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Virat Kohli congratulates West Indies on winning T20 World Cup 2016
Virat Kohli on Sunday congratulated the West Indies team on winning the ICC World T20 2016, by beating England by four wickets.
03 April 2016 • 11:54 PM
Indian vice-skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday congratulated the West Indies team on winning the ICC World T20 2016, by beating England by four wickets at the historic Eden gardens Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday. It was their second World T20 title win, as they became the first nation to do so. Carlos Brathwaite was the match-winner as he hit four sixes in the final over off Ben Stokes that indeed allowed the Windies to pull off a thrilling win in almost an impossible scenario, as he received the Team India jersey from Kohli following the semi-final win over India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: England vs West Indies, ICC World T20 2016, Final at Kolkata
Marlon Samuels set up the final and Carlos Brathwaite put on the finishing touches as West Indies beat England by 4 wickets to win the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 final at Eden Gardens. West Indies also became the only team to win the ICC World T20 twice. It was not all smooth sailing, though; much as it had happened in England’s innings, two West Indian wickets fell to spin early. There were differences; where Samuel Badree foxed the batsmen with his skill, Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle offered their wickets on a diamond platter to a spinner of the calibre (or rather, lack of it) of Joe Root. David Willey opened bowling and started with a quiet over to Charles. Eoin Morgan did an MS Dhoni and gave Root the second over. It proved to be a masterstroke. England’s batting depth was on full display. FULL CRICKET UPDATES: England vs West Indies, ICC World T20 2016, Final at Kolkata
Congratulations @westindies Team. Unbelievable Victory. Well played @englandcricket Team #Champion #WT20Final pic.twitter.com/in9v1wZGqF
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 3, 2016
David Willey, batting all the way down at No. 9, smacked 2 sixes and 1 four in a 14-ball 21 that ensured the runs kept coming for England despite the continues fall of wickets. He was finally dismissed hitting one from Brathwatie to Johnson Charles in the deep. Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, and Adil Rashid made minor contributions as well to lead England to a fighting 150-plus total.