Samuels, Brathwaite make West Indies two-time champions
ESPNcricinfo staff
Darren Sammy won his sixth toss in the tournament and opted to bowl. Samuel Badree made the most of that luck, bowling Jason Roy in the first over Associated Press
Joe Root came in and looked in fine touch, and showed the pitch in Kolkata was quite fine too Getty Images
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The other end though wasn't quite as solid. Eoin Morgan misread a googly from Badree and England were 23 for 3 in the fifth over Getty Images
Jos Buttler did not care about the scoreline though, and helped Root and England out with a partnership of 61 runs in 40 balls Getty Images
Carlos Brathwaite dragged West Indies back, removing Buttler for 36 Getty Images
And Dwayne Bravo struck twice in the 14th over, removing Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, as England sunk to 110 for 5 Getty Images
Root completed his fifty and kept the fight going, but an ill-timed scoop in the 15th over led to his end Getty Images
David Willey landed some telling blows in the slog overs though, his 21 off 14 balls lifting England to 155 for 9 Getty Images/ICC
Eden Gardens was packed, lending an explosive atmosphere Getty Images/ICC
And England got an explosive start to their defence as Root dismissed Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle in the second over Getty Images
Marlon Samuels held the innings together with another superb half-century, and like in the World T20 final in 2012 Getty Images
But David Willey bowled a similarly inspired spell, taking 3 for 20 in four overs Getty Images
Darren Sammy fell for a run-a-ball two and West Indies, at 107 for 6, had still needed 49 runs off 27 balls AFP
Samuels took the chase as deep as he could and finished with an unbeaten 85 off 66 balls, Getty Images/ICC
But the spotlight was stolen by Carlos Brathwaite in the final over. West Indies needed 19 off six balls to win, and he hit four back-to-back sixes Getty Images
Ben Stokes, the bowler who was given the final over, was left absolutely distraught Getty Images
While West Indies were over the moon to be two-time World T20 champions Getty Images
