Bas de Leede took two wickets and made an unbeaten 30 as the Netherlands took a giant step towards the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on Tuesday with a tense five-wicket victory over giant-killing Namibia.

All-rounder Jason Holder said West Indies must improve in all departments of their game in a must-win contest against Zimbabwe on Wednesday if they are to get their T20 World Cup campaign back on track following their stunning defeat by Scotland.

Just a day prior, batting coach Jamie Siddons had been speaking about tail-enders getting some time in nets sessions since the top-order had productive outings in the tri-nation series in New Zealand.

A downtrodden Sri Lankan side will take on lightweights UAE in their second group-stage match in the Twenty20 World Cup at the GMHBA Stadium in Geelong today while a spirited Namibia will look to win their second game in a row against the Netherlands on the same day.

George Munsey’s unbeaten half-century and some inspired bowling helped Scotland thrash two-time Twenty20 World Cup champions West Indies by 42 runs in another big upset on Monday.

Ticket sales for the soccer World Cup are approaching the three-million mark ahead of the tournament kicking off in Qatar on Nov. 20, FIFA's president Gianni Infantino and event organisers said on Monday.

Sikandar Raza smashed 82 off 48 balls to set up a convincing 31-run victory for Zimbabwe in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup against Ireland on Monday.

Bangladesh did not have the best of outings in the first World Cup warm-up fixture against Afghanistan at Brisbane today as death over issues with the ball and a crumbling top-order once again reared their heads in the 62-run defeat today.

Australia captain Aaron Finch gave himself a timely boost ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup while India seamer Mohammed Shami proved his worth in a dramatic four-wicket final over in a warm-up match between the tournament heavyweights on Monday.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia began with its preliminary phase from October 16 to October 21 as eight teams in Round 1, split into two groups, fought for four places to enter the 12-team Super 12 phase. And after a string of highly contested encounters, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe topped the table while the Netherlands and Ireland qualified as runners-up from Group A and B, respectively.   

The Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh team take on Afghanistan today in their first warm-up match in Brisbane, ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has relaxed rules related to COVID-19 for the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. Players, despite testing positive, will be permitted to compete.

The fate of Sri Lanka at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 hangs in the balance, with a heavy defeat to Namibia in the opening match of the tournament leaving the Asia Cup Champions in need of a huge response in the remaining Round 1 matches.

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh batting coach, opined that scores of 200 will be rare and he hoped that Bangladesh bowling attack would be good enough to restrict opponents to 170-odd scores. The team management, however, remained hopeful someone would score big with two warm-up matches providing the launch pad to find the required groove, and Siddons maintained they are close to finding the final batting order.

After a rousing start in Group A over the weekend, the action at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 shifts to Group B on Monday with two-time winners West Indies taking on Scotland in Hobart in their first match of the tournament.

After leading his side in the Australia T20 World Cup, Bangladesh T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan will likely head to Qatar to watch Lionel Messi and Co in action during the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Bowlers led by Bas de Leede helped the Netherlands edge out the United Arab Emirates by three wickets in a tense low-scoring match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bowl against Namibia in the opening match of the T20 World Cup in Geelong on Sunday.

Chelsea and England defender Reece James will miss the World Cup in Qatar after the Premier League club confirmed on Saturday he will be out for eight weeks due to a knee injury.

Although there have been many times over the years when the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and cricketers have not seen eye-to-eye, it seems they are aligned in the same direction when it comes to playing down expectations before starting their T20 World Cup campaign.