ICC World T20 finalists to commemorate Kolkata flyover collapse by wearing black armbands
Eden Gardens is set to host the final matches of both the women’s and the men’s ICC T20 World Cup 2016 campaigns respectively on Sunday. It is going to be a big day for West Indies cricket as both their women's and men's sides are poised to battle it out for the titles against Australia and England respectively.
Kolkata, the city where the finals will be held, witnessed a terrifying flyover tragedy on 31 March which took the lives of at least 24 people and also left 88 injured.
All the four finalists of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 are therefore expected to wear black armbands in order to pay respect to the victims of the gruesome incident and show their solidarity to the families of the affected.
Former India captain and the current president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Sourav Ganguly told the press, “We have requested the teams to wear black armbands.”
The CAB is also set to show a documentary on its former president, the late Jagmohan Dalmiya, who is believed to be the main reason behind Eden Gardens hosting the final matches of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016.
The closing ceremony of this world event is reportedly going to feature Bickram Ghosh (tabla player and percussionist), Tanushree Shankar (Indian classical dancer) and Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan (sitarist duo).
The women's final is scheduled to start from 2.30 pm on Sunday while the men's final will start from 7 pm onwards.
Here is a list of the match officials who are going to conduct the two final matches of the tournament on Sunday:
| Event | Teams | Venue | Date | Time | On-field and Third Umpires | Match Referee |
| ICC World T20 2016 Women's Final | Australia vs West Indies | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 3 April 2016, Sunday | 2.30 pm | Aleem Dar, Richard Illingworth, and Nigel Llong | Andy Pycroft |
| ICC World T20 2016 Men's Final | England vs West Indies | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 3 April 2016, Sunday | 7.00 pm | Kumar Dharmasena, Rod Tucker, and Marais Erasmus | Ranjan Madugalle |