West Indies defeated England by 4 wickets in the final of ICC World T20 2016 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Here’s the summary of the game.
England : 155/9 (20 Ovs) : Joe Root 54(36) ; Jos Buttler(wk) 36(22) Carlos Brathwaite 3/23; Dwayne Bravo 3/37
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West Indies : 161/6 (19.4 Ovs) : Marlon Samuels 85(66) ; Carlos Brathwaite 34(10) Willey 3/20; Joe Root 2/9
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Here’s how twitter reacted as West Indies became the only team to lift the World T20 trophy for the second time.
Dear me, that was special. #WT20Final
— Peter Nevill (@pmnevill) April 3, 2016
This is cricket!!!! #WorldCupFinal #WT20Final #WestIndies
— Varun SAHEJ Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) April 3, 2016
Believe it…..Chaampyaan! Chaampyaan!!!!! They did believe! #WT20Final #WIvsEng
— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) April 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/nickbrightdj/status/716673519766138880
Champi-On!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 West Indies #WT20Final #ENGvWI
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) April 3, 2016
Sport is the ultimate live drama!!
Amazing!#WT20Final— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) April 3, 2016
Congratulations to @westindies on winning the #WT20Final
A wonderful match to watch… well played @MarlonSamuels7 and @TridentSportsX #icc— Junaid khan 83 (@JunaidkhanREAL) April 3, 2016
Absolutely gutted for the boys!!! They've done us all proud!! What a bunch of legends!! #Wt20Final #ENGvWI
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) April 3, 2016
#WI are #WT20 CHAMPIONS! They've beaten #ENG by 4 wickets! https://t.co/WX64Ai0wMW #ENGvWI #WT20Final pic.twitter.com/rvUMbFpIBl
— ICC (@ICC) April 3, 2016
Just remember England fans: England have still won more Ashes series the West Indies #WT20Final
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) April 3, 2016
4 balls 4 sixes for Carlos Brathwaite. WI clinch the title for the 2nd time. #WT20Final pic.twitter.com/N8FZ8tU08k
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) April 3, 2016
Incredible finish to the #WT20Final 4 balls 4 6's
— Tommy Bowe (@TommyBowe) April 3, 2016
England gonna England. #WT20Final pic.twitter.com/0VLEHrSukc
— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 3, 2016
We have power & that's all you need in this game!!says WI.
Incredible WI ! Incredible finals! incredible tournament ! #WT20Final— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 3, 2016
How good is sport!!!! #WT20Final Unbelievable!!!!
— Nick Evans (@nick10evans) April 3, 2016
Sport is the best form of reality tv!What a win by the West Indies,what a lastover.Braithwaite brilliance Who would have thought #WT20Final
— Shaun Pollock (@7polly7) April 3, 2016
That's some sensational hitting!! #WT20Final
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) April 3, 2016
What a brilliant final. #WestIndies the true Champions. Congratulations. My second favourite team. #WT20 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) April 3, 2016
Fantastic Cricket by West Indies Team. The way they finished the match was outstanding. Congrats.
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) April 3, 2016
So fairytale endings do exist in cricket as well, what a spectacle by the West Indies. #rally #ChampionDance
— Wayne Parnell (@WayneParnell) April 3, 2016
Most World Cups:
Australia: 5
West Indies: 4
India: 3— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 3, 2016
Congratulations @westindies for clean sweeping the @ICC tournaments this season. U-19, women & now men's World Cup. Champions. #WT20Final
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 3, 2016
West Indies have now beaten England in the final of World Cup (1979), Champions Trophy (2004), World T20 (2016). #WTFinal
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) April 3, 2016
Just remember England fans: England have still won more Ashes series the West Indies #WT20Final
— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) April 3, 2016
Congratulations @westindies Cricket! A truly #Champion year for the islanders! 3/3 I'm sure the celebrations will match that performance👏🏾🙌🏾
— Ashwell Prince (@ashyp_5) April 3, 2016
Unbelievable @TridentSportsX 👏👏.. Well played @westindies..well deserved winners & well done @englandcricket for playin d finals #WT20Final
— Mandeep Singh (@mandeeps12) April 3, 2016
Fantastic game !! Well played West Indies !!!
— David 'Bumble' Lloyd (@BumbleCricket) April 3, 2016
Caribbean summer in India. West Indies women and men winners..! Well done. Well played… 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) April 3, 2016
Brrrrrreeeeaaaattthhhhhwwwaaaaiiiittttt u beauty @westindies @henrygayle @DJBravo47 congrats champions
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 3, 2016
Crickets the winner. Well played @westindies commiserations @englandcricket that's why t20 is the best format going. Never a dull game.
— Tim Bresnan (@timbresnan) April 3, 2016
Extraordinary treble from the West Indies. And they're not in the next global tournament.
— simon hughes (@theanalyst) April 3, 2016
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