India continued their winning streak in the T20 World Cup for Blind as they thrashed Sri Lanka by nine wickets, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Saturday.
Put in to bat, Sri Lanka rode on Chandana Deshapriya's (62) half-century and Pathum Saman Kumara's 30 to post a challenging 186 for eight in their allotted 20 overs.
In reply, Prakash J slammed a brilliant 99 not out, inclusive of 20 hits to the fence, to steer the home team to victory in just 13.3 overs.
T20 World Cup for Blind: India thrash Australia by 128 runs
India piled up a huge 272 for no loss in their allotted 20 overs with openers Sunil and Muhammed Farhan hitting an unbeaten ton and an undefeated half-century, respectively.
Sunil smashed 163 not out off 72 deliveries with the help of 29 boundaries, while Farhan hit 53 off 35 balls before being retired hurt.
The opening pair put on an unbroken 199 runs together in 15 overs, which virtually took the game away from the Aussies.
Iqbal Jafar then scored a quick-fire 30 from 13 balls to take the home team to a comprehensive win.
Chasing a humongous total, Australia were bowled out for a meagre 144.
Blind Cricket World T20: India hammer New Zealand to claim 5th consecutive victory
India thrashed New Zealand by nine wickets to extend their winning streak in the T20 World Cup for Blind here today.
New Zealand elected to bat first but they were restricted to a meagre 136 for 6 by defending champions India at KIIT Stadium here.
B D Wilson, M L K McCaskill and Deacun Dunn tried hard to push the target with their 52 not out, 13 and 13 not out.
However, Indian bowlers Iqbal Jafar and Ketan Patel put pressure on them by taking two and one wicket respectively.
Chasing 137 for a win, India easily overhauled the target in just nine overs with Sukhram Majhi and Ajay Kumar Reddy remaining not out on 56 and 72 respective.