November has proven to be a double whammy for India's women cricketers. After their first-ever World Cup title by beating South Africa in the ODI WC final, the India Blind Women's team has joined in by winning the first-ever T20 World Cup by beating Nepal in the final. The icing on the cake is that both tournaments were hosted by India, although the ODI World Cup also had Sri Lanka has co-hosts.
Some victories remind us that no challenge is ever too big when talent refuses to be limited.
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) November 23, 2025
Our Indian women’s team, supported by @blind_cricket association, has shown exactly that, turning every obstacle into strength and every doubt into determination on their journey in… pic.twitter.com/IcLhDw52ku
India completed the perfect World Cup victory in the Blind Women's T20 World Cup as they were unbeaten in the league stages, winning all five games to top the group. They then beat Sri Lanka in the semifinal before upstaging Nepal convincingly in the summit clash. The India Blind Women's team has been on the rise in recent years.
For those unaware, India were gold medalists at the 2023 IBSA World Games in Birmingham, beating Australia in the final. Despite being founded only in the 2010s, India's blind women cricketers have quickly become a dominant force. Blind women's cricket in general is still an evolving sport and this was the first-ever T20 World Cup for this sport.
Major rules of Blind Women's T20 cricket
- There are three categories of players - B1 (fully blind), B2 (partially blind) and B3 (partial sight)
- The ball used is made of plastic and has bearings inside it, so that the sounds can make the players aware of it
- Bowlers are only allowed to bowl underarm and the ball has to bounce twice before it reaches the batter
- Stumps used are much bigger than conventional stumps
- Umpires call out 'play' before each ball so that all players aware of proceedings
