Bangladesh T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan exuded confidence as the ace all-rounder was in his usual elements in the pre-match press conference ahead of his side’s ICC T20 World Cup tournament opener against the Netherlands at Hobart's Bellerive Oval stadium on Monday.

Sam Curran on Saturday became the first Englishman to bag a five-wicket haul in a T20 international -- and then put holders Australia in his crosshairs at the World Cup.

Captain Aaron Finch admitted Australia's fate at the Twenty20 World Cup had probably been taken out of their owns hands by Saturday's heavy loss to New Zealand in the Super 12 opener, but remained convinced his team could retain the trophy.

Bangladesh team reached Hobart from Brisbane yesterday ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup tournament opener against the Netherlands on Monday.

Former champions Sri Lanka managed to hold their own, navigating through unfamiliar territory to the Super 12, as they entered the main stage following a grueling group stage saga and can now turn their focus to the top sides.

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to renew cricket's most adrenalin-fuelled rivalry in Sunday's T20 World Cup match in Melbourne but the threat of rain looms over the blockbuster fixture.

Devon Conway scored a brilliant unbeaten 92 as New Zealand thrashed champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year’s final, opening the Super 12 stage with a bang at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.

Fast bowler Sam Curran returned figures of 5-10 to help England beat Afghanistan by five wickets in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup in Perth on Saturday.

Australia began their defence of the Twenty20 World Cup with a crushing 89-run loss to New Zealand on Saturday as the Black Caps avenged their defeat to Aaron Finch's men in last year's final.

Skipper Rohit Sharma said on Saturday that his India team are relishing the "challenge" of facing arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup.

The Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh side reached Hobart from Brisbane on Saturday for the Super 12 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia.

Lionel Messi says Argentina to not fear any team at the World Cup but he urged fans to stay calm with the tournament in Qatar less than a month away.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has slammed the "stupid" size of boundary marking sponges at stadiums after seamer Reece Topley was ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup having suffered a leg injury by stepping on one during a fielding drill.

Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt on Saturday vowed there would be "a thorough post-mortem" of the team's "deeply disappointing" Twenty20 World Cup exit.

A fired-up Zimbabwe plan to cause "as much damage" as possible in the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 after making the grade for the first time, led by a coach who knows what success tastes like.

Ireland stunned West Indies to power into the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on Friday and send the two-time champions crashing out, with Zimbabwe joining them in the next round after edging past Scotland.

Zimbabwe stormed into the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time Friday at the expense of Scotland, beating them by five wickets with skipper Craig Ervine hitting a half-century.

Pakistan batter Shan Masood has been taken to hospital for scans after suffering a freak injury during practice at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, several media reports said.

Lionel Messi’s reaction during an interview is making waves on social media.

Veteran opener Paul Stirling slammed an unbeaten 66 as Ireland made the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on Friday and sent the two-time champions West Indies crashing out in a stunning upset.