The fourth edition of the Women’s National T20 Cricket for the Blind will be held in Hubballi-Dharwad starting on January 8 with 16 teams from across the country participating in it.
Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Wednesday, trustee of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled and founder-member of Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) Udaykumar Bagunavar said that in all 27 league matches will be played among 16 participating teams.
CABI and the trust are jointly organising the tournament with the help of IndusInd Bank.
Mr. Bagunavar said that the inaugural ceremony of the tournament will be held at Indira Glass House in Hubballi and the matches will be played at Karnataka Gymkhana Cricket Ground, Railway Cricket Ground, BDK Cricket Ground in Hubballi and at SDM Cricket Ground in Dharwad.
During the league stage, eight matches will be played every day.
After the league matches, the semifinal matches will be played on January 11 and the finals will be played at Karnataka Gymkhana Ground on January 12.
Sports head of Samarthanam Trust spoke about the history of cricket for the blind in the country and also on the achievements of blind cricketers.
The tournament will provide the best platform for the visually challenged to showcase their sporting skills and also to empower themselves, member of Cricket Association for the Blind in Karnataka Shivaram Deshpande said.
