You will remember the 4 sixes of Carlos Brathwaite, which he had taken the World Cup from England by hitting the balls of Ben Stokes. England were at the threshold of victory, he had to save 19 runs in an over but Brathwaite was in a different mood that day. This match took place on this day (3 April). Virat Kohli, the best player of this tournament, was selected.
West Indies needed 19 runs in the last over to win, which were not easy. The team’s 6 wickets had fallen and was putting over Ben Stokes. He put a half -volley on the first ball leg stump, which was hit by Carlos Brathwaite for a six towards the backward square leg. After this, he won the team after hitting six balls on the second, third and fourth balls.
#OnThisDay in 2016…
1️⃣9️⃣ from 6️⃣ balls required to win the #T20WorldCup.
Carlos Brathwaite, take it away! 👇 pic.twitter.com/mY0OwFphbA
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) April 3, 2020
West Indies had created history
This was the second T20 World Cup title of the West Indies cricket team. She became the first team to win two T20 World Cups. However, after this, England and the Indian cricket team have also done this. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India recently won its second World Cup title. Earlier in 2007, India won the first edition under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
Virat Kohli became the best player of the tournament
The West Indies became the T20 World Cup champion. The team defeated India in the semi -finals. However, Virat Kohli was chosen as the best player of the tournament. Kohli was the second batsman to score the most runs in the tournament. He scored 273 runs in 5 innings. Kohli also took a wicket. In the list of most runs, Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh was at number one, who scored 295 runs.
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