Andre Russell bowled an immaculate final over to help West Indies pip Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller by three runs for their first Super 12 win yesterday that kept their Twenty20 World Cup title defence alive.

Bangladesh’s catching has emerged as the major area of concern for the team management at the ongoing T20 World Cup, where fielders have failed to support the hard-working bowlers by dropping some easy chances in crucial moments since the first round.

Bangladesh have only themselves to blame yet again after falling to a third consecutive defeat in the Super 12 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup shattered their dreams of making it to the semifinals.

It came down to the wire as Bangladesh needed four to win off the last ball of the game with skipper Mahmudullah Riyad on strike. But Andre Russell kept his composure and fired in a yorker which Mahmudullah couldn’t connect, ending the Tigers’ dream of reaching the semifinals of the ICC T20 World Cup, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.

Title favourites England are expected to be tested for the first time in the ongoing T20 World Cup when they face arch-rivals Australia in a battle for supremacy in the Super 12 Group today.

Star batter Quinton de Kock’s expected return after agreeing to take the knee will bolster South Africa when they take on an inconsistent Sri Lanka in their Super 12 game at the T20 World Cup today.

Asif Ali smashed four sixes in the penultimate over to help Pakistan achieve a hard-fought five-wicket win over Afghanistan in the Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Friday.

With a boundary required in the final delivery, Bangladesh T20I skipper failed to connect a yorker-length delivery from West Indies' Andre Russell as the Tigers suffered an agonising three-run defeat in their Super 12 clash against the Windies in Sharjah today. 

Australia's David Warner philosophised on the vagaries of professional sport and appeared to be in a jovial mood after rediscovering his form at the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.

Mustafizur Rahman does exactly what was required of him as he removes Windies opener Evin Lewis in his first over

Bangladesh have won the toss against West Indies and elected to bowl first in their third Super 12 fixture at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today. 

Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan Sohan is set to miss Bangladesh’s crucial third game of the Super 12 stage against the West Indies today (4 pm Bangladesh time).

Quinton de Kock has long been a maverick. A precocious talent, it was obvious early in his career that he did not fit easily into any cricketing stereotypes.

Their confidence sky-high after two consecutive victories, Pakistan’s razor-sharp attack will test the prowess and maturity of Afghanistan’s impressive batters when the two teams clash in a Super 12 Group 2 match in the T20 World Cup today.

Although the Bangladesh team has come in for scathing criticism for all corners due to their poor performances at the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup, wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan Sohan is confident the Tigers can turn things around with a win against the West Indies in Sharjah today, an encounter that has shaped into a do-or-die contest for both teams.

Champions West Indies believe they can bounce back from their two consecutive Super 12 defeats when they clash against Bangladesh in their must-win Twenty20 World Cup match in Sharjah, batsman Nicholas Pooran said on Thursday.

After falling to defeats in their first two Super 12 matches, Bangladesh’s third game against the West Indies today is perhaps their biggest opportunity to regroup and make a comeback in the ICC T20 World Cup.

David Warner’s return to form was the icing on the cake as Australia thumped Sri Lanka by seven wickets on Thursday for their second successive victory at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Chris Jordan on Thursday hailed the “tremendous” efforts of England’s improvised bowling attack following dominant victories in their first two T20 World Cup matches.

Opener David Warner struck form with an attacking 65 to help Australia to their second successive victory in the Twenty20 World Cup with a seven-wicket thrashing of Sri Lanka on Thursday.