Pakistan has won the title of Blind T20 World Cup, it has created history by defeating Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the final. This is the first time in history that the Pak team has won this title. In this title clash, Bangladesh, playing first, was able to score 139 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. In response, Pakistan achieved the target in just 11 overs without losing any wicket and won the World Cup title in a historic way. Captain Nisar Ali scored an unbeaten 72 runs for Pakistan, while Mohammad Safdar supported him well and scored an unbeaten 47 runs.
This victory was also memorable for Pakistan because no one could defeat it in the entire tournament. Pakistan Blind Cricket Council Chairman Syed Sultan Shah has congratulated his team on this achievement. During the first innings, Pak bowler Babar Ali wreaked havoc, who took two wickets for just 24 runs in 4 overs. Apart from him, Mohammad Salman and Matiullah took one wicket each.
India had won all the titles so far
The Blind T20 World Cup tournament started in the year 2012, after that the Indian team won the World Cup title in 2017 and then again in 2022. After scoring a title hat-trick in the Blind T20 World Cup, India could not participate in the tournament this time. Since the Blind T20 World Cup was organized in Pakistan, in the meantime, due to the controversy over the Champions Trophy 2025, the Indian government refused to send its blind team across the border.
Let us remind you that Pakistan has reached the final of the Blind T20 World Cup twice so far. In the 2012 and 2017 editions, it lost to India by 29 runs and 9 wickets respectively. Now in 2024, the Pak team has finally succeeded in winning the first title, ending the trend of defeat.
