5 instances when out-of-form players turned the tides in a final

#4 Marlon Samuels, 85* vs England, ICC World T20 2016 Final

Marlon Samuels was the mainstay of the West Indian innings.

This was the first World T20 final between two previous champions. With the West Indian women already have won the title on the same day, the onus was on the men's team to bag the honours and create history for the Caribbeans.

West Indies were having a dream run in the tournament, having entered the final by overpowering hosts and favourites India. Known as T20 specialists, West Indies had ticked all the checkboxes in their campaign.

However, one player who was having an underwhelming tournament was Marlon Samuels. He held one end together in the low scoring thriller versus South Africa and was adjudged Man of the Match for the effort. 53 runs in four matches apart from that; Samuels had much more potential than those numbers.

In the big final, captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to field. The knocks of Joe Root and Jos Buttler and some late onslaught by David Willey enabled England post a decent 155/9 on the board.

The chase started like a nightmare for Windies. Openers Johnson Charles and Chris Gayle fell prey to part-timer Root's off-spin. Soon after, the hero of the semi final, Lendl Simmons departed for a duck.

A scoreboard of 11-3 was staring at the Caribbeans, and suddenly it seemed a huge target ahead of them.

Samuels rose up to the occasion at this stage. He stitched a partnership with DJ Bravo and provided stability to the innings.

He did most of the scoring in the partnership, as Bravo ensured that the team kept wickets in hand. The pressure of increased run rate and not finding the gaps got the better of Bravo, as he fell prey to leggie Rashid. Pinch-hitter Andre Russell and captain Darren Sammy departed soon after.

But Samuels was determined at the other end. He brought up his 50 in 47 balls and ensured that West Indies remain alive in the game till the end. The Jamaican was joined by Carlos Brathwaite in the death overs, with 45 runs to be made.

The duo took the game till the end, with Brathwaite hitting giant sixes off the first four balls of the last over from Ben Stokes, scripting a dramatic win for Windies at the Eden Gardens.

Samuels scored an unbeaten 85 off 66 balls and won the Man of the Match award, emulating his feat of the 2012 edition.