Confusion reigned amongst the fans and the members of the media after the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to change the Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’s group seeding in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup on the fourth day of the flagship event.

There were nerves and mounting fear of an elimination from the first round, but there was no shortage of excitement or drama as Bangladesh kept their hopes of qualifying for the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup alive by beating hosts Oman by 26 runs at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat yesterday.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the new leading wicket-taker in men’s T20 Internationals. The 34-year-old accounted for two wickets in Bangladesh’s opening match against Scotland and has taken his career tally to 108 wickets - the highest for any bowler, breaking Lasith Malinga’s record of 107 T20I wickets.

Afghanistan have enjoyed an astounding rise up the international cricket pecking order, taking huge strides at a rapid pace. Having familiarity with the conditions in the UAE where they have played the majority of their cricket, will the Asian side make a deep run in the tournament, springing a major surprise or two along the way?

Sri Lanka and Ireland will be looking to brighten their Super 12s chances when they meet in their second group match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.

Just over three months ago, a desolate desert was all one could find in the space that the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat currently occupies.

Richie Berrington smashed 70 to set up Scotland’s second successive win at the Twenty20 World Cup as they beat Papua New Guinea by 17 runs on Tuesday.

When Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan spoke to media on Monday following the Tigers’ defeat against Scotland a day earlier, he cut a rather distraught figure, saying he could not quite grasp the reality of Bangladesh being defeated by an Associate nation in a prestigious tournament.

Although the 26-run win over hosts Oman kept the hopes of qualification for the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup alive for Bangladesh, according to skipper Mahmudullah Riyad there are still a few areas that the Tigers need to improve upon in the coming days.

Twenty20 cricket has given a platform for many players to carve out successful careers but few owe as much to the format as England fast bowler Tymal Mills.

Richie Berrington smashed 70 to set up Scotland's second successive win at the Twenty20 World Cup as they beat Papua New Guinea by 17 runs on Tuesday.

An all-round performance from premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan today helped Bangladesh register a 26-run victory in their must-win game against co-hosts Oman to stay alive in the T20 World Cup. 

India captain Virat Kohli on Monday said at the toss for the warm-up match against England in Dubai that he will be batting at the number three spot.

Bangladesh team seems to have found themselves in the middle of a desert with a one-way traffic in Oman as the six-run defeat in the first qualifier game against Scotland on Sunday changed the entire mindset of the Tigers.

The deafening roar of the Scottish players from an adjacent room disrupted the rhythm of the Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad, who was fielding questions with a glum face at the presser after Bangladesh’s six-run defeat against Scotland in the two sides’ T20 World Cup opener in Oman on Sunday.

Fast bowler Curtis Campher took four wickets in four balls to help Ireland thrash Netherlands by seven wickets in a first-round match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday.

Scotland look in incredible nick heading into their second match against Papua New Guinea today.

Ireland seam bowler Curtis Campher on Monday became only the third man to take four wickets in four balls in a Twenty20 International.

When Shoaib Malik takes the field for Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup, the 39-year-old all-rounder could be forgiven for feeling his age.

Bangladesh’s ‘shock’ defeat at the hands of Scotland in their opening Group B fixture of the ICC T20 World Cup qualifiers, which came on the back of two losses in the preparation matches against Sri Lanka and Ireland, had created a rupture in the wall of confidence they seemed to have had following series wins against Australia and New Zealand at home.