Blind T20 World Cup: India beats Australia by 8 wickets

India beat Australia by eight wickets in a pulsating blind T20 cricket world cup played at Khalsa Stadium in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on December 10.

India won the toss and chose to bowl first. With a loss of six wickets, Australia gave a massive target of 144 runs in 20 overs. However, the target was easily achieved by the Indian players in just nine overs with a loss of only two wickets.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya also reached Khalsa Stadium to cheer for India national blind cricket team. Both the leaders met the teams and after that, the match started.

There were a lot of spectators in the stadium to see the action-packed match. The blind T20 cricket world cup match was given special attention by district officials, who also encouraged specially-abled people and schoolchildren to watch.

During the match, the union minister Scindia said that, "I congratulate both the teams. They are performing very well, and it will be a very exciting match."

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David also said, "It was India's second match being played here. The semi-finals will be played on December 15 in Bangalore and the final match will be played on December 17."

A special sounding ball was used for match and players performed batting and fielding after listening to its sound.