| Dates | 23 November 2018 – 30 November 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Deaf International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | 20 Overs |
| Tournament format(s) | Group and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Champions |  Sri Lanka |
| Runners-up | India |
| Participants | 8 |
| Player of the series | Asanka Manjula |
| Most runs | Gamindu Malkalm (388) |
| Most wickets | Asanka Manjula (15) |
| Official website | www |
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]
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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]
