03/04Result
Final (N), World T20 at Kolkata, Apr 3 2016
West Indies won by 4 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Marlon Samuels
Marlon SamuelsWest Indies
03/04Result
Final (N), World T20 at Kolkata, Apr 3 2016
West Indies won by 4 wkts (2b rem)
Player of the Match
Marlon Samuels
Marlon SamuelsWest Indies

Match Day

Report
2490dThe Report by Brydon Coverdale

WI grab title after Brathwaite 6, 6, 6, 6

Needing 19 off the last over against England, Carlos Brathwaite clubbed four consecutive sixes off Ben Stokes, as West Indies clinched their second World Twenty20 title in scarcely-believable fas

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Surrey gunning for revenge in Royal London final

Twelve months ago at Lord's, Surrey fell agonisingly short of glory in the Royal London Cup final, so you can expect them to be hyper-motivated when they get another crack at the cup on Saturday

2490dAndrew Miller at Eden Gardens

Time stops on England to deny perfect ending

In a big final, England slowed the game to the tempo that their captain had demanded, they had the trophy winking at them from the sidelines, and then...

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Carlos Brathwaite helps West Indies claim World T20 crown

An impressive all-round display by Carlos Brathwaite helped West Indies lift their second World Twenty20 title, after they beat England by four wickets, with two balls to spare, at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

1889dSidharth Monga at Eden Gardens

Warne, Stokes feel Samuels' fire

Marlon Samuels, Man of the Match in West Indies' World T20 final victory, had scores to settle with Shane Warne and Ben Stokes afterwards

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'This is for Shane Warne' - Samuels

After an extraordinary World T20 final, Marlon Samuels was named Man of the Match for the second time in four years after his unbeaten 85 off 66 balls kept West Indies in their chase

1889dJarrod Kimber in Kolkata

They came, they rallied, they won

The ills of West Indies cricket may not be solved overnight, but the victorious teams - men, women and the U-19s - have brought much joy and no little flair

1889dSidharth Monga at Eden Gardens

The sixes that silenced England

Carlos Brathwaite's stillness, the smooth flow of his bat, the ball struck sweetly beyond the ropes - again and again and again. Four balls that wiped out all that had gone before

1889dSidharth Monga in Kolkata

'Champion' dazzlers ready for final jig

West Indies know how to put on a T20 show; they hit the biggest sixes, have the flashiest celebrations, and enjoy their time on the field, but they are also one of the smartest teams around

1889dAndrew Fidel Fernando in Kolkata

'Short of brains' description angers Sammy

Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, described Mark Nicholas' pre-tournament characterisation of his team as "short of brains" as an emotional flash point for his side during the World T20

1889dAndrew Miller at Eden Gardens

Team will share Stokes' pain - Morgan

Eoin Morgan says his team will share the pain of their agonising final-over defeat in the World T20 final, just as he hopes they will share the triumphs he believes they will produce in the future

Champions West Indies

2

No. of World T20 titles for West Indies. They are the only first team to win two such titles. They were the first to win two ODI World Cups as well.

Spectacular finish

24

Runs scored by West Indies in the 20th over to win, which is the most in T20Is. Australia had hit 23 vs Pakistan in Gros Islet in 2010.

Big-match player

2

No. of players who have scored two 50-plus in World T20 finals, including Samuels (2012 and 2016). Sangakkara had did it in 2009 and 2014.

2012 final

78

Samuels' score in the World T20 final of 2012 against Sri Lanka in Colombo. He had scored 78 out of his team's 137.

Milestone

50

No. of T20Is for Gayle. He is playing his 50th match of this format today. He is the 4th West Indies player to appear in 50 or more T20Is.

Brathwaite's fruitful match

2

No. of wickets Brathwaite took in his first 7 T20Is, before this match conceding 189 runs in 20 overs. He took 3 for 23 in four overs today.

Economical Badree

5.39

Badree's economy in this World T20, which is the best in this edition of the tournament and the fourth-best by a bowler in any World T20 bowling 20 or more overs.

Big game, bad start

33

Runs scored by England in Powerplays in this final - lowest for them in this World T20. They had scored at 9.12 runs per over in the Powerplays in first 5 games.

Failing at big stage

13.20

Morgan's average in this WT20, in 6 inns. He has scored 66 runs at SR of 111.86. In World Cup 2015, he had scored just 90 runs in 5 inns at ave of 18 and SR of 64.74.

Solitary run by openers

1

No. of runs scored by England's openers in this match - joint-lowest for them in a T20I. Their openers had scored same amount of runs vs Aus, Manchester, 2009.