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Your support makes all the difference.West Indies have won the Twenty20 final in a sensational finish in which Carlos Braithwaite smashed four sixes in four balls to secure victory in the lastover
- England got off to a disastrous start and set a lowly target of 156
- However, victory looked in sight for England with West Indies needing 19 from the final over
- Carlos Braithwaite then smashed four successive sixes from Ben Stokes's bowling to take them to victory in Kolkata
- West Indies won the Women's World Twenty20 final against Australia earlier today
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Women's World Twenty20 final: West Indies beat three-times defending champions Australia
111-6 - Samuels 70 Brathwaite 0Great over from Willey! Two wickets for him puts West Indies under huge pressure, while excellent fielding from Hales saves a four. 45 from 24 needed.
.@david_willey has 3-8 from 3 overs. Captain Sammy was the latest to go for 2. #WI 111-6; need 46 from 24 #comeon http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfIdv8lWwAEqWPw.jpg
118-6 - Samuels 76 Brathwaite 1Samuels thrashes a fine shot down the ground for four, but it's another good over for England. 38 needed from 18 for the Windies now - the tension is unbelievable!
Samuels dives in for another single - desperate times call for desperate measures!
129-6 - Samuels 79 Brathwaite 8A little progress for the Windies but some expert bowling from Willey restricts them - that's until the final ball, at least. Willey bowls another yorker and Brathwaite predicts it, playing a beautiful lob shot over his own head for four. 27 needed from 12.
Another four for the West Indies! 23 from 11 needed now, and it's in sight...
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