Afghanistan’s Twenty20 World Cup preparation has been far from ideal in the aftermath of the country’s Taliban takeover in August but captain Mohammad Nabi hopes his team’s performance can bring about some joy back home.

The stability that Mushfiqur Rahim brings to the top-order has been synonymous with Bangladesh’s success stories in any given format.

When Bangladesh posted an impressive 171 for four against Sri Lanka in their opening Super 12 game of the ICC T20 World Cup in Sharjah, not many thought they were going to lose the game so badly.

Charith Asalanka’s unbeaten 80 alongside two dropped catches by Liton Das crushed Bangladesh’s hopes of a winning start to the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup, with the Tigers suffering a five-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.

Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan smashed unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan crushed India by 10 wickets on Sunday to register their first win over their arch-rivals in a Twenty20 World Cup.

Unbeaten fifties from skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan thrash India by 10 wickets in their high-voltage Super 12 clash in Dubai today. 

Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi took three wickets, including skipper Virat Kohli for 57, but India managed 151 for seven in their high-voltage Twenty20 World Cup clash on Sunday.

It was expected that Bangladesh and Sri Lanka would enjoy similar support from the crowd at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today for their first Super 12 game in the ICC T20 World.

Many may have been glued to their TV sets to witness the much-awaited clash between the two archrivals India and Pakistan on their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup yesterday but the day’s earlier game had featured two sides -- Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – who have developed a heated rivalry over the years.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in a much-anticipated Super 12 clash of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

Shakib Al Hasan reached a new milestone today in Bangladesh's first Super 12 stage game against Sri Lanka as the premier all-rounder now leads the wicket takers’ list in T20 World Cups. Shakib now has scalped 41 wickets in 29 T20 World Cup matches, most by any player ever in the marquee event. 

Two crucial dropped catches by Liton Das and two explosive fifties from Sri Lanka batters Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa helped the Lankans take the game away from the Tigers' grasp and win by five wickets in the two sides' first Super 12 stage game of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

Mushfiqur Rahim's unbeaten 57 off 37 deliveries and Naim Sheikh's 52-ball 62 helped Bangladesh to a challenging total of 171 for three in their first Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka in Sharjah today.

Bangladesh have lost the toss and have been sent in to bat first in their first Super 12 match against Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has a simple advice for his team after being "demolished" by England in their Twenty20 World Cup opener -- forget the thrashing and revive the title defence.

Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade stood unbeaten to help Australia prevail in a tense finish against South Africa and win by five wickets in the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.

Former champions India and Pakistan will face off on Sunday in a Twenty20 World Cup blockbuster in Dubai and the buzz around the game underlines the enduring appeal of the matchup between the sub-continent’s feuding neighbours.

The Sharjah Cricket Stadium does not typically remind me of the masterclass from Sachin Tendulkar against Australia back in 1998 or the memorable clashes between India and Pakistan in the early 90s.

Sri Lanka have already made their mark in the Twenty20 World Cup with commanding wins in the preliminary round and will go into their Super 12 contest against Bangladesh with a slight edge, the team’s captain Dasun Shanaka said on Saturday.

With the aim to display an all-round improvement from the performances of the qualifying stage, Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo is confident ahead of the Tigers’ opening Super 12 game against Sri Lanka in the ICC T20 World Cup in Sharjah today.