Cricket: West Indies win World T20 final in stunning fashion

Posted on 03 April 2016.

New Zealand Herald

6:22 AM Monday Apr 4, 2016

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Victorious Windies T20

West Indies have won the World T20 final in stunning fashion with four straight sixes in the final over to beat England.

Carlos Brathwaite struck four straight sixes to overhaul England’s 155 to seal a dramatic four-wicket win.

West Indies needed 19 runs in the 20th and final over which Brathwaite (34 not out) provided in style by smashing Ben Stokes for sixes off the first four balls.

Brathwaite ensured that hard work put in by Marlon Samuels, who struck 85 not out off 66 balls with nine fours and two sixes, did not go to waste, with Stokes appearing inconsolable at the end of the game.

West Indies finished on 161-6 in 19.4 overs after restricting England to 155-9, when Brathwaite took 3-23.

West Indies’ players rushed on to the ground to celebrate and then broke into an impromptu jig after becoming the first team to win the World Twenty20 title on two occasions, after success in 2012.

“It’s something we’ll cherish for a long time,” West Indian captain Darren Sammy said.

“Every game somebody stepped up. It was good to see Carlos play like that in his debut World Cup. It shows the T20 depth we have in the Caribbean.”

Continued below.

Match Summary

England v West Indies

West Indies win by 4 wickets

Date:: 3 April 2016

Match:: Final

Venue:: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Start time:: 09:30

Umpires:: Handunnettige Dharmasena / Rodney Tucker

Toss:: West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl.

England:155 for 9 (20.0 overs)

Joe Root 54, Jos Buttler 36

Samuel Badree (4-1-16-2), Dwayne Bravo (4-0-37-3), Carlos Brathwaite (4-0-23-3)

West Indies:161 for 6 (19.4 overs)

Marlon Samuels 85*, Carlos Brathwaite 34*

David Willey (4-0-20-3), Joe Root (1-0-9-2)

Commentary

West Indies win by 4 wickets
Over 20. 24 runs. Bowler: Ben Stokes. West Indies: 161/6 (rr 8.05)
19.4 SIX! Ben Stokes to Carlos Brathwaite. Half volley, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Wow! What incredible hitting from Brathwaite to hit four sixes in four balls to win the game for the West Indies. Needing 19 to win off the last over England were looking to likely winners until Brathwaite opened his shoulders and dispatched the ball to all parts of the ground. Samuels held the innings together with his 85 not out to get West Indies into a winning position and he will take all the plaudits.

David Willey bowled fantastically to get figures of 3-20 and the stroke of genius to open the bowling with Root payed off as he took two wicket including Gayle. England though could never get the big wicket of Samuels and the decision to bring him back after the catch was reversed was a huge turning point. West Indies have now been crowned men’s and women’s T20 champions in the same day.
19.3 SIX! Ben Stokes to Carlos Brathwaite. Half volley, off stump backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. What hitting from Brathwaite. He has hit three sixes in a row and West Indies now only need 1 to win. Absolute game changing innings from the big West Indian.
19.2 SIX! Ben Stokes to Carlos Brathwaite. Half volley, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Stokes just misses his length and Brathwaite swings through the line for another six.
19.1 SIX! Ben Stokes to Carlos Brathwaite. Length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs. A huge six from Brathwaite. Could he do it?
Over 19. 8 runs. Bowler: Chris Jordan. West Indies: 137/6 (rr 7.21)
18.6 Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Yorker, outside off stump backing away Steer, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.
18.5 Chris Jordan to Carlos Brathwaite. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Willey.
18.4 Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.
18.3 Chris Jordan to Carlos Brathwaite. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Root.
18.2 Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Root.
18.1 FOUR! Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. Samuels once again goes over the fielder at mid off to good effectiveness.
Over 18. 11 runs. Bowler: David Willey. West Indies: 129/6 (rr 7.17)
17.6 FOUR! David Willey to Carlos Brathwaite. Full toss, to leg moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs. Great improvisation from Brathwaite as he moves across and scoops the ball over fine leg.
17.5 David Willey to Marlon Samuels. Yorker, down leg side on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Root.
17.4 David Willey to Carlos Brathwaite. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Willey.
17.3 David Willey to Carlos Brathwaite. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Ali.
17.2 David Willey to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, hit pad to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Willey.
17.1 David Willey to Marlon Samuels. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Ali.
Over 17. 7 runs. Bowler: Chris Jordan. West Indies: 118/6 (rr 6.94)
16.6 Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Full toss, down leg side backing away Slog, to mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Hales.
16.5 Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Yorker, outside off stump backing away driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.
16.4 Chris Jordan to Carlos Brathwaite. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for 1 run, run save by Morgan.
16.3 Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Half volley, middle stump backing away Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Jordan.
16.2 FOUR! Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Brilliant batting from Samuels. He sees mid off up so he hits over the top.
16.1 Chris Jordan to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Morgan.
Over 16. 7 runs. Bowler: David Willey. West Indies: 111/6 (rr 6.94)
15.6 David Willey to Marlon Samuels. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rashid.
15.6 Wide David Willey to Marlon Samuels. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
15.5 David Willey to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, to leg on the back foot Late Cut, to deep backward point for 2 runs, run save by Hales, fielded by Root.
15.4 David Willey to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to slips for no runs, shy attempt by Plunkett.
15.3 OUT! Caught. David Willey to Darren Sammy. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, by Hales. England have two wickets in the over. This time Sammy goes over cover but he manages to pick out Hales on the boundary who didn’t need to move.
15.2 David Willey to Darren Sammy. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Hales.
15.2 Wide David Willey to Darren Sammy. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
15.1 OUT! Caught. David Willey to Andre Russell. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket, by Stokes. What a catch from Stokes on the boundary edge. He runs around and dives forward to get the vital wicket of Russell.
Over 15. 18 runs. Bowler: Liam Plunkett. West Indies: 104/4 (rr 6.93)
14.6 SIX! Liam Plunkett to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Back to back sixes for Samuels. He gives himself a little bit of room and drills the ball back over the bowlers head.
14.5 SIX! Liam Plunkett to Marlon Samuels. Half volley, middle stump backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
14.4 Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, run save by Roy, shy attempt by Roy.
14.3 Liam Plunkett to Andre Russell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Plunkett.
14.2 Liam Plunkett to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hales.
14.1 FOUR! Liam Plunkett to Marlon Samuels. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Over 14. 10 runs. Bowler: Adil Rashid. West Indies: 86/4 (rr 6.14)
13.6 OUT! Caught. Adil Rashid to Dwayne Bravo. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to gully, by Root. Just the breakthrough England were after. Bravo tries to smash the ball out of the stadium but he gets a top edge which loops into the air.
13.5 Adil Rashid to Marlon Samuels. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Plunkett.
13.4 Adil Rashid to Dwayne Bravo. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
13.3 SIX! Adil Rashid to Dwayne Bravo. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Bravo picks the googly and dispatches the ball deep into the crowd.
13.2 Adil Rashid to Marlon Samuels. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
13.1 Adil Rashid to Dwayne Bravo. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.
Over 13. 9 runs. Bowler: Ben Stokes. West Indies: 75/3 (rr 5.77)
12.6 Ben Stokes to Dwayne Bravo. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Root.
12.5 Ben Stokes to Marlon Samuels. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Plunkett.
12.4 Ben Stokes to Dwayne Bravo. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Morgan.
12.3 FOUR! Ben Stokes to Dwayne Bravo. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Bravo is living on the edge as his misdirected pull shot goes for four thanks to a dropped catch from the sub on the boundary.
12.2 Ben Stokes to Dwayne Bravo. Yorker, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Plunkett.
12.2 Wide Ben Stokes to Dwayne Bravo. Length ball, wide outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
12.1 Ben Stokes to Marlon Samuels. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Willey.
Over 12. 5 runs. Bowler: Adil Rashid. West Indies: 67/3 (rr 5.58)
11.6 Adil Rashid to Marlon Samuels. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Morgan.
11.5 Adil Rashid to Dwayne Bravo. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Jordan.
11.4 Adil Rashid to Marlon Samuels. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.
11.3 Adil Rashid to Marlon Samuels. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rashid.
11.2 Adil Rashid to Dwayne Bravo. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Hales.
11.1 Adil Rashid to Marlon Samuels. Leg spinner yorker, down leg side on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Jordan.
Over 11. 8 runs. Bowler: Ben Stokes. West Indies: 62/3 (rr 5.64)
10.6 Ben Stokes to Marlon Samuels. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Steer, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Roy.
10.5 Ben Stokes to Marlon Samuels. Yorker, outside off stump no foot movement driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Buttler.
10.4 Ben Stokes to Dwayne Bravo. Full toss, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hales.
10.3 Ben Stokes to Marlon Samuels. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Willey.
10.3 Wide Ben Stokes to Marlon Samuels. Short, outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
10.2 Ben Stokes to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Stokes.
10.1 FOUR! Ben Stokes to Marlon Samuels. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Just a bit of width from Stokes and Samuels opens up his body and carves the ball away.

– NZ Herald

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