2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup
2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February 2018.It was the twelfth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the third to be held in New Zealand .
New Zealand was the first country to host the event three times.The opening ceremony took place on 7 January 2018.
Following the group stage fixtures, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa had all qualified for the Super League quarter-final stage of the tournament.
The other eight teams moved to the Plate League to determine their final placements in the competition. Sri Lanka went on to win the Plate League, giving them a final position of ninth overall in the tournament.
In the first Super League semi-final, Australia beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets to progress to the final In the second semi-final, India beat Pakistan by 203 runs to advance into the final.
In the third-place playoff, no play was possible due to rain and a wet outfield. Pakistan therefore finished in third place, as they finished their group ahead of Afghanistan on net run rate.
In the final, India beat Australia by 8 wickets to win their fourth Under-19 World Cup, the most by any side.
India won their fourth U19 World Cup, the most by any team.
Manjot Kalra (Ind) became the fifth batsman to score a hundred in an U19 World Cup final.
2018 Blind Cricket World Cup
The 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup was the fifth Blind Cricket World Cup tournament, and was held from 8-20 January 2018 in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
In the final, defending champions India defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets to secure their 2nd Blind Cricket World Cup title under the captaincy of Ajay Kumar Reddy.
Six teams, Pakistan, India, SriLanka, Bangladesh, Australia and
Nepal played in the tournament,with Nepal making their first ever appearance.
India played all of their group stage matches of the tournament at neutral venues in the United Arab Emirates, after the foreign ministry of India blocked them from travelling to Pakistan.
It was later revealed that the Cricket Association for the Blind in India and Pakistan Blind Cricket Council had agreed to shift the Indian matches to the UAE. Thus, only Nepal and Bangladesh were willing to play matches in Pakistan.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosted the final between India and Pakistan on 20 January.
In the final, Pakistan batted first and managed to score 308/8 after being put into bat by India.
India chased down the target of 309 with 16 balls to spare to clinch the title. India thus maintained their unbeaten record in the tournament.
