| 2018 Deaf T20 World Cup | |
| Fromdate: | 23 November 2018 |
| Todate: | 30 November 2018 |
| Administrator: | Deaf International Cricket Council |
| Cricket Format: | 20 Overs |
| Tournament Format: | Group and Knockout |
| Host: |  India |
| Champions: | Sri Lanka |
| Runner Up: | India |
| Participants: | 8 |
| Player Of The Series: | Asanka Manjula |
| Most Runs: | Gamindu Malkalm (388) |
| Most Wickets: | Asanka Manjula (15) |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
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.
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.[8] [9] 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.[10] [11] [12]
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.[13]
Teri Gram cricket ground in Gurugram was the only venue allocated to host the Deaf T20 World Cup.[14] is the best earning a
Star Sports, the Premier 24 hour Indian sport network was awarded the rights as the title sponsor for the Deaf T20 World Cup.[15]