2016 ICC Men’s World Twenty20

ICC WORLD T20 2016

Question: Which of the following team won the 2016 ICC World Men’s Twenty20?
(a) England
(b) West Indies
(c) Australia
(d) New Zealand
Ans (b)
Related facts:

  • The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20, the world championship of Twenty20 International
  • It was held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016, and was the first edition to be hosted by  India
  • The tournament featured 16 teams. All ten full members qualified automatically, joined by the six associate members that qualified through the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
  • The top eight Full Member nations in the ICC T20I Championship rankings as of 30 April 2014 automatically progressed to the Super 10 stage, with the remaining eight teams competed in the group stage.
  • From the group stage, Bangladesh and associate nation Afghanistan advanced to the Super 10 stage.
  • The final match of the World Cup was played on April 3, 2016 between England and West Indies at Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata.
  • England beat West Indies by 4 wickets and won Twenty20 World Cup for the second time.
  • England posted a total of 155/9 from their 20 overs, with Joe Root top-scoring with 54 runs from 36 balls. The West Indies subsequently reached their target with just two balls to spare
  • West Indies captain was Darren Sammy and England’s captain was Eoin Morgan.
  • Marlon Samuels scored 85 not out from 66 balls, and was named as “man of the match”.
  • This is the highest runs scored ever by an individual in T20 finals.
  • Player of the Tournament award was presented to India’s Virat Kohli, who scored 273 in the World Cup.
  • Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal scored 295, the highest in the World Cup.
  • Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi took 12 wickets, most in the World Cup.
  • On March 16, 2016 West Indies batsman Chris Gayle made a record of making the fastest century in the ICC Twenty20 world cup.
  • Gayle playing against England in Mumbai set a record by scoring an unbeaten 100 off 47 balls.
  • Afghanistan reached in the second phase of the first Twenty20 World Cup and made it to the Super-10.
  • On 18 March chasing 229 runs made by South Africa for victory, England scored 230 runs.
  • This is the highest total chased by any team in Twenty20 World Cup in order to win the game.
  • On March 27 in a match against Australia, Ravichandran Ashwin become the first Indian bowler to take 50 wickets in a Twenty20.
  • Other Key facts of T20 World Cup 2016:
  • Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh scored most sixes(14) in the tournament.
  • Most runs in an inning (230) scored by England against South Africa.
  • Lowest runs of 70 were scored by Bangaladesh against England.
  • Best bowling performance in an innings was performed by Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh (5 wickets against New Zealand by 22 runs).
  • Best stats in Wicket Keeping is of 4 catches, 4 stumping which is achieved by Indian Captain M .S Dhoni.
  • In 2007 the first Twenty20 World Cup was won by Indian team.
  • Australia will host the 2020 Twenty20 world cup.
  • A group of ex-players and commentators has selected ICC Twenty20 World Cup squad of the tournament.
  • Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli has been selected as the captain of 12-member men’s team.
  • In addition, Ashish Nehra is another Indian included in the squad.
  • West Indies Women’s team captain Stafanie Taylor has been selected as the captain of 12-member women’s team.
  • This team does not include any Indian woman.

Reference:
http://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20/news/2016/news/94634/proud-sammy-savours-west-indies-t20-success
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/series/901359.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_ICC_World_Twenty20
http://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20/news/2016/media-releases/94631/icc-world-twenty20-teams-of-the-tournament-named