Australia captain Aaron Finch says he is more likely than not to play in Friday's crunch Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 match against Afghanistan, despite suffering a hamstring strain on Tuesday.
West Indies' decline a long time coming, says Brathwaite
Malan sustained a groin injury in England's four-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday.
For some teams, this will be the start of their quest for World Cup glory but for others, it will be the culmination of what has already been a long journey.
New Zealand's Devon Conway paid tribute to his opening partner Finn Allen for the way he took on Australia's vaunted pace attack as the Black Caps romped to an 89-run victory Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.
Now that the two teams have reached the semi-final stage, albeit by taking contrasting routes, an India-Pakistan title clash is being anticipated.
Aiden Markram said South Africa are taking nothing for granted despite beating India on Sunday to put themselves in the driving seat for qualification for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals.
Losing back-to-back wickets put us under pressure, says Pakistan skipper after loss to Zimbabwe
From staying under the radar in the lead-up to the World Cup to becoming high-flyers, South Africa have started playing to potential and are firm favourites against the Dutch.
The win over Ireland saw New Zealand grab the top spot with seven points and a net runrate of +2.113.
Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of Thursday's crunch T20 World Cup clash against Netherlands
'Hard one to swallow for the guys. We had the confidence and the belief to get to the knockouts. You can pick out a lot of things when you lose that way.'
The India v Pakistan contest, slated to be played at the MCG on 23 October, is sold out.
Naib, who is a travelling reserve, was named as a replacement after Zazai was ruled out due to an abdominal muscle strain.
'No one was able to beat South Africa but Pakistan have shown they are beatable'
The T20 World Cup clash between champions Australia and England was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain on Friday.
IMAGES of the Group A, round one match of the T20 World Cup played between Sri Lanka and Namibia at the Simonds Stadium, in South Geelong, Australia on Sunday
Ireland's Curtis Campher and George Dockrell combined in an unbroken 119-run stand to take their side to an unlikely six-wicket win over Scotland in the T20 World Cup win in Hobart.
The 45 games in the T20 World Cup 2022 will be played in Geelong, Hobart, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.
Heavy rain is expected on Sunday's match-day and also the reserve day on Monday as a multi-year La Nina weather phenomenon continues to drench much of eastern Australia.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, in Brisbane, on Sunday.
Aaron Finch stressed the need to be ultra-positive and ultra-aggressive
Namibia savoured their finest international win in front of thousands of Sri Lankan fans at Geelong's Kardinia Park
The former World T20 champions, the tournament's most successful team, will have to slog through the qualifiers to make the Super 12s.
Despite the win the Pakistan skipper expressed disappointment at the form shown by him and opener Mohammad Rizwan, as both the batters failed to contribute.
Finch bristled when asked to address Border's comments, saying his slow knock was an anomaly and he was still 100% confident in his game.
The left-handed batter has been denied bail on Monday and is facing a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
Kohli becomes leading run-getter in T20 World Cup history
West Indies (2012, 2016) have won the title twice, while India (2007), Pakistan (2009), England (2010) and Sri Lanka (2014) are the other teams to have won it once.
Pakistan will join India, England and New Zealand in the semi-finals
England find themselves in a three-way tussle for a place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
The 16 skippers made history, coming together in Melbourne for the first time at a T20 World Cup.
England survived Glenn Phillips's late onslaught to beat group leaders New Zealand by 20 runs
Rohit Sharma got emotional as he led his team for the National Anthem during India's Super 12 blockbuster game against Pakistan at the T20 World Cup 2022.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between the Netherlands and Bangladesh in Hobart on Monday.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Ireland, in Hobart, on Sunday.
'Our middle order stepped up in the last two matches'
The eighth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup commences from October 16, with the Super 12 stage kicking off on October 22. The final is scheduled on November 13 in Melbourne.
Two-time champions West Indies and former winners Sri Lanka will have to play the qualifying rounds.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between the Netherlands and South Africa, in Adelaide, on Sunday.
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