India 159/0 (11 overs)

• England won the toss and elected to bat

16th Match

South Africa 146/5 (20 overs)	v	Nepal 149/4 (17.3 overs)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to field

17th Match

West Indies 195/6 (20 overs)	v	Bangladesh 196/2 (19.4 overs)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

Round 5

18th Match

South Africa 157/8 (20 overs)	v	India 158/1 (13.5 overs)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

19th Match

Nepal 116/8 (20 overs)	v	Pakistan 117/0 (7.5 overs)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

20th Match

Bangladesh 330/2 (20 overs)	v	New Zealand 240/9 (20 overs)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

21st Match

Sri Lanka 307/1 (20 overs)	v	England 204/7 (20 overs)

• England won the toss and elected to field first

22nd Match

West Indies 229/5 (20 overs)	v	Australia 136/2 (10 overs)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field first

Round 6

23rd Match

Bangladesh 210/2 (20 overs)	v	Australia 201/5 (20 overs)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field

24th Match

West Indies 208/7 (20 overs)	v	Nepal 165/3 (20 overs)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to field

25th Match

Sri Lanka 186/8 (20 overs)	v	India 187/1 (13.3 overs)

• India won the toss and elected to field

26th Match

England 257/8 (20 overs)	v	South Africa 214/4 (20 overs)

• England won the toss and elected to bat

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Sri Lanka 174 (19.2 overs)	v	India 175/0 (20 overs)

• India won the toss and elected to field
• India qualified for the final

Semifinal 2

Pakistan 309/1 (20 overs)	v	England 162/7 (20 overs)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
• Pakistan qualified for the final

Final

Pakistan 197/8 (20 overs)	v	India 200/1 (20 overs)

• India won the toss and elected to field
• India became the first team to win 2 Blind T20 World Cup titles

See also

Blind cricket

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