England vs West Indies World T20 Final: Caribbeans Hold All The Aces in Champions vs Champions

England vs West Indies will be a champion versus champion clash. It is the battle between the 2010 and 2012 winners. England and West Indies are on the cusp of history in the World T20. Both teams have a chance to win the tournament for the second time. However, heading into the summit clash, the Caribbeans seem to be in pole position.

Eoin Morgan-led England have endured a roller-coaster journey in the 2016 World T20. They were blown away by the Chris 'Gayle'storm century in Mumbai but England bounced back, chasing down a record 230 against South Africa.

England survived some anxious moments against Afghanistan and held firm against Angelo Mathews' Sri Lanka to seal their place in the semi-finals. In the semis, they put up a clinical show to dismantle the marauding New Zealanders by seven wickets to storm into the final.

Darren Sammy and Calypso charmers have played with flair and danced their way to the final at Kolkata's famous Eden Gardens. Gayle's record century set up West Indies campaign brilliantly against England and they thrashed Sri Lanka in Bangalore.

West Indies survived some hiccups against South Africa before being stunned by Afghanistan in their last league game. Against India in Mumbai, Lendl Simmons' special knock silenced a billion Indian fans after a super knock from Virat Kohli went in vain.

Ahead of the final, these are the numbers that have defined the contests between England and West Indies.

9 - The number of wins by West Indies against England in 13 Twenty20 International clashes. This is the most wins by them against any nation in this format.

345 - Number of runs scored by Chris Gayle against England, which is the most by batsmen from both sides. This is also the most number of runs scored by the Jamaican against any opposition

2 - Number of sixes needed by Gayle to become the first batsman to notch up 100 sixes in Twenty20 Internationals. Ever since his first match against England in Mumbai, he has not hit a single six.

4 - The most number of wickets taken by a bowler in an innings. Ravi Bopara has the best figures against West Indies, picking up 4/10 in 3.4 overs at The Oval in 2011. For the West Indies, Krishmar Santokie picked up 4/21 at Bridgetown in March 2014.

159 - The highest partnership in terms of runs between the two sides. Alex Hales and Bopara hold the record when they stitched together this stand in Nottingham in June 2012. Hales is also part of the second-highest partnership, which is 128* at the Oval in September 2011.

88 - The lowest total by England in T20Is against West Indies, which was achieved in September 2011. Their total is the joint-second lowest, having been bundled out for 80 by India in the 2012 World Cup in Colombo and being bowled out for 88 by the Netherlands in Chittagong in 2014.

13 - The number of encounters between England and West Indies since 2007. Only Darren Sammy has featured in all contests against England. In the current English squad, Jos Buttler and Hales have featured in eight games.

1 - The number of times a team has defeated the same team in one edition. India achieved it in the 2007 World Cup when they beat Pakistan in the bowl-out and won the final by five runs.