West Indies defeated England to win ICC World T20 Men’s title

West Indies on 3 April 2016 won the ICC Cricket World T-20 Men’s Cup 2016. In the final clash at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Indies defeated England by 4 wickets.

England batting first was bowled out at a score of 155 for 9 wickets and in reply to the target West Indies scored 161 at the loss of 4 wickets in 19.4 over.

• Player of the match – Marlon Samuels (West Indies)

• Player of the series – Virat Kohli (India)

Captains of the two teams

• West Indies – Darren Sammy

• England – Eoin Morgan

With this win, West Indies became the only team so far to win the ICC World Twenty20 title twice, having secured it last in 2012.

Earlier, West Indies won their maiden Women's World T-20 title by defeating reigning champions Australia by 8 wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

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