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Indian deaf cricket team wins T20 series against England

Electing to bowl, India restricted England to 164 for 4 and then chased down the target with four balls to spare, riding on half-centuries by Abhishek (68) and Umar Ashraf (56).

News Arena Network - London - UPDATED: July 1, 2024, 01:57 PM - 2 min read

Indian deaf cricket team wins T20 series against England

Indian deaf cricket team clinched a 5-2 series win against England. Image credit - X.

The Indian deaf cricket team defeated hosts England by six wickets in the seventh and final T20, securing a 5-2 series victory in Leicester.

Abhishek Singh was awarded the man-of-the-match in the final game, while Sai Akash bagged the player-of-the-series honour.

Electing to bowl, India restricted England to 164 for 4 and then chased down the target with four balls to spare, riding on half-centuries by Abhishek (68) and Umar Ashraf (56).

India did not have the best of starts to their chase, losing the first three wickets for only 46 runs. But Abhishek and Ashraf shared a 95-run partnership to rebuild the innings and took the side over the line.