The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian Team for winning the T-20 World Cup for the Blind.
Sharing a tweet by Differently Abled Cricket Council of India, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“India is proud of our athletes. Delighted that we have won the T-20 World Cup for the Blind. Congratulations to our team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours.”
India is proud of our athletes. Delighted that we have won the T-20 World Cup for the Blind. Congratulations to our team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. https://t.co/W3eQMo3LRn
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 17, 2022
On Saturday, December 17, India defeated Bangladesh by 120 runs to win their third T20 World Cup for the Blind at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
As India elected to bat first, they scored 277 runs in their allotted 20 overs for the loss of two wickets. After losing their first two wickets for just 29, Sunil Ramesh (136 not out of 63) and captain Ajay Kumar Reddy (100 not out of 50) added a record 247-run stand for the third wicket in the tournament finale.
Chasing India’s mammoth total, Bangladesh could manage only 157/3 and lost the contest by 120 runs. For India, Lalit Meena and Ajay Kumar each took one wicket.