Blind T20 World Cup: India continue winning run; beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets

Prakash J put on a brilliant unbeaten 99 that included 20 hits to the fence, to steer the home team to victory in just 13.3 overs.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani with blind Indian cricket team players at Blind Cricket Tournament 2nd T20 World Cup 2017 at Sardar Patel Stadium Navarangpura in Ahmedabad on Saturday. | PTI
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani with blind Indian cricket team players at Blind Cricket Tournament 2nd T20 World Cup 2017 at Sardar Patel Stadium Navarangpura in Ahmedabad on Saturday. | PTI

AHMEDABAD: India continued their winning streak by defeating Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the T20 World Cup for Blind at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium here today.

Put in to bat by India, Sri Lanka rode on Chandana Deshapriya's (62) half-century and Pathum Saman Kumara's 30 to score 186 for eight in their allotted 20 overs.

In reply, Prakash J put on a brilliant unbeaten 99 that included 20 hits to the fence, to steer the home team to victory in just 13.3 overs.

Besides Prakash, Ketan Patel also chipped in with a crucial 56 not out to help India post a comfortable win.

For Sri Lanka, Dinesh Nihara Mathugama took the lone Indian wicket.

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