West Indies (161/6) beat England (155/9) by four wickets
West Indies stun Australia in women's World Twenty20 final
- Australia 148-5; West Indies 149-2 (19.3 overs)
- West Indies win by eight wickets to secure first World Twenty20 crown
West Indies win World T20 final as Carlos Brathwaite sinks England
• Carlos Brathwaite hits four sixes off Ben Stokes’s first four balls of final over
• West Indies, 161-6, beat England, 155-9, by four wickets with two balls left
West Indies fuelled by insults, disputes and wounded pride
Captain Darren Sammy was first off the bus, holding his mobile phone and some portable speakers, the purpose of which would immediately become clear. He was followed by Dwayne Bravo, and, as a crowd gathered outside the Trident Hotel in Mumbai, the pair of them danced their way into the foyer, accompanied by the pulsing bassline of Bravo’s self-written pop single Champion.
India lacked express pace says man-of-the-match Simmons
MUMBAI—Lendl Simmons believes India’s lack of genuine pace bowlers helped him guide West Indies to a seven-wicket victory in the semifinal of the World Twenty20 yesterday. Simmons smashed an unbeaten 82 off 51 balls and featured in two strong partnerships with opener Johnson Charles (52) and Andre Russell (43 not out) as West Indies raced to 196-3 after India had scored 192-2.
West Indies women book World T20 final spot defeats previously unbeaten Kiwis in semi-final
West Indies Women cricketers defied the odds when they defeated New Zealand Women by six runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, to book their first-ever appearance at a Twenty20 World Cup final.