New Delhi, India

Team India is all set to take guard in its first T20 World Cup final in a decade as they face South Africa on Saturday (June 29) at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The contest will provide a huge opportunity to Team India in ending their 17-year drought to win the T20 World Cup. It will also end the Men in Blue's 11-year wait for an ICC trophy. Ahead of the latest final we flashback on what happened last time India played in the final of the T20 World Cup.

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Virat stars, but India fails

The team led by MS Dhoni in the 2014 T20 World Cup had got the better of India’s opponent South Africa in the semis on Saturday. Having lost the finals in two of the last three editions before the 2014 final (in 2009 and 2012), Sri Lanka were the second-favourite to win the T20 World Cup with Dhoni’s side hailed as the best in the world. However, the team was nowhere near their best in the final with Virat Kohli being the lone warrior.

Batting first, team India scored 130/4 in their 20 overs in Dhaka as the Men in Blue were never in the contest. Virat top-scored with 77 off 58 before being run out on the final ball of the innings as India missed out on a big score. The now India skipper Rohit Sharma scored 29 off 26 and had a tough day at the office.

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Yuvraj Singh makes headlines for the wrong reasons

Having led India to the ODI World Cup title in 2011, Yuvraj Singh had seen plenty of downs than ups before making it to the Indian team in the 2014 edition. However, his performance in the final was the focal point of criticism as he scored 11 runs off 21 deliveries with a strike rate of 52.38. He was slammed for his show with the bat, with many former players believing it was Yuvraj’s approach that saw India lose the final.

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In response, Sri Lanka chased down the total in a one-sided contest as they won the final with 13 balls to spare. Kumar Sangakkara top scored with 52 while other batters also contributed to Sri Lanka’s only T20 World Cup win which also secured their second title at the global stage having won the 1996 ODI World Cup.