Williamson said his team had watched the Pakistan upset from their base in the Caribbean.

Afghanistan beating West Indies in 2016 is arguably the pick of the bunch.

The Tigers eager to prove their critics wrong.

USA captain wasn’t able to play down just how big this result against Pakistan is for the sport in his country.

Overall the team didn’t adjust to the conditions at the Grand Prairie Stadium, according to the Pakistan skipper.

Failure to win this match will not only leave a dent in mentality going forward but also leave the Tigers with a hurdle too big to cross.

Captain Richie Berrington hit an unbeaten 47 to guide Scotland to a five-wicket victory over Namibia in their T20 Cricket World Cup Group B game in Barbados on Thursday.

The United States beat Pakistan in the T20 World Cup after their Group A match went to a thrilling Super Over finish in Dallas on Thursday.

New York’s pitch has garnered a lot of criticism lately, with pundits slamming it as “dangerous” while India batting coach Vikram Rathour said that it is something that the batters will have to deal with in the ongoing ninth edition of the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies.

The temporary Nassau County International Cricket Stadium has hosted two games so far, both of which were low-scoring encounters due to the nature of the drop-in pitch which has made batting extremely difficult due to the movement and bounce.

Marcus Stoinis, who smashed a game-changing 67 not out and then took three wickets for 19 runs to help Australia open their T20 World Cup campaign with a 39-run win over Oman in Barbados on Thursday, said that slow pitches might just go on to be the theme of the tournament in the USA and the West Indies.

Ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against co-hosts USA at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas today, Pakistan captain Babar Azam did not hesitate to state their aim in the mega event.

Stoinis conjured a game-changing 67 not out off just 36 balls to power Australia to 164-5 at Kensington Oval and then got among the wickets as Oman were restricted to 125-9 in reply.

While much of Pakistan's fortunes at the T20 World Cup will rest with Babar and reliable lieutenant Mohammad Rizwan, Ponting believes there is a young batter at the top of their batting order that might cause a surprise.

Four years out of the international game is a long time, but Amir says that the quality and environment around the Pakistan camp has made his reintegration pretty straightforward.

In his first T20 World Cup appearance at 43 years of age, Nsubuga collected figures of 2-4 to help bowl out Papua New Guinea for just 77.

Rohit’s fifty played a big part in his team’s victory, the 42nd India win under his captaincy, seeing him surpass MS Dhoni for the most victories as India men’s skipper in T20Is.

Andy Flower, the former Zimbabwe player and ex-England team director, told Cricinfo that he felt the surface was not up to scratch.

By and large, Bangladesh will not have an excuse in terms of adjustment to the conditions.

With the ICC Test Championship and the ODI World Cup already in the bag, Australia begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Oman at the Kensington Oval in Barbados today in their quest to become champions in all three formats.