2016 World Twenty20 final
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| Event | 2016 ICC World Twenty20 | ||||||||
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| Date | 3 April 2016 | ||||||||
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Marlon Samuels (WI) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Rod Tucker (Aus) | ||||||||
| Attendance | 66,000 | ||||||||
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The 2016 World Twenty20 final was played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 3 April 2016 to determine the winners of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 between England and the West Indies. The West Indies won the match by 4 wickets, thus becoming the first team to win the ICC World Twenty20 twice. Also, Daren Sammy became only the second West Indies captain after Clive Lloyd (winning captain of Cricket World Cup in 1975 and 1979) to win multiple ICC events as captain. The match recorded the highest attendance ever (66,000) for an ICC World T20 Finals until 2022.