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What was notable about the 2016 T20 World Cup for West Indies?

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On April 3, 2016, West Indies won both the women’s and men’s World Twenty20 (now the T20 World Cup) titles, with both finals played back-to-back at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. West Indies became the first cricket-playing country to reign as world T20 champions in both men’s and women’s cricket at the same time.