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In the final of the 2016 T-20 World Cup, West Indies faced England at the Eden Gardens ground. England had to defend 19 runs in the last over to win the title.
English captain Eoin Morgan gave the ball to 24-year-old young all-rounder Ben Stokes. West Indies’ Carlos Braithwaite on strike. Braithwaite hits deep backward square leg for a six on the first ball of the over. But still needed 13 runs to win. Brathwaite then ended the match with three consecutive sixes and West Indies won the T20 World Cup title for the second time. This 4 ball made Braithwaite famous. This was the last time West Indies beat England in the T20 World Cup.
The first time the two teams met in a World T20 was in 2009, where the Caribbean beat England at home. England’s losing streak against the West Indies ended in 2021, when the English bowlers bowled out the Caribbean team for just 55 runs at the Dubai ground. Today West Indies will be looking to avenge this defeat.
The winning moment of T-20 World Cup 2016…
Carlos Braithwaite scored 34 runs in 10 balls in the final against England.
West Indies and England are the only two teams to have won the T20 World Cup title twice. Today, the second Super-8 match of the T-20 World Cup will be played between defending champions England and hosts West Indies at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St. Lucia from 6 am.
Match details…
Super 8: West Indies Vs England
Date and Stadium: 20 June, Darren Sammy Stadium, Saint Lucia
Time: Toss- 5:30 AM, Match Start- 6:00 AM
Hosts West Indies hands up…
Role of toss and pitch- Based on this World Cup, it might be better to bat first after winning the toss. A total of 20 T-20 International matches were played here, with 10 teams batting first and 10 bowling first. On June 18, a match between West Indies and Afghanistan saw the first time a 200-pass score was made at this stadium. Bowlers spend a run at the stadium at an economy of just 8.00. Along with pace, spin bowlers also get many wickets.
Importance of Match- This is the second match of Super-8. There are two groups in Super-8. There are 4 teams in a group, which will play against each other. A win today will strengthen their chances of going to the semi-finals.
West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran second top scorer in T20 World Cup 2024, Archer England’s highest wicket taker
Players to watch
Akil Hossain of West Indies is the third highest wicket-taker in the World Cup
- Aqeel Hossain- Akhil has taken 9 wickets in all four matches of the World Cup. He took 5 wickets for just 11 runs against Uganda, while against Afghanistan he also took 2 wickets for 21 runs.
- Sherfan Rutherford- He is the second top scorer of West Indies in this tournament. He has scored a total of 93 runs in 4 matches. It was only because of his unbeaten innings of 68 runs against New Zealand that the team could win the match.
Adil Rashid’s record against West Indies is better
- Jos Buttler- England captain Jos Buttler has scored 66 runs in 4 matches. He scored 24 runs in 8 balls against Oman. Due to this innings, England won the match by a big margin and qualified for Super-8 due to good run rate. Buttler is a good big-match player.
- Adil Rashid Has taken 5 wickets in this World Cup. He does well against West Indies. He also took 4 wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup and due to this England managed to beat West Indies in the World Cup for the first time.
Weather report- 25 chances of rain
Saint Lucia has a 25 percent chance of rain on the morning of June 20. Cloudy weather may remain during the match. The temperature will be between 32 to 37 degrees Celsius.
Possible Playing-11 of both the teams
West Indies (WI): Rovman Powell (captain), Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Sherfan Rutherford, Andre Russell, Akeel Hossain, Alzari Joseph and Gudakesh Moti.
England (ENG): Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Reece Topley.