# 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. Ten teams, hosts India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa, Nepal, Australia and New Zealand took part, playing in 48 matches.
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. 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.

## 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, Sardar Vallabhbai Stadium, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Dwaraka DDA Ground, Delhi Siri Fort, Nahar Singh Stadium of Faridabad, Delhi Saket DDA Ground, Holkar Stadium, Bandra Kurla Complex Ground, MIG Cricket Club, Bandra (East), Brabourne Stadium, Pune PYC Ground, Rajagiri College Ground – Cochin, Karnataka State Cricket Association Ground, Alur., KIIT Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Rural Development Trust Stadium, Anatapur, Mulapadu cricket Ground (Gokaraju Liala Gangaaraju ACA Cricket Ground), 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

* January 30, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| New Zealand 112/7 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 117/0 (7.2 overs) |
| Marquele McCaskill 27 (47) Muhammad Jamil 2/11 (3 overs) | | Badar Munir 92* (35) |
* Pakistan won by 10 wickets Delhi Siri Fort
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

### 2nd Match

* January 30, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| India 279/5 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 280/7 (20 overs) |
| Ketan Patel 98 (50) Shahadat Hossein 1/14 (1 over) | | Mohamad Hosen 101 (32) Deepak Malik 2/20 (2 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 3 wickets Delhi IIT Ground
* India won the toss and elected to bat

## Round 2
### 3rd Match

* January 31, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| India 305/5 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 165/5 (7.2 overs) |
| Sunil 113* (49) Canil Graham 1/10 (1 over) | | Dennal Shim 40 (34) Deepak Malik 1/12 (2 overs) |
* India won by 142 runs Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field

### 4th Match

* January 31, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Pakistan 296/4 (20 overs) | v | England 199/6 (20 overs) |
| Muhammad Akram 105 (47) Matthew Dean 1/19 (1 over) | | Peter Blueitt 71* (41) Badar Munir 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 97 runs Delhi Siri Fort
* England won the toss and elected to field

### 5th Match

* January 31, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Nepal 143/8 (20 overs) | v | Australia 145/0 (12.4 overs) |
| Sunil Chhetri 34* (36) Mark Haskett 2/19 (4 overs) | | Matthew Cameron 68* (43) |
* Australia won by 10 wickets Delhi Dwaraka DDA
* Nepal won the toss and elected to bat

### 6th Match

* January 31, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Bangladesh 223/3 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 151/5 (20 overs) |
| 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 by 72 runs Delhi Saket DDA
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

### 7th Match

* January 31, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Sri Lanka 334/0 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 120/7 (20 overs) |
| Ruwan Wasantha 170* (69) | | Marquele McCaskill 30 (37) Saman Kumara 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 214 runs Delhi IIT Ground
* 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

* February 1, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| South Africa 174 (19.3 overs) | v | Australia 175/3 (15.4 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets Delhi Dwaraka DDA
* No toss

### 9th Match

* February 1, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| India 204/5 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 205/5 (15.4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 5 wickets Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla
* India won the toss and elected to bat

### 10th Match

* February 1, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Bangladesh 203/2 (20 overs) | v | Nepal 144/8 (20 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 59 runs Delhi Saket DDA
* No toss

### 11th Match

* February 1, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 2
| Sri Lanka 281/2 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 151/8 (20 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 130 runs Delhi IIT Ground
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field

### 12th Match

* February 1, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| New Zealand 128/9 (20 overs) | v | England 129/2 (8.2 overs) |
* England won by 8 wickets Delhi Siri Fort
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

## Round 4
### 13th Match

* February 2, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| New Zealand 168/1 (20 overs) | v | Australia 172/2 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets Delhi Dwaraka DDA
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat

### 14th Match

* February 2, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Sri Lanka 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 165/5 (17.5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 5 wickets Delhi Siri Fort
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

### 15th Match

* February 2, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| England 158 (19.4 overs) | v | India 159/0 (11 overs) |
* India won by 10 wickets Delhi Siri Fort
* England won the toss and elected to bat

### 16th Match

* February 2, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| South Africa 146/5 (20 overs) | v | Nepal 149/4 (17.3 overs) |
* Nepal won by 6 wickets Delhi Siri Fort
* Nepal won the toss and elected to field

### 17th Match

* February 2, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| West Indies 195/6 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 196/2 (19.4 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 8 wickets Delhi Siri Fort
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

## Round 5
### 18th Match

* February 3, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| South Africa 157/8 (20 overs) | v | India 158/1 (13.5 overs) |
* India won by 9 wickets Bandra Kurla Complex Ground
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

### 19th Match

* February 3, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Nepal 116/8 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 117/0 (7.5 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 10 wickets Delhi Dwaraka DDA Ground
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

### 20th Match

* February 3, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Bangladesh 330/2 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 240/9 (20 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 90 runs Delhi Dwaraka DDA Ground
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat

### 21st Match

* February 3, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Sri Lanka 307/1 (20 overs) | v | England 204/7 (20 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 103 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
* England won the toss and elected to field first

### 22nd Match

* February 3, 2017 1.30 PM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| West Indies 229/5 (20 overs) | v | Australia 136/2 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets (D/L) Bandra Kurla Complex Ground
* Australia won the toss and elected to field first

## Round 6
### 23rd Match

* February 4, 2017 9.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Bangladesh 210/2 (20 overs) | v | Australia 201/5 (20 overs) |
* Bangladesh won by 9 runs Bandra Kurla Complex Ground
* Australia won the toss and elected to field

### 24th Match

* February 4, 2017 9.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| West Indies 208/7 (20 overs) | v | Nepal 165/3 (20 overs) |
* West Indies won by 43 runs MIG Cricket Club, Bandra (East)
* Nepal won the toss and elected to field

### 25th Match

* February 4, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Sri Lanka 186/8 (20 overs) | v | India 187/1 (13.3 overs) |
* India won by 9 wickets Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
* India won the toss and elected to field

### 26th Match

* February 4, 2017 1.30PM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| England 257/8 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 214/4 (20 overs) |
* England won by 43 runs Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
* England won the toss and elected to bat

## Semifinals
### Semifinal 1

* February 10, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Sri Lanka 174 (19.2 overs) | v | India 175/0 (20 overs) |
* India won by 10 wickets Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
* India won the toss and elected to field
* India qualified for the final

### Semifinal 2

* February 11, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1
* Scoreboard 2
| Pakistan 309/1 (20 overs) | v | England 162/7 (20 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 147 runs Karnataka State Cricket Association Ground
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* Pakistan qualified for the final

## Final

* February 12, 2017 10.00 AM Local time (06:00 GMT) Scoreboard 1 Scoreboard 2
| Pakistan 197/8 (20 overs) | v | India 200/1 (20 overs) |
* India won by 9 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium
* India won the toss and elected to field
* India became the first team to win 2 Blind T20 World Cup titles