<P> Seven cities hosted matches in the tournament -- Bangalore , Dharamshala , Kolkata , Mohali , Mumbai , Nagpur , and New Delhi . For the second time there were sixteen participating teams , ten qualifying automatically through their status as full members of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , and another six qualifying through the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier . The tournament was divided into three stages . In the first stage , the eight lowest - ranked teams played off , with the top two joining the eight highest - ranked teams in the Super 10 stage . Finally , the top four teams overall contested the knockout stage . In the final , played at Eden Gardens , Kolkata , the West Indies defeated England by four wickets . Indian batsman Virat Kohli was named the player of the tournament , while Bangladesh 's Tamim Iqbal and Afghanistan 's Mohammad Nabi led the tournament in runs and wickets , respectively . </P>
<P> Seven cities hosted matches in the tournament -- Bangalore , Dharamshala , Kolkata , Mohali , Mumbai , Nagpur , and New Delhi . For the second time there were sixteen participating teams , ten qualifying automatically through their status as full members of the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , and another six qualifying through the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier . The tournament was divided into three stages . In the first stage , the eight lowest - ranked teams played off , with the top two joining the eight highest - ranked teams in the Super 10 stage . Finally , the top four teams overall contested the knockout stage . In the final , played at Eden Gardens , Kolkata , the West Indies defeated England by four wickets . Indian batsman Virat Kohli was named the player of the tournament , while Bangladesh 's Tamim Iqbal and Afghanistan 's Mohammad Nabi led the tournament in runs and wickets , respectively . </P>
who won the icc t20 world cup 2016
who won the icc t20 world cup 2016
the West Indies
the West Indies