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England vs West Indies: How the teams rate at WT20 final

April 02, 2016 17:29 IST

IMAGE: Darren Sammy of the West Indies and England captain Eoin Morgan share a joke. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images..

England and the West Indies will look to be the first team to clinch multiple World T20 titles when the two sides clash in the final at the Eden Gardens.

Facts and figures for the World Twenty20 final between England and West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday:

World T20 head-to-head:

Played: 4 - West Indies wins 4, England wins 0

All T20 head-to-head:

Played: 13 - West Indies wins 9; England wins 4

IMAGE: England players look dejected after their ICC World Twenty20 2016 Super 10s Group 1 defeat against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images.

England

World ranking: Four

Squad: Eoin Morgan (captain), Moeen Ali, Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Ray, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, James Vince, David Willey

Coach: Trevor Bayliss

Best overall performance: Champions (2010)

Road to final:

Group stage

* Lost to West Indies by six wickets

* Beat South Africa by two wickets 

* Beat Afghanistan by 15 runs 

* Beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs 

Semi-final

* Beat New Zealand by seven wickets

Top scorer: Root (195 runs)

Top wicket-taker: Willey (seven wickets)

IMAGE: Chris Gayle hits out against England during the ICC World T20 match in Mumbai, on Wednesday. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images.

WEST INDIES

World ranking: Two

Squad: Darren Sammy (Captain), Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Evin Lewis

Coach: Phil Simmons

Best overall performance: Champions (2012)

Road to final:

Group stage

* Beat England by six wickets

* Beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets

* Beat South Africa by three wickets 

* Lost to Afghanistan by six runs 

Semi-final

* Beat India by seven wickets 

Top scorer: Charles (116 runs)

Top wicket-taker: Russell (eight wickets)

Match officials: Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker, Marais Erasmus (third), Bruce Oxenford (fourth); Ranjan Madugalle (referee)

Source: REUTERS
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