ICC World T20 2016 Final: England vs West Indies- 5 talking points

Carlos Brathwaite hit 4 sixes of 4 consecutive balls to win West Indies their second World T20 title

In a nail-biting final encounter of the ICC World T20 2016, the West Indies edged past England by 4 wickets, courtesy a match-winning 85* by Marlon Samuels, and 4 consecutive sixes in the last over by Carlos Brathwaite.

With 19 needed off the last over, England would have felt that the game was in their pockets. But, Brathwaite had other intentions, as he appeared to have been batting in a completely different world.

In the 20^th over, with 19 to win, he hit four sixes off consecutive deliveries to seal the deal then and there for West Indies and leave Ben Stokes, the culprit of giving away the match, in tears.

Earlier, the West Indies had exhibited an excellent bowling and fielding display with Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, and Brathwaite being the chief wicket-takers with 2,3 and 3 wickets respectively.

While Badree was excellent with the new ball, dismissing Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan inside the powerplay overs, Brathwaite broke the blossoming partnership between Joe Root and Jos Buttler first, and then nipped a David Willey cameo in the bud at the death.

Bravo, on the other hand, got the prized wicket of Stokes and tripled that up with the scalps of Moeen Ali and Liam Plunkett. While 155 looked like a below par total, what transpired in the next innings made sure that it wasn’t a walk in the park for the Caribbeans.

Here are the talking points from the game.