England vs West Indies, ICC World T20 2016 Final: History Sides With Calypso Charmers

England and the West Indies will go head to head for the bragging rights to become the ICC World T20 2016 champions in Kolkata on Sunday. (Joe Root Says Self-Belief a Big Factor in England's Success in World T20)

Going by past history, the West Indies are the overwhelming favourites to become the champions for a second time around, having won the tournament in 2012. England also won the tournament in 2010 but will be wary of their head to head record against the West Indies. (World T20: Jason Roy Steers England Into Final)

Let's take a look at how these two teams have fared against each other in their past five T20 matches. West Indies won four of them: (West Indies defeat India to enter final)

England lost to West Indies in their opening match of 2016 World T20.

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1. September 27, 2012 - Pallekele (ICC World T20) - Gayle, Charles Rock England

England and the West Indies clashed in the Group 1 at the Pallekele International Stadium in Sri Lanka. Chris Gayle (58) and Johnson Charles (84) strung together 103 runs for the first wicket. England fought back well to restrict the Windies to 179 for five.

England were rocked early on, with Ravi Rampaul dismissing Craig Kieswetter and Luke Wright off consecutive balls. Alex Hales smashed 68 off 51 balls to bring the English back on track, however the West Indian bowlers managed to keep the rest on a tight leash. Eoin Morgan bludgeoned 71 off 36 balls but it proved to be too little too late as England fell short by 15 runs.

2. March 9, 2014 - Bridgetown (England tour of West Indies) - Samuels, Badree Take Centrestage

Dwayne Smith and Chris Gayle gave the West Indies a rollicking start. Marlon Samuels took over and smashed 69 off 46 balls, including 10 fours and a six. However, they again lost steam towards the end of the innings to be restricted to 170 for three.

Leg-spinner Samuel Badree came to the party and destroyed the English top order, taking three wickets for 17 runs. Ravi Bopara (42) and Tim Bresnan (47) tried their best to keep their team afloat but loss of regular wickets saw England stutter to 143 for nine.

3. March 11, 2014 - Bridgetown (England tour of West Indies) - Santokie Show Leaves England Gasping

England, electing to bat, once again saw their top order crumble. With England 26 for three, Alex Hales came to the rescue with a 36-ball 40. Jos Buttler, though, provided the real impetus to the English innings, smashing 67 off 43 balls. England managed to reach a fighting total of 152 for seven.

Dwayne Smith (30) and Chris Gayle (36) once again got the Windies off to a flying start. Despite not a single batsman hitting a half-century, West Indies looked comfortable throughout. However, all that changed very quickly with three wickets falling in the space of five runs.

Darren Sammy, however, took it upon himself, bludgeoning 30 off nine balls to take West Indies home with five wickets and seven balls to spare.

4. March 13, 2014 - Bridgetown (England tour of West Indies) - Lumb Finally Hits-back For England

England, electing to bat, got a whirlwind start courtesy Michael Lumb (63 off 40 balls) and Alex Hales (38). However, Krishmar Santokie and Sheldon Cottrell led the Windies fightback by taking two wickets apiece. In the end, England managed to score 165 for six.

It was the turn of West Indian top order to crumble in chase. Without Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Johnson Charles and Marlon Samuels threw away their wickets without much fight. Lendl Simmons, however, took over the responsibility and scored a gritty 69 off 55 balls to bring his team back into the contest.

Simmons and Dinesh Ramdin (33) added 73 runs to take West Indies ever so close but both fell at crucial junctures to derail the hosts' chase as they fell five runs short.

5. March 16, 2016 - Mumbai (ICC World T20 2016) - Gaylestorm Hits Wankhede

On a placid batting track at the Wankhede Stadium, England posted 182 for six led by Joe Root's 48 off 36 balls. England had lost momentum in the middle of the innings but some lusty blows from Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali saw England add crucial runs to their total.

West Indies' chase got off to a poor start with Charles falling on the second ball. Marlon Samuels (37) overshadowed Gayle at the other end to hit some telling blows. However, once Samuels fell, Gayle teed off and there was no stopping the burly Jamaican as he smashed his away to a record second century in World T20s.

Gayle remained unbeaten and the West Indies cantered home with 11 balls to spare.