Bangladesh will be hoping to conclude their Super 12 journey on a high, motivated by their slim shot at a semifinal berth, when they take on Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval today.

Ghana captain Andre Ayew is heading to an extraordinary 10th major tournament and has won a record tally of caps for his country, yet he still lives in the shadow of his father.

Federico Valverde is as irreplaceable for Uruguay as he is for Real Madrid and will be central to his country's World Cup hopes as a player with youth and experience on his side in a squad blessed with an abundance of both.

South Africa and India will look to seal places in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with regulation wins over cricketing minnows as the Super 12 phase wraps up with a flurry of matches on Sunday.

Australia's Twenty20 World Cup defence was over on Saturday after old rivals England pipped the hosts to a place in the semi-finals.

Former New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor says there are no clear favourites till now in a wide open Twenty20 World Cup as conditions in Australia have kept a level playing field.

South Korean superstar Son Heung-min has undergone a successful surgery following a facial injury, the country's football federation said Saturday, but declined to say if he will be ready for the World Cup in Qatar.

England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory by four wickets over Sri Lanka in their final Super 12 match on Saturday, sending hosts and defending champions Australia out of the tournament in the process.

Nobody will deny one fact that fast bowler Taskin Ahmed has become most entertaining Bangladesh player in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. 

Wayne Parnell on Saturday said South Africa's "world-class" fast bowlers have avoided social media to form a strong bond as the team looks to go the distance at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Pakistan batter Shan Masood on Saturday praised his team's character in battling back to stay in the hunt for a semi-finals spot after losing their first two matches at the Twenty20 World Cup. And the 33-year-old also mentioned that now their focus will be to win the Super 12 game against Bangladesh in Adelaide tomorrow.

Bangladesh’s T20 technical consultant Sridharan Sriram said that the Tigers are capable of beating Pakistan in their final Super 12 fixture of the T20 World Cup in Adelaide tomorrow.

Allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin said Saturday India must pile the pressure on early and be clinical in their execution if they want to get past Zimbabwe and into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals.

A peaking England find themselves in a tussle with Australia for a place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup but skipper Jos Buttler will have the advantage of having a clear mind as the English would need nothing but a win against Sri Lanka in their final group match in Sydney on Saturday to go through.

Bangladesh Skipper Shakib Al Hasan had already said during the ongoing World Cup that his side would approach the two games in Adelaide against Asian rivals India and Pakistan in relaxed mood, hoping to cause an upset or two.

Barcelona midfielder Pedri will turn 20 years old two days before Spain face Germany in one of the most anticipated games of the World Cup group stage.

FIFA has written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the soccer in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political "battles".

Afghanistan T20I captain stepped down from the role on Friday citing unsatisfactory preparation and disagreements with the team management following their disappointing T20 World Cup 2022 campaign, where the Afghans failed to register any wins.

Glenn Maxwell hit an unbeaten half-century to keep Australia in the hunt for the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with a tense four-run win over Afghanistan on Friday.

If surprise 2018 runners-up Croatia take the World Cup by storm again in Qatar, in the thick of it this time will probably be Mateo Kovacic, one of the beating hearts of their midfield.