News: Indian Women’s blind cricket team have created history winning the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup for the Blind in Colombo.
About Blind Women’s T20 World Cup 2025
- The T20 Cricket for the Blind Women’s World Cup is a pioneering initiative that champions inclusivity, empowerment, and sporting excellence.
- 2025 edition: The Blind Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 was the inaugural tournament.
- Host: India and Sri Lanka co-hosted the event, with fixtures in Delhi, Bengaluru and Colombo.
- Teams participated: This historic tournament featured six teams: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, USA, and Nepal.
- Eleven players make up a blind cricket team.
- Features: The game is played with a white plastic ball packed with ball bearings that rattle as it rolls, which allows it to be heard by players.
- Final Result: India emerged as the champion by defeating Nepal by 7 wickets in the final held at the P Sara Oval, Colombo.
- Rules followed: The event followed the International Blind Sports Federation Sight Classification rules, ensuring fairness and competitiveness.
- Role of CABI: The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) played a significant role in organizing and promoting the tournament, underscoring India’s leadership in developing blind cricket globally.
About Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI)
- The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) is the apex body that organizes and conducts cricket for the blind across India.
- Affiliated to: It is affiliated to World Blind Cricket (WBC).
- CABI is the cricketing arm of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled which governs cricket for the blind in India.
