5 teams who have a good chance to win the ICC World T20

The ICC World T20 group stage has already thrown up a couple of interesting results and some of the big names are yet to play a match. The next two weeks in India are going to be full of excitement and thrill, as teams go up against each other in an attempt to prove their supremacy.Just as the Castrol Activ’s Actibonds Cling On to each other and provide protection and help the engine function perfectly, the teams participating in the ICC World T20 all harbour hopes of working well together to #ClingOnToVictory.Find out how you can #ClingOnToVictory with Castrol Activ. Check out www.facebook.com/castrolcricketHere, we take a look at 5 teams who are contenders for the title and who can take the trophy home if they produce their A-game day in and day out –

#5 New Zealand

Prior to the start of the World T20, the question was not about whether India would win the tournament, but whether they could do so undefeated. In their opening game, they came up against a side that they have never beaten in the format, who suprised one and all by beating India at their own game of spin.

If people did not consider New Zealand as dark horses before their win over India in the 2016 World T20 opener, then they certainly do now. The impressive aspect of their victory was that it was achieved without their two best bowlers, Trent Boult and Tim Southee, who will play more part as the tournament progresses.

With Martin Guptill, Colin Munro and Corey Anderson in the top four, they have the big-hitting power to topple any bowling attack on flat decks, while they also have a variety of spinners and pacers to do the job with the ball.

#4 Australia

Prior to their 3-0 whitewash at the hands of India in January, Australia would have been definite contenders for the title in many people's eyes. Although those predictions might have been put to the back of the mind after that loss to India, their 2-1 win over South Africa away from home showed that they have prepared a new-look side that is finally starting to click.

The decision to move David Warner to No.4 might not be a popular one, but what it does do, is strengthen a middle that was already strong. With Aaron Finch and Shane Watson opening the batting, Australia have the perfect blend of power and panache at the top of the order.

Although they have a plethora of big-hitters, the only real question surrounding them is their bowling, which hasn't done as well as it was expected to, in addition to the fact that their spinners aren't especially experienced. But armed with a batting line-up that can overhaul any total, there bowling shouldn’t be that big a concern.

#3 West Indies

If anyone had any lingering doubts about whether West Indies, who hadn't played a competitive T20I match in a year, could manage to get together and get it going from the outset, their opening game against England was proof that they can.

Unlike any other country, the West Indians are blessed with so many destructive all-rounders that there are some who don't even contribute a lot to their games, like Darren Sammy on Wednesday. The likes of Dwayne Bravo and Andre Russell are IPL stalwarts who know their roles and execute them expertly.

In the batting department, they also have a certain Chris Gayle, who is a one-man army that can topple any side on his own, as he showed against England, when broke a slew of records. They even have a couple of good spinners to complement all the pace options they have and if they turn it on, few sides are capable of stopping them.

#2 South Africa

Along with West Indies and Australia, South Africa have the best, most explosive batting order in the entire tournament. Their success in the format lies in their ability to clear the boundary at will and having players right down to No.9 who can do just that.

And when you have a certain AB de Villiers opening or at No.3, you have a superhuman batsman who can scale any peak that mere mortals dare not even attempt.

Not only do they have a lethal new-ball attack in Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada, they also have a wicket-taking spinner in Imran Tahir, who will be more than a handful on conditions that are conducive to spin.

The only real worry for the Proteas is that none of their top five bowl and that means they are severely hampered, if one of their five main bowlers is hit out of the attack. But with a batting line-up that has shown itself capable of chasing any target, that isn't a massive concern.

#1 India

India might have lost to New Zealand in the 2016 World T20 opener to New Zealand, on conditions that were tailor-made for them to be successful, but one swallow does not make a summer. As comprehensive as their defeat might have been, they have still won 10 of their 12 T20I matches in 2016, a record no other side can even come close to.

A loss doesn't take away from the fact that India still has the tournament's No.1 spin attack, a couple of more than capable all-rounders who can win matches with both bat and ball, the undisputed No.1 batsman in the format on current form and a death bowler, who can bowl yorkers at will.

As long as their batting doesn't throw the game away like they did in the opener, India are safe bets to become the first team to win the World T20 twice.