LAHORE: Pakistan on Monday beat Bangladesh in the Blind Cricket World Cup by nine wickets in the inaugural game.
The fifth edition of Blind Cricket World Cup kicked off at the Gaddafi Stadium on Monday, with hosts Pakistan facing Bangladesh in the opening game of the tournament.
Pakistan won the toss and put Bangladesh in to bat first. Badar Munir scored 145 runs off 70 balls and Amir Ishfaq registered 46 runs.
Earlier this month, the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council had to reschedule the matches after the Indian government expressed its reluctance to grant permission to its team to travel to Pakistan for the matches.
Teams of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Australia and India are participating in the event.
Three matches are scheduled to be played in Pakistan while remaining matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates.