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It was great bringing to you all the action and the tournament ended with a bang and fiery speeches. Till we meet again, it is a wraps, goodnight and lets all dance to the Champion tunes. Ta Da!!!
Winning captain Darren Sammy said, "Never lost belief in the team. I would like to thank the almighty. This is something we are going to cherish for a long, long time. We have 15 match winners, everyone steps up and takes responsibilty. Carlos' performance shows the depth we have. We had a lot of issues prior to the tournament, we felt disrespected before the tournament, the ability to put all the adversity aside and play this kind of cricket is tremendous. Would like to thank the coach Phil Simmons and the rest of the coaching staff. We dedicate this win to all the fans in the Caribbean. I'm yet to hear from my own cricket board, which is very disappointing. This is for the 15 men, the coaching staff, everyone in the West Indies is a CHAMPION" Great speech.
Man of the match, Marlon Samuels, said "Disappointed that I missed out earlier, promised I would do well in the final. Grew up watching English cricket and I have respect for them. This is a win for the Caribbean and it meant a lot. I believed in Carlos and knew he would do it." He takes a dig at Shane Warne too.
Morgan "Congratulations to Darren and his team. Huge highs and lows today. Never sure when you win in this format, at halftime, we felt we could win. However, we didn't have enough runs on the board, great batting surface. Samuel Badree is great bowler, we couldn't pick him up. Bowlers did a lot to keep us in this game. I'm so proud of everyone in this squad. Good signs going into the future. Ben Stokes is okay. It's not his fault. It has been an amazing turn around for us and that has been heartening."
The runners up, England, go up to pick up their moments from Anurag Thakur, BCCI Secretary. They can hold their head up in pride for they have contributed to a great final.
Carlos Brathwaite: "Want to give God thanks, that was an amazing knock from Marlon. He took responsibility and played a fantastic knock. Can't really express how much of a top knock that was. The U-19s did it, the girls did it, and now us."
The West Indies cricket team have done the double this World Cup! Both the Men's and Women's team have been absolutely impressive and have put in a performance for the ages.
The ladies' team are out there, with their trophy. What scenes at the Eden, West Indies backed their power and they have bulldozed England in that final over.
19.4 Stokes to Brathwaite, SIX, pressure what pressure. Carlos Brathwaite deposits another one over cow corner. They invade the field and why not. Samuels rips his shirt, and he is off like a train. Stokes on his haunches, he has broken down. 4 sixes to seal the deal, this is unlike anything that was expected. Amazing, out of superlatives.
There is no way this has happened. 19 required from the very last over. Brathwaite coolly steps up, SIX SIX SIX. Stokes is red faced. You have to feel for the man.
19.3 Stokes to Brathwaite, SIX, would you believe it. Stokes dishes up a length ball and Brathwaite smashes it way over long off. Brute force and clean hitting from another 'champion'. Misses his yorker by some distance. Massive strikes from the burly Carlos.
