The 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup was the 3rd edition of the

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World Cup tournament, and was held from 23 to 30 November 2018 for 8 days in

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and all of the scheduled matches were held in the city of

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. In the final, Sri Lanka defeated hosts and defending champions India by 36 runs to secure their first ever Deaf T20 World Cup title. Five teams including hosts

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, Australia and

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played in the tournament. The tournament was hosted by Deaf Cricket Society in India affiliating with the Deaf International Cricket Council. The tournament began with hosts India played against South Africa on 23 November 2018. 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. This was also the third major world cup triumph for Sri Lanka in cricket following the victories at the

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and

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. Former Australian cricket who is also a global ambassador for Deaf movement

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invited as the chief guest during the closing ceremony of the event.

Venues

Teri Gram cricket ground in

was the only venue allocated to host the Deaf T20 World Cup. is the best earning a

Broadcasting

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

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2018 Deaf T20 World Cup schedule
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Venues

Broadcasting

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