<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2014 2020 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20, the world championship of Twenty20 International cricket . It was held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016, and was the first edition to be hosted by that country . </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> <P> For the second time, the tournament featured 16 teams . All ten full members qualified automatically, joined by the six associate members: Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman who all qualified through the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, played in Ireland and Scotland between 6 and 26 July 2015 . Oman made its debut in the tournament . </P>

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