England and West Indies will battle it out among themselves to live on as the first nation to lift the World T20 twice. The all important final will be played at the historic venue of Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday 3 April.
West Indies beat host India to find a spot in the finals after a mixed tournament and now are in a good shape to challenge the Three Lions. The big Caribbean guns are firing with confidence as they stunned 1.3 billion people last Thursday.
They are playing more like a team and not like that they are banking on some individuals. The likes of Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy along with the other players are eyeing for the glory in Kolkata.
The England team went through a roller costar ride in the tournament but they are finishing it nicely as they started. They defeated New Zealand in the semi-finals who were the only undefeated team in the tournament.
The seven-wicket victory surely boosted the moral of the English players as they travel to Kolkata in quest of the ultimate prize. Captain Eion Morgan looks confident that his boys can bring the trophy with them to England.
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England vs West Indies 2016 LIVE Streaming Details
TV Channel: Star Sports 1, HD1 (English) and 3, HD3 (Hindi)
Online Stream: www.starsports.com, Hotstar App
T20 Final Match Date: 3 April 2016, Sunday
T20 Final Match Time: 19.00 IST, 13.30 GMT
T20 Final Match Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Team News
England Team
The England team is high on confident as they are eyeing the title for the second time. The England batting lineup looks pretty strong and deep, their bowling has also improved a lot in the last couple of matches especially death bowling.
The Kolkata pitch will help their spinners as it is slower than that of Mumbai.
West Indies Team
The West Indians are also very high in confidence after the defeated the tournament favorites India in the semi-final. They have a very balanced side with the right mixture of youth and experience.
The Caribbean men will play to win the title for the second time in last three attempts.
Teams (Predicted XI)
England Squad
Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Liam Plunket
West Indies Squad
Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn
Recent Form
England: L-W-W-W-W
Pakistan: W-W-W-L-W
Key Stats: Eng vs WI
West Indies have won 9 out of 13 T20I matches they played against England.
- England have won 4 out of 13 T20I matches they played against West Indies.
- Chris Gayle has scored the highest number of runs against England in T20Is among this West Indies squad.
- Alex Hales has scored the highest number of runs against West Indies in T20Is among this England squad.
- Dwayne Bravo has picked up the highest number of wickets against England in T20Is among this West Indian squad.
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