West Indies defeated England in a nail-biting finish of the
ICC T20 World Cup 2016 as four sixes from Carlos Brathwaite in the final over saw the
Caribbean side win the tournament for the second time. They won by four
wickets with two balls to spare on Ben Stokes' final over.
It was
Joe Root's fine performance with the bat that helped England post a
total of 155 runs, losing nine wickets in the process. He also
contributed with the ball as he dismissed both West Indies openers
Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle in the second over of the chase.
Marlon
Samuels impressed for West Indies, but it was Brathwaite's sixes in the
last over, when his side needed 19 runs, that mattered the most. Two
sixes off the first two balls of Stokes' over put the pressure back on
England and it was followed by one more six. He finished the match with a
six as he and Samuels remained unbeaten at 34 and 85 runs respectively.
West
Indies won their first T20 World Cup in 2012 and became the first team
to win it for the second time after their latest win over England at
Eden Gardens