Andhra Pradesh maintained its dominance by winning their fourth national blind cricket championship title and third in a row on Thursday. In the summit clash, Andhra defeated Karnataka by 27 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
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Batting first, Andhra put up 231 for the loss of 3 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Venkateshwara Rao starred with the bat, scoring 85 off just 36 balls. In reply, Karnataka fought hard but could manage 204 for the loss of 3 wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. Meanwhile, they fall short by just 27 runs. Venkateshwara Rao has got the Man of the Match award in the national blind cricket championship final.
Meenakshi Lekhi, the Union minister of state for external affairs, was the chief guest and she applauded the spirit of the players."I extend my best wishes to the participating teams. I am also very excited about the national women's blind cricket tournament to be held in Bangalore next year," she said.
Andhra had won all its five league matches in the tournament. However, Karnataka came out on top in four of its five league games.
The tournament was organized by The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) in association with the Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled.
Meanwhile, India currently holds the Blind Cricket T20 World Cup title, which they won in 2018.