Indian Blind Cricket Team defeat Pakistan in 3rd match to grab series

The Indian blind cricket team defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the third and final T20 match of the Friendship Cricket Series and bagged the series by 2-1.

In the third T20 match of the series played at ICC Cricket Academy Ground in Dubai, the Pakistani blind team batted first and scored 193 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the 20 overs.

In response, India achieved the target of 194 on the fourth ball of the 19th over with outstanding fifties from Sunil Ramesh and Ajay Kumar Reddy.

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For India, Sunil Ramesh scored 64 and Ajay Kumar smashed 66 in the 3rd T20 while captain Durga Rao picked three wickets. Ajay Kumar Reddy was named as the Player of the Match.

Earlier, in the second T201, India defeated the Pakistani blind team by 46 runs, while Pakistan won the first match of the series.

During the first match of the series, Pakistan stunned the Indian Blind Cricket Team by 4 wickets. With India posting 213/5, Pakistan chased down the target with only five wickets down.

Skipper Badar Munir was given Man of the Match for his stellar performance of 129* runs.