A Brilliant knock from Carlos
Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels gave West Indies their second World T20 Champion
title in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Carlos hit four sixes in last over in four
balls to win the title. This year Under 19 World Cup Trophy, Women T20 World
Cup Trophy and Men T20 World Cup Trophy are lifted by West Indies Team.
So far, in World Cup West Indies
lost only one match to Afghanistan in Super 10 round. They beat England twice
including Final match, South Africa, Sri Lanka and India in Semi-Final. England
was in game till 19th over and set a target of 19 runs in last over.
Ben stokes went for the final over and Carlos Brathwaite smashes four sixes in
four balls to clinch the title and created history.
Virat Kohli was the top scorer in
the World Cup with 273 runs in five matches in knockout rounds. Marlon Samuels
was awarded Man of the Match award for his brilliant knock in Final. Samuels
walked to the crease in the second over of the chase, when England had
surprised West Indies by using Joe Root with the new ball, and he duly claimed
Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle in his first over.
Virat Kohli won the Man of the
tournament award in 2016 World T20 Final. He scored 273 runs at an average of
137. This was the sixth edition of the tournament. Next T20 World Cup will be
hosted by Australia in 2020.
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