The 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Final was played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 3 April 2016 to determine the winners of the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 between Australia and West Indies. Australia had made the final four consecutive times, winning the previous three. This appearance in the final was the first for the West Indies, having lost the semi-final on three previous occasions. West Indies chased down 148 runs to win the match by 8 wickets.. Road to the Final Australia Australia began their title defence against South Africa and after a poor start came away with an easy victory. Chasing 103 to win they were reduced to 9 for 3 in the fourth over before Alex Blackwell and captain Meg Lanning got them over the line with six wickets and nine balls remaining. They then suffered a heavy defeat against New Zealand. Batting first they lost 3 wickets for just two runs and never recovered, scoring just 103, mainly thanks to 42 runs from Ellyse Perry. New Zealand began briskly and reached the target with 22 balls remaining. Australia returned to form with a comprehensive nine wicket win over Sri Lanka. Lanning and Elyse Villani both scored fifties in the chase. This continued with a seven wicket victory over Ireland. Australia finished second in their group and qualified for the semi finals. Australia meet England in the first semi-final. England won the toss and sent Australia into bat on a slow pitch at Feroz Shah Kotla. The openers started well with Villani and Alyssa Healy combining for a 41 run stand. Lanning then scored a 55 ball 50 taking Australia to a total of 132 for 6. To win England would have to achieve the highest winning run chase so far in the tournament. They came out strong and the opening partnership scored 67 runs at better than a run-a-ball. They needed just 17 runs from the final 10 balls to win, and 12 from the last over bowled by Rene Farrell, but fell short by five runs. Australia reached their fourth straight Twenty20 final, a match they have won three times previously. West Indies The West Indies first match off the tournament was a close low scoring game against Pakistan. Batting first the West Indies scored 103 for 8, with captain Stafanie Taylor scoring 40 runs. Pakistan looked to have the target well in