2017 Blind T20 World Cup
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.[1][2][3][4] Ten teams, hosts India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa, Nepal, Australia and New Zealand took part, playing in 48 matches.
 | |
| 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 |
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.[5] 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.[6][7][8][9]
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,[10][11] Sardar Vallabhbai Stadium, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Dwaraka DDA Ground,[12] Delhi Siri Fort,[13] Nahar Singh Stadium of Faridabad,[14] Delhi Saket DDA Ground,[15] Holkar Stadium, Bandra Kurla Complex Ground,[16] MIG Cricket Club, Bandra (East),[17] Brabourne Stadium, Pune PYC Ground,[18] Rajagiri College Ground – Cochin,[19] Karnataka State Cricket Association Ground, Alur.,[20] KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar,[21] Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anatapur,[22] Mulapadu cricket Ground (Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground),[23][24] 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
v |
||
Marquele McCaskill 27 (47) Muhammad Jamil 2/11 (3 overs) |
Badar Munir 92* (35) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
2nd Match
v |
||
Ketan Patel 98 (50) Shahadat Hossein 1/14 (1 over) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat
Round 2
3rd Match
v |
||
Sunil 113* (49) Canil Graham 1/10 (1 over) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field
4th Match
v |
||
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
v |
||
Sunil Chhetri 34* (36) Mark Haskett 2/19 (4 overs) |
Matthew Cameron 68* (43) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat
6th Match
v |
||
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
v |
||
Ruwan Wasantha 170* (69) |
- 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
v |
||
- No toss
9th Match
v |
||
- India won the toss and elected to bat
10th Match
v |
||
- No toss
11th Match
v |
||
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field
12th Match
v |
||
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
Round 4
13th Match
v |
||
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
14th Match
v |
||
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
15th Match
v |
||
- England won the toss and elected to bat
16th Match
v |
||
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field
17th Match
v |
 Bangladesh196/2 (19.4 overs) | |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
Round 5
18th Match
v |
||
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
19th Match
v |
||
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
20th Match
| Bangladesh 330/2 (20 overs) |
v |
|
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
21st Match
v |
||
- England won the toss and elected to field first
22nd Match
v |
||
- Australia won the toss and elected to field first
Round 6
23rd Match
| Bangladesh 210/2 (20 overs) |
v |
|
- Australia won the toss and elected to field
24th Match
v |
||
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field
25th Match
v |
||
- India won the toss and elected to field
26th Match
v |
||
- England won the toss and elected to bat
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
v |
||
- India won the toss and elected to field
- India qualified for the final
Semifinal 2
v |
||
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- Pakistan qualified for the final
Final
v |
||
- India won the toss and elected to field
- India became the first team to win 2 Blind T20 World Cup titles
See also
References
- "CricHQ – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- "CricHQ – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- "CricHQ – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- "India crush Pakistan by 9 wickets to lift T20 Blind World Cup". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- "India beat Pakistan to win second straight T20 World Cup for Blind title - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- NDTVSports.com. "India Beat Pakistan by 9 Wickets to Win T20 World Cup For Blind – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "2017 Blind T20 World Cup: Who said what to India's win in the finals". 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- "Keeping your ear on the ball". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- "India lift second successive T20 Blind World Cup". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- "IIT Ground | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Delhi IIT Ground – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Delhi Dwaraka DDA – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Delhi Siri Fort – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Faridabad Nahar Singh Stadium – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Delhi Saket DDA – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "CricHQ – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "MIG Cricket Club, Bandra (East) – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Pune PYC Ground – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Rajagiri College Ground – Cochin – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Karnataka State Cricket Association Ground, Alur – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "CricHQ – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "CricHQ – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "CricHQ – Making cricket even better". CricHQ. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- "Dr. Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground, Mulapadu | India | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-18.