What. Just. Happened???
West Indies needed 19 runs off the last over in the World Twenty20 final and one of England’s biggest stars, Ben Stokes, was bowling it. Nothing could go wrong, right?
Wrong. Very wrong.
#ENGvWI SIX! Brathwaite whips Stokes over the backward square boundary into the stand! 13 from 5 now.
— westindies (@westindies) April 3, 2016
#ENGvWI SIX again! WI need 7 from 4 now
— westindies (@westindies) April 3, 2016
#ENGvWI SIXXXXXXXXX
— westindies (@westindies) April 3, 2016
#ENGvWI SIXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!! WEST INDIES ARE WORLD T20 CHAMPIONS!
— westindies (@westindies) April 3, 2016
Somehow, Carlos Brathwaite hit four sixes off four balls and it was all over.
That impossible sporting dream you have as a kid – Carlos Brathwaite just lived it. Unreal.
— Tony Barrett (@TonyBarretTimes) April 3, 2016
England fans were stunned.
I feel sick…
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) April 3, 2016
No no no
— Tim Bresnan (@timbresnan) April 3, 2016
Unbelievable
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) April 3, 2016
Oh lord in heaven. No.
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) April 3, 2016
Actually, OH MY GOD.
— Iain O'Brien (@iainobrien) April 3, 2016
— Barry Glendenning (@bglendenning) April 3, 2016
Gutted. Shocked to the core. #WT20Final
— Yorkshire CCC (@YorkshireCCC) April 3, 2016
Cricket pic.twitter.com/R6yhDnB2GT
— sportingintelligence (@sportingintel) April 3, 2016
As the dust started to settle, people tried to see the bigger picture.
Gutted for the @englandcricket boys but what a tournament it has been for them. Should be really proud #ENG #WT20
— James Anderson (@jimmy9) April 3, 2016
Both sets of players have played their part in an incredible #WT20Final. What entertainment for us to watch. Gutted tho
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) April 3, 2016
That's incredible from West Indies. Breathtaking actually
— Tim Bresnan (@timbresnan) April 3, 2016
Fantastic game !! Well played West Indies !!!
— David 'Bumble' Lloyd (@BumbleCricket) April 3, 2016
Amazing wow !!!!! Hard luck England well played West Indies Ben stokes keep your chin up boy hard lines #WT20Final
— Phil Tufnell (@philtufnell) April 3, 2016
Wow, what a game! What a win! Well played West Indies. Amazing stuff #ENGvWI
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) April 3, 2016
Ben Stokes is a star. He'll win dozens of games for England. Wouldn't change him.
— George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) April 3, 2016
Don’t worry England fans, you’ve still got this.
This is all very well, but Brathwaite’s surname will always be slightly wrong. #ENGvWI
— Daniel Maier (@danielmaier) April 3, 2016
Seriously, that’s all we’ve got.