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
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
Brathwaite's performance beat Yuvraj's 70 in the 2007 World Cup semi-final against Australia
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
The victory in Kolkata was followed by more combative words from both parties. Little will change till the administration is overhauled
Kohli is very good; so are England; and so is the art of running twos. Oh, and dew is water
England coach Trevor Bayliss has backed Ben Stokes to bounce back from the pain of being taken for four sixes by Carlos Brathwaite in the final over the World T20 final
Relive the all-time classic game with this blow-by-blow account
Carlos Brathwaite on facing that last over, why he chose to finish it off with a six, and feeling sorry for Ben Stokes
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...
Carlos Brathwaite, who hit four successive sixes to snatch the World T20 title from England's grasp in Kolkata, has said "everything we do is for the betterment of West Indies
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.
Test captain hasn't given up hope of T20 World Cup involvement after starring role in ODI
Marlon Samuels, Man of the Match in West Indies' World T20 final victory, had scores to settle with Shane Warne and Ben Stokes afterwards
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
West Indies captain Darren Sammy's emotional speech at the presentation ceremony after his team won the World T20 final against England at Eden Gardens
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
The West Indies team may have used bat and ball to settle scores on the field, but a title run provided free reign on an open microphone to settle scores off the field too
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
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
There are remarkable similarities between the England side which won the World T20 in 2010 and the one in the final this time
Eoin Morgan has told England to embrace the hype of a world final as they prepare to face West Indies in Kolkata
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
There is plenty of history between England's limited-overs captain and the man who will coach the opposition in the World T20 final
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
Super 10 Group 1 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
WI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.359 |
ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.145 |
SA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.651 |
SL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.461 |
AFG | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.715 |
Super 10 Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
NZ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 |
IND | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -0.305 |
AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.233 |
PAK | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.093 |
BAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.805 |
First Round Group A | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
BAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.938 |
NED | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.154 |
OMA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1.521 |
IRE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.685 |
First Round Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AFG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.54 |
ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.567 |
SCOT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.132 |
HKG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.017 |