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Eden Gardens promises a full house on Sunday T20 final even without India

| | Apr 02, 2016, at 04:03 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 ( IBNS) Eden Gardens, even without India , promises a packed house when England and West Indies involve in the summit clash of T20 World Cup Cricket Championship here on Sunday.

England entered the final after demolishing New Zealand in New Delhi on Wednesday and on the following day in Mumbai champions of 2012, West Indies ended India’s  quest to be in the final for third time.

Pre-tournament favourite India, winners of first edition of 2007 in South Africa,were beaten by the Caribbeans  by seven wickets despite Virat Kohli's heroic unbeaten 47-ball 89.

It will be a  no hold barred contest  as both England and West Indies have plenty of smashers  in their batting line up.

Eoin Morgan side arrived here for World T20 final for the first time since their 2010 triumph in the Caribbean.

England ousted Black Caps in the first semi-final where Jason Roy’s maiden  50 in International T20 steered English into the summit  clash after a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand.

England batsman Roy smashed 78 off 44 balls before Jos Butler and Joe Root guided the side to reach their target with 17 balls to spare. New  Zealand had earlier set England 154 to win.

Darren Sammy led West Indies won the 2nd semi-final in a thrilling with two-ball remaining to set a final clash with the English side.

Star batsmen Lendl Simmons smashed an unbeaten 83 alongside Johnson Charles’s 52 as a spirited West Indian side chased down a challenging total to outclass India by seven wickets in the second semi-final at  the Wankhede Stadium.

West Indies, winner of 50-over World Cup in 1975 and 1979, now factually ruled the shortest version of cricket , have chance to win triple crowns. Their under-19 side is world champions at Dhaka, and women side moved into the final for the first time and set up title clash against three time winners Australia. West Indies and Australia women side will take on at Eden before the  men’s final.

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