T20 Cricket World Cup for Blind: India beat Bangladesh to lift third title; prize money, award winners’ list

Sunil
Ramesh
and
captain
Ajay
Kumar
Reddy
slammed
brilliant
tons
as
dominant
India
posted
a
massive
277
for
two
in
the
stipulated
20
overs.
In
response,
the
Bangladesh
side
could
only
score
157
for
three
in
response.

Guest
of
Honour
in
Final

With
this
win,
India
remained
unbeaten
in
their
campaign,
en
route
to
their
win
in
the
title.
Honourable
Governor
of
Karnataka
Thawar
Chand
Gehlot
presented
the
winners
and
runners-up
trophies.

India
post
a
mammoth
total
batting
first

Indian
captain
Ajay
Kumar
Reddy
elected
to
bat
first
after
winning
the
toss
and
in-form
batter
Sunil
Ramesh
was
joined
by
vice-captain
D.
Venkateswara
Rao
to
open
the
innings.

Good
start
for
Bangladesh
in
powerplay

Bangladesh
could
not
have
asked
for
a
better
start
to
the
finals
as
Salman
removed
Venkateswara
in
the
fourth
over
after
the
score
read
just
28.
India
faced
a
double
blow
in
the
same
over
as
Salman
castled
Lalit
Meena’s
stumps
to
put
India
at
29/2.
However,
that
was
the
only
joy
Bangladesh
could
find
in
the
innings
as
it
was
Sunil
Ramesh
and
captain
Ajay
Kumar
Reddy’s
show
from
there
on.

Middle-order
shines
for
India

Both
Indian
batsmen
challenged
the
Bangladeshi
bowling
attack
with
conviction
and
played
their
shots
all
around
the
park.
The
bowlers
did
not
have
an
answer
to
the
onslaught
from
the
in-form
Indian
batters.

Ajay
Kumar
Reddy
got
a
reprieve
while
batting
at
40
when
he
was
dropped
in
the
deep.
The
batters
did
not
give
any
chances
to
the
bowling
side
as
they
continued
to
mint
runs.

Sunil
Ramesh
continues
to
impress

Sunil
Ramesh
reached
his
third
century
of
the
tournament
with
a
boundary.
Ajay
reached
his
milestone
in
the
final
over
of
the
innings.
The
batters
put
on
a
248-run
unbeaten
partnership
for
the
third
wicket
to
take
the
final
score
to
a
mammoth
277
in
the
20
overs.
Sunil
scored
136
of
63
balls
with
the
help
of
24
boundaries
and
one
six.
Ajay
scored
100
of
50
balls
that
consisted
of
18
boundaries.

Bangladesh
batters
were
to
India’s
mammoth
total

Chasing
the
big
target,
the
in-form
Bangla
openers
Salman
and
captain
Md.
Ashiqur
Rahman
started
the
innings
well
but
couldn’t
find
boundaries.
The
Indian
bowlers
bowled
some
tight
overs
which
increased
the
run
rate
and
added
pressure
to
the
Bangladesh
batters,
especially
after
the
power
play
overs
which
yielded
very
less
output
for
Bangladesh.

Slow
start
for
Bangladesh
in
run
chase

They
lost
their
first
wicket
in
the
ninth
over
after
Lalit
Meena
dismissed
the
Bangladesh
captain
for
21
after
an
opening
wicket
partnership
of
56
runs.
Salman,
on
the
other
side,
was
trying
his
best
to
accelerate
the
scoring
but
the
Indians
were
disciplined
and
restricted
the
batters.

Salman
finishes
as
top-scorer
in
the
tournament

Salman
put
on
a
42-run
partnership
with
Abid
for
the
second
wicket
and
48
runs
for
the
third
wicket
with
Arif
Ullah
on
the
way
to
scoring
his
half-century.
Abid
scored
18
and
Arif
Ullah
scored
22.
Salman
remained
unbeaten
on
77
from
65
balls.

He
also
finished
the
tournament
as
the
top
run-getter
with
425
runs
from
7
innings.
Bangladesh
could
only
muster
157/3
at
the
end
of
20
overs
but
will
return
after
showing
some
fighting
spirit.

Brief
Scores:

India
(277/2
in
20
overs,
Sunil
Ramesh
–
136
not
out,
Ajay
Kumar
Reddy
–
100
not
out;
Salman
–
2/41)

beat
Bangladesh
(157/3
in
20
overs
(Salman
77
not
out,
Arif
Ullah
–
22,
Md.
Ashiqur
Rahman
–
21,
Abid
–
18;
Lalit
Meena
–
1/49,
Ajay
Kumar
Reddy
–
1/12).

Man
of
the
Match
in
Final:
Sunil
Ramesh
(IND)

Man
of
the
Tournament
in
B3
category:
Sunil
Ramesh
(IND)

Man
of
the
Tournament
in
B2
Category:
Ajay
Kumar
Reddy
(IND)

Man
of
the
Tournament
in
B1
Category:
Mohammed
Mahmud
Rashid
(BAN)

Prize
Money:

Winners:
Rs
3
Lakh

Runners-up:
Rs
1.50
Lakh.