Star spinner Rashid Khan said Afghanistan would bounce back from their opening loss to England at the Twenty20 World Cup having shown "promising talent" in the five-wicket defeat.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma vowed Sunday his team will come out with all guns blazing in their Twenty20 World Cup bow in Australia, with no time to ease themselves into the tournament.

With India chasing 160 to beat Pakistan in their Twenty20 World Cup opener in Melbourne, India needed 16 runs off the final over from Mohammad Nawaz, with batsmen Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya at the crease.

Virat Kohli said that he was speechless after scripting a memorable victory for India in a last-ball thriller against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today.

The way Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan handled questions related to tactics in the pre-match press conference today -- ahead of Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup opener against the Netherlands tomorrow -- became a testament to the notion that the Tigers have miles to go before they become a formidable side in T20s.

Virat Kohli struck an imperious half-century and Ravichandran Ashwin was cool at the death as India secured a four-wicket win on the final ball against arch-rivals Pakistan at the T20 World Cup on Sunday in front of a huge Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd.

Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh both took three wickets as Pakistan made 159-8 against India in their opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup in an electric atmosphere at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Disciplined bowling and an unbeaten half-century by Kusal Mendis powered Sri Lanka to a nine-wicket hammering of Ireland in their opening Super 12 match at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.

Spinner Maheesh Theekshana led Sri Lanka's attack with 2-19 as they restricted Ireland to 128-8 in their opening Super 12 match at the T20 World Cup on Sunday.

Shakib Al Hasan has said that having teams like Netherlands and Zimbabwe join in their group as qualifiers will not alter their expectations or preparations for the five Super 12 matches of the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan exuded confidence as the ace all-rounder was in his usual elements in the pre-match press conference ahead of his side’s ICC T20 World Cup tournament opener against the Netherlands at Hobart's Bellerive Oval stadium on Monday.

Sam Curran on Saturday became the first Englishman to bag a five-wicket haul in a T20 international -- and then put holders Australia in his crosshairs at the World Cup.

Captain Aaron Finch admitted Australia's fate at the Twenty20 World Cup had probably been taken out of their owns hands by Saturday's heavy loss to New Zealand in the Super 12 opener, but remained convinced his team could retain the trophy.

Bangladesh team reached Hobart from Brisbane yesterday ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup tournament opener against the Netherlands on Monday.

Former champions Sri Lanka managed to hold their own, navigating through unfamiliar territory to the Super 12, as they entered the main stage following a grueling group stage saga and can now turn their focus to the top sides.

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to renew cricket's most adrenalin-fuelled rivalry in Sunday's T20 World Cup match in Melbourne but the threat of rain looms over the blockbuster fixture.

Devon Conway scored a brilliant unbeaten 92 as New Zealand thrashed champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year’s final, opening the Super 12 stage with a bang at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.

Fast bowler Sam Curran returned figures of 5-10 to help England beat Afghanistan by five wickets in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup in Perth on Saturday.

Australia began their defence of the Twenty20 World Cup with a crushing 89-run loss to New Zealand on Saturday as the Black Caps avenged their defeat to Aaron Finch's men in last year's final.

Skipper Rohit Sharma said on Saturday that his India team are relishing the "challenge" of facing arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup.