1st Blind Women’s T20 World Cup 2025
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: PIB
Subject: Miscellaneous
Context: Prime Minister of India met and felicitated the Indian Women’s Blind Cricket Team after they created history by winning the inaugural Blind Women’s T20 World Cup 2025, defeating Nepal in the final.
About 1st Blind Women’s T20 World Cup 2025:
What it is?
• The Blind Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 is the first-ever global cricket championship exclusively for women cricketers with visual impairment.
• It marks a historic step toward inclusivity, representation and international recognition for blind women athletes.
Organised By: World Blind Cricket Ltd. (WBC)
• Hosted jointly with the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) and the Cricket Association for the Blind in Sri Lanka.
Hosts & Venues:
• The World Cup was co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
• Tournament venues included:
• Delhi (India) Bengaluru (India) Colombo (Sri Lanka) — venue for the final at P. Sara Oval Stadium
• Delhi (India)
• Bengaluru (India)
• Colombo (Sri Lanka) — venue for the final at P. Sara Oval Stadium
Features of the Tournament:
• Six participating nations: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, USA.
• Format: Round-robin league → semifinals → final
• Team composition: Players grouped as B1 (fully blind), B2, B3. Every team must field a mix of all categories.
• Players grouped as B1 (fully blind), B2, B3.
• Every team must field a mix of all categories.
• Specialised equipment: White plastic ball with metal bearings (rattling sound helps tracking). Underarm bowling along the ground. B1 batters use runners, and each B1 run counts double.
• White plastic ball with metal bearings (rattling sound helps tracking).
• Underarm bowling along the ground.
• B1 batters use runners, and each B1 run counts double.
Results:
• Champion: India (Unbeaten campaign) India won the first-ever Blind Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating Nepal by 7 wickets in the final.
• India won the first-ever Blind Women’s T20 World Cup, defeating Nepal by 7 wickets in the final.
• Player of the Final: Phula Saren.
• Captain: Deepika TC (Deepika Gaonkar)