Fifties from opener KL Rahul and Virat Kohli and a cameo from Suryakumar Yadav, known as SKY for his initials, helped India post a big total in their T20 World Cup Super 12 fixture against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

India's Suryakumar Yadav, known as SKY for his initials, was threatening to take the game away but Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan managed to remove the batter to give the Tigers a chance at taking control of their Super 12 fixture at the Adelaide Oval today.

Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud quickly compensated for dropping Rohit Sharma as the pacer picked up the crucial wicket of the Indian skipper in his first over of their Super 12 fixture at the Adelaide Oval today.

Paul van Meekeren's three wickets helped the Netherlands claim their first victory of the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage Wednesday as their five-wicket win all but eliminated Zimbabwe.

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bowl in their T20 World Cup Super 12 fixture against India in overcast conditions at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

Iran striker Mehdi Taremi's four years in Portuguese football have turned unquestioned potential into one of the most potent weapons at the disposal of national team coach Carlos Queiroz.

Sadio Mane is the embodiment of the dreams of millions of young Africans, emerging from a small village in Senegal to play at the highest level in Europe and become an international icon.

With Zimbabwe and South Africa beating Pakistan and India, respectively, in the Super 12 of the ongoing T20 World Cup, the Group 2 came alive with five of the six teams still in contention to make it to the semifinals of what has already been a fascinating edition of the marquee event.

Bangladesh T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan was under no illusions of his side's chances going into the Super 12 game against India today, but he did not fail to put the onus on India to get the result they need, with both teams tied on four points ahead of a crucial encounter at Adelaide.

The organisers of the World Cup in Qatar are paying groups of soccer fans to travel to the tournament next month, saying on Monday they are asking them for positive comments on social media in return.

Shakib Al Hasan and Co. will have to conjure something special when they take on India at the Adelaide Oval today as they hope to make the T20 World Cup memorable and keep alive hopes of a semifinal berth.

France defender Presnel Kimpembe has suffered an Achilles injury three weeks away from their first game at the World Cup, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Tuesday.

Skipper Jos Buttler praised the character of his England side as they breathed new life into their Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday, but it was curtains for Afghanistan.

Pep Guardiola is confident Manchester City stars Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips can recover from injury in time to play for England at the World Cup.

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez says the absence of "irreplaceable" Romelu Lukaku from the World Cup would force his side to change the way they play, but the striker has not been ruled out of the tournament yet, team officials confirmed.

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu left Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi and Vissel Kobe forward Yuya Osako out of his 26-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday, saying he had opted for players with "burning ambition" over experience at the finals this month.

England rescued their Twenty20 World Cup hopes as they held their nerve to see off New Zealand by 20 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.

India resume their bid for a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final spot when they face Bangladesh on Wednesday and coach Rahul Dravid said there is no room for complacency despite the 2007 champions losing just one of their last 11 matches to their neighbours.

India coach Rahul Dravid said Tuesday they are shutting out criticism of KL Rahul and backed the opening batsman to come good at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Dhananjaya de Silva scored an unbeaten 66 as Sri Lanka kept their slim Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.