--- title: "Which country won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 by defeating Pakistan in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in UAE?" description: "Which country won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 by defeating Pakistan in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in UAE?" author: "Reyansh Singh" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39664/which-country-won-the-5th-edition-of-blind-cricket-world-cup-2018-by-defeating-pakistan-in-the-final-by-two-wickets-at-sharjah-in-uae category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Which country won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 by defeating Pakistan in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in UAE? Which [country won](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32254/which-country-won-football-world-cup-maximum-times) the 5th edition of Blind [Cricket World Cup](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34043/which-country-s-team-has-won-the-12th-edition-of-icc-under-19-cricket-world-cup-2018) 2018 by defeating [Pakistan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32238/name-the-country-who-hands-over-two-ships-to-pakistan-navy-for-gwadar-port-security) in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in [UAE](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/326180/10-best-animal-attractions-in-the-uae)? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Which country won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 by defeating Pakistan in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in UAE?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f5cfdd10-de00-4476-bf3b-8e16fa8b169f/images/bcfc1cd1-fa02-4ebe-abaa-05c46c580607.jpg) Defending champions **India** defeated Pakistan in the **fifth** edition of the **Blind Cricket World Cup** tournament. The **2018 Blind Cricket World Cup** was held from **8th January 2018** to **20th January 2018** in **Pakistan** and the **United Arab Emirates (UAE)**. Under the captaincy of **Ajay Kumar Reddy,** India **defeated** Pakistan by **two wickets** in the final which was played at the **Sharjah Cricket Stadium**. There were **six** teams which participated in the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup. The teams were **Nepal, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Australia, Pakistan** and **India**. Nepal made their first-ever appearance. ![Which country won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 by defeating Pakistan in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in UAE?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f5cfdd10-de00-4476-bf3b-8e16fa8b169f/images/d24bcb5a-8632-4b88-811f-89de648a65d9.jpg) The tournament is organized by the **World Blind Cricket Council**. Pakistan was chosen to be the **host** nation for the 2018 Blind Cricket [World Cup](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126373/world-cup-2019-live-score). But later United Arab Emirates (UAE) was chosen to be the **joint host** of the tournament after the **Foreign Ministry of India** blocked India’s travel to Pakistan. The **Cricket Association for the Blind in India** and the **Pakistan Blind Cricket Council** shifted all the Indian matches to United Arab Emirates (UAE). ![Which country won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 by defeating Pakistan in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in UAE?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f5cfdd10-de00-4476-bf3b-8e16fa8b169f/images/c32e6622-d5e6-4b6f-85ab-99a37823c9bd.jpg) The 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup was of **Group** and **Knockout** format. The cricket format was of **40** overs with each team getting 40 overs each to play. India **defeated** Bangladesh by **seven wickets** in the **first semi-final** played on **17th January 2018** at **Ajman Oval** to reach the finals whereas Pakistan defeated Srilanka by **156** runs in the **second semi-final** played on 17th January 2018 at **Eden garden cricket ground** to face India in the finals. The final match of the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup was played on **20th January**. Indian captain Ajay Kumar Reddy won the toss and decided to field first. Batting first Pakistan scored **308** runs for the loss of **eight wickets** in their allotted 40 overs. Indian team achieved the target for the loss of **eight wickets** in **38.2 overs** (with ten balls to spare) to clinch the title. ![Which country won the 5th edition of Blind Cricket World Cup 2018 by defeating Pakistan in the final by two wickets at Sharjah in UAE?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f5cfdd10-de00-4476-bf3b-8e16fa8b169f/images/dd6fcd17-86d8-46e1-8747-ea9aab089998.jpg)\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39664/which-country-won-the-5th-edition-of-blind-cricket-world-cup-2018-by-defeating-pakistan-in-the-final-by-two-wickets-at-sharjah-in-uae Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.