The Indian blind cricket team kept their cool under pressure to pull off a comprehensive 45-run win over Pakistan in the final of the first Blind Twenty20 Asia Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Sunday.

Batting first, India lost Prakash Jayaramaiah, one of their best batsmen, early, but captain Ajay Kumar Reddy hit a late cameo (34 off 16 balls) to push India to 206.

Pakistan lost five of their batsmen to run outs in a shaky chase. They slumped to 80 for six before captain Anees Javed and Israr Hussain staged a recovery. The task proved too much though, and after Javed lost his wicket, Pakistan collapsed to 163, giving India an easy victory.