2016 ICC World Twenty20 final

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2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final

Event	2016 ICC World Twenty20
England West Indies
Date	3 April 2016
Venue	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires	Rod Tucker (On-field umpire) Kumar Dharmasena (On-field umpire) Marais Erasmus (TV umpire) Bruce Oxenford (Reserve umpire)
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The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 3 April 2016 to determine the winners of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 between England and West Indies.

Background

England and the West Indies played each other in two ICC finals beforehand - the final of the 1979 World Cup at Lord's and the final of the 2004 Champions Trophy final at the Oval, both of which the West Indies won. This was also the first final between two previous champions - England won the 2010 World T20 for their first ICC world championship while the West Indies won the 2012 World T20.

Both teams were drawn into Super 10s Group 1 alongside Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa. They played each other in their opening game on March 16th at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, and star West Indian power hitter Chris Gayle made the Windies' chase of England's 182 look easy, scoring an unbeaten 100 off 47 balls, including 11 sixes, to become the first player to hit two T20 international centuries as the West Indies won by six wickets with 11 balls to spare.

Road to the Final

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England

England arrived in India as a dark horse. Despite having been the 2010 World T20 champions, they had not advanced past the group stage of the previous year's World Cup and had included only one member of their 2010 champion squad - Irish-born batsman and captain Eoin Morgan, after the English selectors had opted not to recall fast bowler Stuart Broad for the tournament. England did, though, also include players who had World Cup experience and who had won Ashes series such as batsman Joe Root, wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and pacer Liam Plunkett.

After their loss to the West Indies, England beat South Africa with the highest successful run chase (229) in World T20 history before beating Afghanistan and then Sri Lanka with a semifinal berth on the line. In their semifinal against unbeaten New Zealand in Delhi, opener Jason Roy's 78 off 44, which earned him Man of the Match, led England's charge to a seven-wicket victory.

West Indies

Despite subpar performances in Test and ODI play, the 2012 World T20 champion West Indies arrived as a force to be reckoned with in the T20 arena primarily thanks to their power hitting. Even though two players from their 2012 champion squad - off-spinner Sunil Narine and all-rounder Kieron Pollard - were not in the 2016 squad, the Windies still included such players as Gayle, 2012 final Man of the Match Marlon Samuels and leg-spinner Samuel Badree.

After prevailing against England, they defeated Sri Lanka in a rematch of the 2012 final and then South Africa. They suffered an upset loss to Afghanistan in their final group match, but with first place in the group already secured. In their semifinal against host India in Mumbai, things looked grim after Virat Kohli's unbeaten 89 off 47 propelled India to 192/2 in their 20 overs followed by Gayle being bowled for just 5 by right arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah. However, the Windies then unleashed their power hitting, to which India found no answer. Replacement Lendl Simmons led the successful West Indian chase, recording an unbeaten 82 off 51 for Man of the Match as the West Indies won by seven wickets with two balls to spare.

Match details

Match officials

Umpires : Rod Tucker (Australia) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire : Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
Match referee : Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire : Bruce Oxenford (Australia)

Match Summary

3 April 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

England	v	West Indies

Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus)