Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) Strong contenders India defeated hosts England by 36 runs in the final to clinch the inaugural T20 Physical Disability World Series title.





India won the World Disability World Series T20 by defeating England





In this match played at Blackfinch on Tuesday, the Indian team batted first and scored 180 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. After this, the team won the trophy by stopping England for 144 runs for nine wickets.





Middle-order batsman RG Sante was the top scorer with a quick 53 off 34 balls with two fours and four sixes.





Openers KD Phanse (36), Vikrant Kenny (29) and S Mahendran (33) also made useful contributions.





The BCCI has recognized the team but has not provided any financial support to it. The BCCI congratulated Twitter on the achievement of the team, whose coach is former Mumbai coach Sulakshan Kulkarni.





"India defeated England by 36 runs in the final to win the Physical Disability World Cricket Series 2019," BCCI wrote on Twitter. "



