Today we bring you the journey of team West Indies in T20 World Cup 2016. The ICC T20 World Cup 2016 or T20 World Cup 2016 would be the sixth edition of the T20I Cricket tournament which was hosted by India during March 8 – April 3, 2016 at seven venues across India. The venues for the matches were M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), HPCA Stadium (Dharamshala), PCA IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali), Eden Gardens (Kolkata), Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai), VCA Stadium (Nagpur) and Feroz Shah Kotla (New Delhi).
It would be a 16 teams’ competition in double round robin format followed by knockouts and a total of 35 matches would decide the tournament winners. West Indies Cricket team would be led by Captain Darren Sammy & Coach Phil Simmons in the tournament edition.
Team West Indies in T20 World Cup 2016 (Squad)
| # | Cricketer | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Sammy | Captain, Allrounder |
| 2 | Samuel Badree | Leg Spinner |
| 3 | Sulieman Benn | Allrounder |
| 4 | Carlos Brathwaite | Allrounder |
| 5 | Dwayne Bravo | Allrounder |
| 6 | Johnson Charles | WK, Batter |
| 7 | Chris Gayle | Allrounder |
| 8 | Jason Holder | Allrounder |
| 9 | Evin Lewis | Batter |
| 10 | Ashley Nurse | Allrounder |
| 11 | Denesh Ramdin | WK, Batter |
| 12 | Andre Russell | Allrounder |
| 13 | Marlon Samuels | Allrounder |
| 14 | Lendl Simmons | WK, Batter |
| 15 | Jerome Taylor | Pace Bowler |
| 16 | Kieron Pollard | Allrounder |
| 17 | Sunil Narine | Leg Spinner |
| 18 | Andre Fletcher | WK, Batter |
| 19 | Darren Bravo | Allrounder |
The team West Indies in T20 World Cup 2016 was in Group 1 and would start their campaign against England on March 16 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. They’d top the group winning against Pakistan after their opening match was abandoned due to incessant rains.
West Indies in T20 World Cup 2016 (Matches & Results)
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Winners | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar | England | Mumbai | West Indies | 6 wickets |
| 20-Mar | Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | West Indies | 7 wickets |
| 25-Mar | South Africa | Nagpur | West Indies | 3 wickets |
| 27-Mar | Afghanistan | Nagpur | Afghanistan | 6 runs |
| 31-Mar | India | Mumbai | West Indies | 7 wickets |
| 3-Apr | England | Kolkata | West Indies | 4 wickets |
Team West Indies in T20 World Cup 2016 (Scorers & Wicket Takers)
Below are the leading scorers for West Indies at the sixth edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, in 2016:
| # | Batter | M | I | R | BS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlon Samuels | 6 | 6 | 181 | 85* | 36.2 | 112.42 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Johnson Charles | 6 | 6 | 117 | 52 | 19.5 | 108.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Chris Gayle | 5 | 4 | 113 | 100* | 37.66 | 194.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Andre Fletcher | 3 | 3 | 106 | 84* | 106 | 120.45 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Andre Russell | 6 | 6 | 91 | 43* | 30.33 | 142.18 | 0 | 0 |
Below are the leading wicket takers for West Indies at the this edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, in India:
| # | Bowler | M | I | O | W | BB | Avg | ER | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Badree | 6 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 3/12 | 13.77 | 5.39 | 15.3 |
| 2 | Andre Russell | 6 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 2/23 | 21 | 7.87 | 16 |
| 3 | Dwayne Bravo | 6 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 3/37 | 21.11 | 7.91 | 16 |
| 4 | Carlos Brathwaite | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 3/23 | 36.25 | 8.05 | 27 |
Marlon Samuels led the batting chart for the Champions while Badree, Russell and Bravo co-led the bowling chart, respectively. This was the journey of Team West Indies in T20 World Cup 2016. Hope you liked the content. We do value your association with us, so don’t forget to put in your questions and thoughts below the content; yes, the comments section awaits your listing always. Keep healthy, happy and have a great day, guys!!
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