Under-fire captain Temba Bavuma is running out of time to find his batting form before leading South Africa's challenge for a maiden T20 World Cup title in Australia.

Cricket's Twenty20 World Cup begins on Sunday in Australia with the game's biggest names primed to set the showpiece alight between then and the November 13 final.

A difficult tour of New Zealand ended in defeat for Bangladesh as the Tigers fell to a seven-wicket loss to Pakistan in their final match of the tri-nation series at Christchurch on Thursday.

Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton said he will be disappointed if his side fail to progress through the preliminary rounds when the T20 World Cup starts in Australia on Sunday.

When Nicholas Pooran was named captain of the West Indies white-ball sides in May he spoke of his desire to "drive the team forward to accomplish great things".

Pakistan's spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi will be fit and available for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, three months after injuring his right knee, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.

Dasun Shanaka's Sri Lanka are buoyant after their surprise Asia Cup title and confident of their Twenty20 World Cup prospects in Australia despite missing out on direct entry into the main draw.

Jos Buttler is back in his all-action role as captain, opening batsman and wicketkeeper as power-packed England prepare to launch their bid for Twenty20 World Cup glory.

India are under pressure to win their first global title since 2013 at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia but they must do so without injured pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia have a golden opportunity to create history and become the first back-to-back Twenty20 world champions, but they face a formidable challenge led by India and England.

Suryakumar Yadav believes adapting to Australian conditions will be key to a good ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for India, as they arrived for their first practice session Down Under.

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has made rapid progress from a knee injury and will be "battle-ready" for their Twenty20 World Cup opener against arch-rivals India this month, the country's cricket board chief, Ramiz Raja, said.

Explosive middle-order batsman Tim David is a "godsend" for Australia and it is up to the team management to decide how to utilise him in the Twenty20 World Cup, opener David Warner said.

New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell is a doubt for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia starting this month after fracturing a finger in training on Friday.

Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the ongoing one-day international series in India and the Twenty20 World Cup with a broken thumb, the country's cricket board said Thursday.</p><p>The bowling all-rounder sustained the injury during the third T20 on Tuesday, which South Afric

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz said that he is enjoying his new role as an opener and that he is looking forward to putting in more valuable performances in the coming days.

Australia's entire first-choice bowling attack will sit out the opening Twenty20 against England this weekend, selectors said Thursday, as they rotate the squad to ensure peak fitness for the World Cup.

India's T20 bowlers need to lift their game in the final overs, head coach Rahul Dravid has said, after pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah's injury ruled him out of this month's World Cup.

For the first time since reaching New Zealand on October 2, Bangladesh national cricket team trained today ahead of their first game of the tri-nation series against Pakistan scheduled on October 7 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has issued a warning to the Indian team ahead of the T20 World Cup opener, saying that he will have special plans for Rohit Sharma's side on his ‘home ground’ in Melbourne on October 23.