South African star Quinton de Kock has apologised for refusing to take the knee in his team's Twenty20 World Cup match and said he would be "happy" to do it.

West Indies fast bowler Obed McCoy has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup with a right shin injury, the country's cricket board (CWI) said on Wednesday.

Two consecutive boundaries from Liton Das to Moeen Ali in the first over of the Bangladesh innings provided hope to fans in the Tigers’ second Super 12 game against England at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

On a day when Bangladesh were totally outplayed and had their limitations in terms of skill and execution completely exposed by a quality England side, the captain or coach of the losing party would have been expected to face the media.

Bangladesh’s six-run defeat against Scotland in the opening game of the qualifying stage came as a shock while the defeat to Sri Lanka in first the Super 12 game was perhaps a result of lack of execution and poor fielding.

A stunning opening burst from seamer Ruben Trumpelmann and an unbeaten 32 by JJ Smit down the order helped Namibia secure a nervy four-wicket win over Scotland in their Group I encounter in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Pakistan’s skilful all-round display against New Zealand on Tuesday, their 14th consecutive win at UAE, was no coincidence for the cricketing fraternity who are aware of what Pakistan historically brings to the game.

Former champions Sri Lanka will look to exploit Australia’s top-order woes when they clash in a group 1 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday.

As both India and New Zealand were comprehensively beaten by Pakistan in their T20 World Cup openers on October 24 and October 26, respectively, the upcoming encounter between the two sides thus becomes a potential do-or-die affair in order to stay in contention for a place in the semifinals.

England raced to a second successive victory at the Twenty20 World Cup with an eight-wicket drubbing of Bangladesh yesterday in the two nations’ first ever meeting in the format.

Quinton de Kock’s refusal to take the knee at the T20 World Cup, despite the potential cost to his career, divided opinion in South Africa on Wednesday and highlighted persistent concerns about racism in sport.

JJ Smit stood unbeaten on 32 as Namibia beat Scotland by four wickets in their first ever Super 12 match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

England's red-hot form in the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup is further evidence of how far their white-ball cricket has grown in the recent years, captain Eoin Morgan said after their eight-wicket romp against Bangladesh on Wednesday.

A fifty from opener Jason Roy and an overall dominant batting display helped England romp to an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their second Super 12 stage encounter in Abu Dhabi today. 

South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen takes the knee before their match against West Indies show solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement.

South Africa hammered holders West Indies by eight wickets in a game overshadowed by Proteas star Quinton de Kock’s refusal to take the knee prior to Tuesday’s Twenty20 World Cup clash.

New Zealand pace bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup due to a calf muscle tear, the team said in a statement on Tuesday.

After two stunning wins, debutant Namibia will look to continue its fairytale run when it takes on Scotland in the ICC T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Buoyed by the emphatic win over defending champions West Indies, England will look to continue their winning momentum when they face Bangladesh in a tricky Super 12 clash of the T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.

There was a hint that the restlessness and discomfort arising from the scathing criticism that Bangladesh received following their defeat to Scotland in the first round of the T20 World Cup still lingered in the Bangladesh camp as bowling coach Ottis Gibson arrived for the pre-match press conference yesterday on the eve of the Tigers’ second Super 12 encounter against England.