Chris Gayle has joined the West Indies for their title defence in the Twenty20 World Cup and skipper Kieron Pollard backs the big-hitter to come good in the United Arab Emirates.

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the highest wicket-taker in T20Is when he dismissed Scotland’s Michael Leask in

Winning momentum gathered on tailor-made home against Australia and New Zealand did not work in Bangladesh’s favour as a batting failure horribly exposed the Tigers,

The majority of the crowd supporting Bangladesh at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat yesterday were stunned as Bangladesh made a disastrous start to their ICC World T20 Round 1 campaign, losing against Scotland by six runs.

The first game of the opening day of the ICC T20 World Cup between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea was still in progress as Bangladeshi fans flooded into the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium to support the Tigers in their evening game against Scotland, scheduled to begin at 6:00pm.

Sri Lanka will enter unfamiliar territory today when they take on Namibia in their opening first round match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi.

Bangladesh’s ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan became the leading wicket taker in T20 International cricket after scalping his second wicket during Bangladesh’s opening match of the Qualifier round of ICC T20 World Cup against Scotland at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat.

Scotland have won the first Group B fixture against Bangladesh by six runs at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat today.

Skipper Zeeshan Maqsood returned bowling figures of 4-20 to set up a 10-wicket win for hosts Oman in the Twenty20 World Cup opener against debutants Papua New Guinea today.

Paceman Mitchell Starc has warned Australia's rivals not to read too much into the team's recent poor form, saying the squad now assembled in the United Arab Emirates was preparing only to win the Twenty20 World Cup.

Pakistan have won their last 10 Twenty20 internationals in the United Arab Emirates and captain Babar Azam claims that will give his men the edge over India in their World Cup opener.

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi said his team will shrug off political and travel turmoil to thrive at the T20 World Cup by remaining true to their philosophy of “daring cricket”.

Virat Kohli on Saturday hailed M.S. Dhoni as an “inspiration” who had a “huge impact” on his cricketing journey as the India captain goes in search of the Twenty20 World Cup title.

Chris Gayle has joined the West Indies for their title defence in the Twenty20 World Cup and skipper Kieron Pollard backs the big-hitter to come good in the United Arab Emirates.

The reason Bangladesh are playing the qualifying round of the ICC T20 World Cup this time around can be explained by the

Oman and Papua New Guinea will kickstart the T20 World Cup 2021 in Muscat at 4:00pm (Bangladesh standard time), with an aim to make it to the Super 12 stage.

As Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup campaign begins in earnest today, the Tigers will look to quickly resolve some disconcerting issues within the team instead of looking too much at their lightweight opponents in the first round of the competition – known as qualifiers for the Super 12. 

Without the comforts of home advantage or spin-friendly tracks, Bangladesh will need to focus on proper planning and team combination as they begin their ICC T20 World Cup mission today in the opening game of the qualifiers against Scotland at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat.

According to Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer, Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan could be the best bowler in the T20 World Cup, set to begin tomorrow with the qualifier stage matches in Oman.

Only a solitary fifty came from the bat of Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s batting mainstay, in his last 25 T20Is. The experienced batsman, who is trying to find his usual rhythm in this format, has also had a torrid time in three practise matches ahead of the T20 World Cup, scheduled to begin tomorrow with Bangladesh taking on Scotland in Muscat.