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The Indian women's blind cricket team made history on Saturday, August 26, by winning the gold medal in the rain-curtailed final of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 in Birmingham. India beat Australia in the finals by a margin of nine wickets as they comfortably chased the revised target of 43 in 3.3 overs.
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After losing the toss, India successfully held Australia to a meagre score of 114/8 in their complete 20 overs. Australia’s innings never got going, as they were moving at a slow pace, scoring just 29 runs in the powerplay. Wickets for India in the middle overs further slowed down the Australian innings, but C Lewis and C Welbeck managed to form a 54-run partnership to guide the Australians to a respectable total.
India's target was revised to 42 runs due to the rain interruption, and India's batswomen wasted no time in chasing down the modest total, reaching 43/1 in just 3.3 overs. India dominated the Australian bowlers with their aggression and sealed a comprehensive nine-wicket victory. The Women in Blue had earlier defeated England by 153 runs and Australia by 8 wickets in the league stage. India had 12 points from 4 games, while both England and Australia had 3 points each.
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The IBSA World Games men's final will feature a thrilling match between Pakistan and India. The Pakistanis had defeated India by 18 runs when the two teams began their World Games campaign last week. India will now look to take revenge on arch-rival Pakistan as the two teams meet for the second time in the tournament.
