Australia have already secured their place in the second round Super Eights with three wins in three matches in Group B.

"This is essentially like a knockout game. We have got to give it everything we can," Stead told New Zealand media on a video call ahead of a do-or-die clash against the West Indies.

Adam Zampa led the rout with figures of 4-12 as the outclassed Namibians were bundled out for just 72 off 17 overs.

That fourth wicket came off the last ball of his four-over spell when he bowled Bernard Scholtz comprehensively for a duck to become the first Australian male to reach the milestone of 100 T20 International wickets.

The result meant that Group D leaders South Africa, who have won all three of their games, become the first team to qualify for the Super Eight stage of the tournament.

Marginal calls, full tosses not being put away or the general inconsistency of Bangladesh top-order were all cause for concern in Bangladesh’s loss to South Africa in New York in a hard-fought contest on Monday. But the situation would not have gotten so desperate had Bangladesh’s key player Shakib Al Hasan left a mark on the game coming in at number four in what was another crucial T20 World Cup game for the Tigers.

The Group A fixture of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup between Asian powerhouse India and co-hosts USA on Wednesday at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York is set to be the first-ever international match between the two teams.

From mixing with Hollywood celebrities to attending United Nations meetings and representing his country at World Cups for two separate sports, Dr Rudie van Vuuren's true passion is for Namibian cricket

Experts as well as fans have called for change in ICC’s law relating to the ball being dead after the umpire signals out after such an incident proved crucial in Bangladesh's four-run loss to South Africa in a T20 World Cup fixture in New York Tuesday.

Knowing defeat would condemn them to a shock first round exit, Rizwan and Babar put on a match-winning second-wicket partnership of 63 as Pakistan reached their target of 107 with 15 balls to spare.

“Definitely not,” Tamim told the ESPNCricinfo when asked if Shakib should be dropped from the XI in Bangladesh’s next match

“It was a poor decision, that was never hitting the stumps. And he threw his finger up so quickly, like a gun slinger,” Doull told Cricbuzz

“He knows many things and so do I, but we cannot talk openly. I will speak openly after the World Cup, our people themselves have spoiled this unit.”

“You are such an experienced player, you have been captain before, but your stats are such. You should feel ashamed of yourself and just declare that you are retiring from the T20 format.”

As far as the associates are concerned, results in their favour will mean a world to them and their fans.

South Africa virtually clinched a place in the Super Eight stage as spinner Keshav Maharaj defended 11 runs off the final over to help secure a nail-biting four-run victory over Bangladesh in a low-scoring Group D clash on Monday.

As it so often happens in major ICC events, Pakistan have very little in their hands regarding the prospect of advancing in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies. And, as always, it is mostly a making of their own.

Before Bangladesh fans got their hearts shattered to a million pieces with an agonising four-run defeat to South Africa, they were treated with the sight of their pace trio making the opposition batters dance to their tunes on an unpredictable pitch at the Nassau Country Cricket Stadium in New York yesterday.

Bangladesh missed out on a leg-bye four in the 17th over as Mahmudullah Riyad was given out leg-before only for the DRS review to reveal that it was missing the stumps. The decision was cause for debate as Bangladesh fell short by four runs.

The ICC Men’s T20I World Cup has delivered in so many ways already – featuring rising stars, big guns firing, blockbuster matches, Super Overs, and wild upsets.