Frustrated after being dismissed, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway hit his own bat. Taken for X-rays earlier today, it was confirmed that he had broken his fifth metacarpal in his right hand.
India and Pakistan are placed in Group 2 along with New Zealand and Afghanistan.
Majestic cricket milestones mark T20 World Cup journey
Talking of his role as Australia's interim coach, McDonald said he has yet to hold formal discussions with governing body Cricket Australia about the possibility of taking up the full-time role following the exit of Justin Langer.
Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri believes in the next T20 World Cup, Hardik Pandya will continue as captain and will have a lot of fresh talent at his disposal.
Victorious Australia captain Aaron Finch says writing David Warner off at the start of the tournament was like 'poking the bear" as the opener emerged as the player of the T20 World Cup with match-winning knocks in the semi-final and final.
Images from the T20 World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia, in Dubai, on Sunday.
Harmanpreet Kaur's parents will remain in Australia to watch India play in the Final at the MCG, which will take place on her 31st birthday.
Pacer Shardul Thakur gave away plenty of runs in the recent One-day Internationals against the Black Caps and faced criticism for his wayward bowling. For now though he has his eyes set on the showpiece event in Australia later this year.
Hum ko aur ek World Cup chahiye, MCA boss tells Rohit Sharma
"Execution is the name of the game. So more or less we just need to find a way to put it together, not only put it together in the batting front but a complete game."
Bangladesh had been hoping for a confidence boosting win before crossing the Tasman Sea for their T20 World Cup campaign in Australia.
'India fans can't wait for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 to start for this reason. We have the players, we have the momentum -- we just need to go out there and execute now.'
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma asserted that the team will do everything it can to repeat history by winning the T20 World Cup, beginning October 17.
Women's WC matches in Bengaluru face uncertainty, shifting of venue on cards
IMAGES of the Group A T20 World Cup match played between Sri Lanka and Netherlands at the Simonds Stadium, in South Geelong, Australia on Thursday
Australia wicketkeeper batter Matthew Wade on Thursday said he may "walk into sunset" after the T20 World Cup Down Under next year.
Invited to bat, Shafali, a regular in the India senior team, and Sehrawat, stitched a 111-run stand for the first wicket.
Former selector Sarandeep Singh highlighted the selection blunders in India's T20 World Cup squad and said though Rohit Sharma is the obvious choice to lead the side in white-ball formats, he is not a long-term option.
'No doubt it's their best preparation to be in those exact conditions, playing in probably the strongest domestic T20 tournament in the world.'
The Pakistan opener was out for 39 off 34 balls, including five fours, caught by David Warner off Adam Zampa's bowling in the tenth over, in the second T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia.
Australian women extended their domination in world cricket.
Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy struck unbeaten half-centuries as defending champions Australia thrashed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to virtually qualify for the semi-finals of the women's T20 World Cup, in Gqeberha, South Africa, on Thursday.
Yuvraj feels India needs someone with Rohit's expertise to lead the Indian team at the marquee event.
Sikandar Raza powered Zimbabwe to a 31-run win over Ireland
The BCCI is also mulling a couple of more windows in 2022 in case October-November is not feasible in India.
Apart from facing India, England will also play New Zealand in the warm-ups. While Australia will also take on New Zealand in the other warm-up fixture.
New Zealand thrashed reigning champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year's final
Australia will also play a three-match ODI series against India ahead of the 50-over showpiece event.
Maxwell also lauded the Afghan spinners for keeping things tight.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Australia and Afghanistan in Adelaide on Friday.
'We've put ourselves in this situation but hopefully the Sri Lankans can do the job for us.'
Rohit Sharma's 14-ball 15 would do little to ease concerns about the India captain's form heading into the tournament, while Virat Kohli (19) did not last long either.
Wood's pace has added bite to England's attack in Australia with the 32-year-old claiming nine wickets in the group stage
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam finally found their scoring touch with half centuries in a 105-run stand to lay the foundation for victory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his best wishes to Indian and Australian teams ahead of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also extended good wishes to the women's team.
'This team was incredibly difficult to select over such a highly competitive tournament. Selections were based predominantly on the Super 12 onward to the final.'
India weighing up wicketkeeper decision for England semi-finals
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur conceded on Monday that the void left by legends like Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami is not easy to fill, but asserted that her young side has grown substantially to be a top contender for this month's women's T20 World Cup.
As the nation celebrates its 76th Republic Day, India's sports fraternity took to social media to share their patriotic sentiments and wishes with fans across the country on Sunday.
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