Английская Википедия:2018 Deaf T20 World Cup

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The 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup was the 3rd edition of the Deaf Cricket World Cup tournament, and was held from 23 to 30 November 2018 for 8 days in India and all of the scheduled matches were held in the city of Gurugram, New Delhi.[1][2] In the final, Sri Lanka defeated hosts and defending champions India by 36 runs to secure their first ever Deaf T20 World Cup title.[3] Five teams including hosts India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and Nepal[4] played in the tournament.[5][6] The tournament was hosted by Deaf Cricket Society in India affiliating with the Deaf International Cricket Council.[7] The tournament began with hosts India played against South Africa on 23 November 2018.[8]

In the final, Sri Lanka batted first and managed to score 145/9 in the 20 overs after being put into bat by India. India were bowled out for 109 runs in 17.5 overs as Sri Lanka claimed victorious for the first time in a major deaf cricket tournament.[9][10] This was also the third major world cup triumph for Sri Lanka in cricket following the victories at the 1996 Cricket World Cup and 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[11][12][13]

Former Australian cricket who is also a global ambassador for Deaf movement Brett Lee invited as the chief guest during the closing ceremony of the event.[14]

Venues

Teri Gram cricket ground in Gurugram was the only venue allocated to host the Deaf T20 World Cup.[15] is the best earning a

Broadcasting

Star Sports, the Premier 24 hour Indian sport network was awarded the rights as the title sponsor for the Deaf T20 World Cup.[8]

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