The Final
England 155-9 (20 overs): Root 54, Buttler 36, Brathwaite 3-23
West Indies 161-6 (19.4 overs): Samuels 85*, Brathwaite 34*, Willey 3-20
West Indies celebrate their World T20 success which came in a nailbiting final over in a closely fought match
West Indies have narrowly beaten England in the final of cricket's World Twenty 20 - the World Cup for the shortest version of cricket, which was invented in England in 2003 - in a dramatic final over of the match.
The Windies' Carlos Brathwaite produced a remarkable final-over effort by taking bowler Ben Stokes for 24.
A superb bowling performance from England - who won the 2010 World Twenty20 - had left them on the verge of victory at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, after their batsmen posted a sub-par 155-9 from their allotted 20 overs, leaving the Windies needing 156 runs from their 20 overs to win.
West Indies needed 19 from their 20th, and last, over, bowled by Stokes, for victory but Brathwaite made a nonsense of what seemed a fairly difficult task by hitting four sixes in a row to hand his side their second World T20 crown, making them the first team to win the tournament twice.
Carlos Brathwaite
Marlon Samuels
England celebrate one of Joe Root's two wickets in the second over
Moeen Ali is caught, Dwayne Bravo celebrates
Dwayne Bravo goes for a run after dismissing Moeen Ali
David Willey hits out
West Indies players celebrate the dismissal of Joe Root
Jos Buttler hits a six off Sulieman Benn
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