Carlos Brathwaite hit four sixes in a row in a stunning final over as the West Indies pulled off an unlikely victory against England in the final of the World Twenty20 in Kolkata.
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Windies captain Darren Sammy won his 10th toss in a row and unsurprisingly opted to chase having had plenty of success doing so in the tournament, and they had a wicket in the first over.
Jason Roy had been in excellent form for England, but he was gone on just the second ball of the final as Samuel Badree snuck one through and took out leg stump.
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Fellow opener Alex Hales was gone in the next over, clipping Andre Russell firmly round the corner but straight to Badree at leg-slip.
Next to go was England captain Eoin Morgan, edging Badree to Chris Gayle to leave England 23-3 and in real trouble.
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Joe Root and Jos Buttler steadied the ship with a partnership of 61 that came to an end when Buttler (36) pulled Brathwaite to Dwayne Bravo on the boundary.
Ben Stokes was next in and added a quickfire 13 before falling to Bravo, who then had Moeen Ali for a duck.
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Root's innings came to an end in the next over to leave England 111-7, but the tail wagged to give England a defendable total.
David Willey was the pick of the lower-order batsmen with 21 off 14 balls, while Chris Jordan stuck in with an unbeaten 12.
Morgan chose to bowl Root in the second over in what was considered a risky move, but it paid off as his off-break removed both Johnson Charles (1) and Gayle (4), with Stokes taking a pair of catches.
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Lendl Simmons was gone for a duck in the next as Willey trapped him lbw, leaving the Windies three down and in trouble just as England were early in their innings.
However, just like England, a big fourth-wicket partnership got the West Indies back in the game as Dwayne Bravo and Marlon Samuels put on 75 together.
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Adil Rashid removed Bravo for 25 and then Willey had two wickets in three balls as Russell (1) and Sammy (2) failed to put a dent on the scoreboard.
That brought Brathwaite to the crease and he and Samuels (85 not out) guided the Windies home.
Heading into the final over, England were 18 runs in front, but Brathwaite hit Stokes for four straight sixes to finish on 34 not out off just 10 balls and seal a four-wicket win and ensure that West Indies would be the first nation to win the tournament twice.
Pascal Lemesre
