England 155/9 (20/20 ov) West Indies 161/6 (19.4/20 ov) West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

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10.35pm: OMG

 
19.4
Stokes to Brathwaite, SIX, finishes it with a six! The most amazing final over and West Indies are World T20 champions for the second time! Stokes goes the distance, he's out on his feet and the West Indies players are out on the field, charging for the middle - this soared into the stands at deep midwicket and Brathwaite let out and primeval roar before being hugged by his team-mate Samuels
 

Woe is England, woe is Stokes. Joy is West Indies - they need 1 to win, with three balls left. Carlos Brathwaite has just become a national hero

 
19.3
Stokes to Brathwaite, SIX, SIX MORE! Would you believe it? You had better believe it! West Indies are doing a jig in the dugout, not quite the "Champion" dance but they are pretty much there... That looked like a mishit but it sailed several metres back over long-off this time
 

Forget a Hussey, a Brathwaite might do... 7 from four now

 
19.2
Stokes to Brathwaite, SIX, smeared over long-on, back-to-back sixes from Brathwaite! The crowd are going nuts, Stokes looks shellshocked, again it wasn't quite full enough and he rammed it back over long-on
 

That brings it down to 13 from five...

 
 

"West Indies needs a Mike Hussey here!" squeals Syed Murtaza Ha

 
19.1
Stokes to Brathwaite, SIX, Brathwaite starts the over with a six! Poor ball from Stokes, half-volley on leg stump, Brathwaite heaves it to the leg side and clears the rope at deep backward square leg
 

So, it's come to this. The final over, the reckoning. WI need 19 off six balls... This is it, folks. Time for a hero

 
End of over 19 (8 runs) West Indies 137/6 (19 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.21, RRR: 19.00)

MN Samuels85 (66b 9x4 2x6)
CR Brathwaite10 (6b 1x4 0x6)
CJ Jordan4-0-36-0
DJ Willey4-0-20-3



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