On This Day: Carlos Brathwaite’s blitz powered West Indies to 2016 World Twenty20 title

Carlos Brathwaite’s blitz: The West Indian all-rounder’s brief knock was the difference between the two teams four years ago.

On this day in 2016, West Indies became the first team to win their second ICC World Twenty20 title after winning the first one in 2012 in Sri Lanka.

West Indies’ ploy of having depth in their batting department saw the move reaping fruits in the final match after all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite delivered when it mattered the most.

Needing 27 runs off the last two overs, West Indies could only score eight runs as England all-rounder Chris Jordan gave away only four runs off five balls.

England captain Eoin Morgan handed the ball to all-rounder Ben Stokes as the opposition required 19 runs to win the match in the last over.

Brathwaite, who had scored 10 (6) before the last over, smashed four consecutive sixes off Stokes to register one of the greatest finishes across formats in cricket.

Brathwaite’s efforts powered his team to chase a 156-run target after West Indies were restricted to 11/3 in the third over. Having scored 85* (66) with the help of nine fours and two sixes, Marlon Samuels might have top-scored for West Indies but it would have been difficult for West Indies to win the match without Brathwaite’s blitz.

The win also meant that West Indies captain Darren Sammy became the first captain to win two ICC World Twenty20 titles. In what forms another story, the final match ended up as Sammy’s last international match for West Indies.

Carlos Brathwaite’s blitz powered West Indies to 2016 World Twenty20 title

#OnThisDay in 2016, West Indies became double @T20WorldCup champions! 🏆

They first beat 🇦🇺 by eight wickets in the women’s final, before the men trumped 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 by four wickets in a finale which has been quoted many times since 👇 pic.twitter.com/qDW4WkpwtC

— ICC (@ICC) April 2, 2020

How Twitterati reacted:

#OnThisDay, Carlos Brathwaite made sure the world would remember his namehttps://t.co/NiYBGQS755 pic.twitter.com/fZjXWzmlXx

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) April 3, 2020

6⃣6⃣6⃣6⃣#OnThisDay in 2016, Carlos Brathwaite’s stunning blitz gave West Indies their second T20 World Cup title!pic.twitter.com/QjwpMXiOY2

— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) April 3, 2020

#OnThisDay in ’16

“Carlos Brathwaite! Carlos Brathwaite! REMEMBER THE NAME!” – @irbishi@TridentSportsX pulled off a heist when he hit 4 6s off 4 balls to take #WI home vs #ENG in ICC WT20 Finals at Eden Gardens! What a day for @darensammy88 & team!pic.twitter.com/6WbipeO93t

— North Stand Gang – Wankhede (@NorthStandGang) April 3, 2020

#OnThisDay in 2016:

🗣 “Carlos Brathwaite! Remember the name!”

📹 @T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/vsJmrUdJyv

— #7Cricket (@7Cricket) April 3, 2020

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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