KOLKATA: West Indies' rag-tag army of short-format mercenaries will be hoping they have the weapons to overcome a fearless England in Sunday's World Twenty20 final as both sides target the honour of being the first to claim a second title in the tournament.

For a group of players who nearly boycotted the event over a contractual dispute with their board, Darren Sammy and his troops have waltzed into the Kolkata final displaying all the Caribbean flair that has earned them global admiration.

If Twenty20 cricket is essentially about power-hitting, no team does it better and more unabashedly than the West Indies.

England have first-hand knowledge of that destructive potency, having been blown away by Chris Gayle's 47-ball century in a Super 10 shellacking in Mumbai a fortnight ago.

Revenge may be regarded as a dish best served cold but Eoin Morgan's men would probably like nothing more than to exact it in the heat of a World Cup final.

A task easier said than done against a West Indies outfit packed with swashbuckling players who ply their trade in lucrative Twenty20 leagues around the globe.

What makes the job doubly difficult is that Sammy's men have proved in India that they are more than just a one-man army who bank on Gayle to punch holes in their opponents.

Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons and Andrew Russell have stepped out of their illustrious team mate's shadow and made their own mark in the last month.

"We said this before the tournament that Chris is under pressure," Sammy said after the exhilarating semi-final victory against hosts India.

"He is our best Twenty20 player but we have 15 match-winners in this side," he added.

The ever-smiling all-rounder is seeking to become the first captain to lead a team to a second World Twenty20 title but West Indies are anything but infallible.