At Malek Stadium in this city, India's deaf cricket team defeated South Africa by a score of 39 runs to win the DICC T20 Champions Trophy.
India put up a strong performance with both the bat and the ball to post the required 141 runs and preserve their outstanding unblemished record in the competition. South Africa was bowled out for 101 runs off the loss of 10 wickets while chasing a 141-run mark.
India scored 140 runs in the allotted 20 overs when batting earlier, losing 4 wickets in the process. India scored 140 runs for 4 wickets with sparkling performances from Indrajeet Yadav (40) and top scorer Virendra Singh (50 not out).
At Malek Stadium in Ajman, UAE, on Sunday, South Africa Deaf Players S Poonsamy and A McGee put up a strong bowling performance to defeat the hosts by four wickets. India captured 10 South African wickets with their top order after efficiently organising their batting. R du Plessis, a 23-year-old deaf South African player, scored the highest goal for his squad.
CEO of the Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA), Roma Balwani, commented on winning the DICC T20 Champions Trophy 2022 tournament, "It was a very special competition because Team IDCA was taking part in their first international competition following the pandemic, following the final competition in 2018 that was held in India. This competition demanded a great deal of leadership from the captain, who was ably supported by trainers MP Singh and Dev Dutt. The entire team's resiliency and persistence in winning all of the round-robin matches and the quarterfinal to claim victory tonight is admirable. Team India Deaf Cricket deserves praise."
GM of KFC India, Moksh Chopra, stated: "The Indian Deaf Cricket Team's unbroken run to the DICC T20 Champions Trophy finals and eventual victory or runner-up finish has been great and inspirational. Through this agreement, we will continue to assist the players' development and the growth of the special needs cricket league while highlighting their skill."
Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) President Sumit Jain stated, "We are grateful to our coaches and captain Virendra Singh for their efforts in helping us win this illustrious trophy, and we express our appreciation to the DICC managing committee, which is led by Chairman Stefan Pichowski. We are appreciative of all of our sponsors and collaborators."