After losing to Sri Lanka at The Oval on Thursday, India now go into their last game against South Africa at the same venue on Sunday, facing a must-win situation in order to move into the semifinal stage of the competition.
We, here, look at 5 encounters when the Men In Blue brought their best in such situations and triumphed:
5.India vs Pakistan, 2012 Asia Cup
After a difficult tour of Australia, India arrived in Bangladesh for the four-nation Asia Cup, hoping to get back to winning ways.
Their campaign began on a positive note as they beat Sri Lanka, but in the next game, they were shocked by Bangladesh, which left them in a must-win scenario against Pakistan.
Batting first, the Men In Green took full advantage of some very shoddy Indian bowling, notching up 329 for 6 in their 50 overs with Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed scoring centuries. In reply, India got off to the worst possible start, losing Gautam Gambhir for 0.
But Sachin Tendulkar, joined by Virat Kohli began to lay the foundation, putting on 133 runs for the 2nd wicket before the former fell for 52.
The latter, then, elevated his game by a couple of levels and in a display of sublime batsmanship, made 183 of the most glorious runs you could see to help India cross the line by 6 wickets and keep themselves in contention.
They, however, could not make it through to the final, as in the following game, Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka and made it to the final.
Here are the highlights from that knock:
4.India vs Pakistan, 2012 World T20
After defeating both Afghanistan and England in the Group Stages, India entered the next stage of the 2012 World T20, with confidence under their belt. However, they found themselves on the unfortunate end of the rain in the opening game against Australia.
That meant the next game against Pakistan became a must-win and in such a scenario, the Men In Blue bought their A game out.
First, with the ball, they restricted Pakistan to 128 and then with the bat, led by Kohli again and supported by Virender Sehwag, they got to the mark with 8 wickets in hand.
However, they still could not make it to through to the semifinals as in the subsequent matches, Pakistan beat Australia and India narrowly defeated South Africa to still bow out of the competition because of an inferior net run-rate.
3.India vs England and South Africa, 2007 World T20
After India had made it to the next stage in dramatic fashion, they suffered their first loss at the hands of New Zealand, meaning they had to win their remaining matches against England and South Africa to progress.
Against the English, a Yuvraj Singh-special helped the Men In Blue edge past them and then against South Africa, the world saw the first glimpse of Rohit Sharma, who notched up a half-century and then led by RP Singh, India dismissed South Africa and marched their way to the semifinal.
Australia were beaten fair-and-square there and then in dramatic fashion, Pakistan were dislodged in the final to hand India the title.
Here are highlights from that Yuvraj performance against England
2.India vs Australia, 2012 Commonwealth Bank Series
India had endured a mixed time in the three-nation series Down Under and had to win their last game against Sri Lanka at Hobart in under 40 overs if they were to chase.
Batting first, the Lankans notched up 319 runs with hundreds from T Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara.
India began their chase optimistically, with Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag leading the way, but it really was the stand between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli that helped them remain in contention.
Gambhir fell for 63, but Kohli carried on and along with Suresh Raina took India home with just under three overs left, finishing unbeaten on 133 off just 86 balls and ensuring his side remained in the competition.
Here are the highlights from that innings
1.India vs Australia, World T20 2016
After losing to New Zealand and then beating Pakistan and Bangladesh, India came into their last Group match against Australia, needing a win to make it through to the semifinals of the World T20.
Opting to bat first Australia could conjure up 160 for 6, thanks to some disciplined Indian bowling.
In response, India found themselves struggling a bit at 65 for 3 in 10 overs. Virat Kohli was the key man for the hosts and when the equation boiled down to 39 needed in 3 overs, it was anybody's game.
But the 18th over proved to be the difference as Kohli spanked James Faulkner for 18 runs and then took 16 runs from the next over off Nathan Coulter-Nile to almost seal a superb win.
MS Dhoni carted Faulkner for a boundary off the first ball of the last over and India were home in sensational fashion.
Here are the highlights from that game
