West Indies win World T20 final as Carlos Brathwaite sinks England READ MORE NEWS

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West Indies won a tense World T20 final in spectacular style, when Carlos Brathwaite hit the first four balls of the final over for four sixes, making a mockery of what looked a stiff task of 19 off six Ben Stokes deliveries. West Indies finished on 161 for six, with Brathwaite making 34 off 10 balls.Carlos Brathwaite struck four consecutive sixes in the final over as the West Indies chased down England’s 155 to win a thrilling final by six wickets and lift the World Twenty20 for the second timeEngland had posted 155 for nine as Joe Root led the way with a classy half-century. When Darren Sammy won his 10th straight toss he was quick to send England in and promptly saw them lose three quick cheap wickets in the first five overs. But Root’s 54 in 36 balls gave the innings some backbone, with Jos Buttler (36) and David Willey (21) chipping in as wickets tumbled regularly in Kolkata.When West Indies batted, they quickly slipped to 11 for three, with Chris Gayle making only four. But Marlon Samuels was reprieved after being given out with the score on 37 and finished with 85 off 66 balls. Then came Brathwaite’s fireworks, after he and Samuels had lifted their side from 107 for six.


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