Rampant Afghanistan mauled a lethargic New Zealand by 84 runs to grab top spot in Group C at the T20 World Cup with a shock victory at the Guyana National Stadium on Friday.

South Africa will look to build on their dominant victory against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup on Monday but face a tricky opposition in the Netherlands against whom the Proteas suffered a memorable upset in the 2022 edition of the tournament.

Two of cricket's greatest rivals, England and Australia, are set to produce a high-octane encounter in today’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup fixture at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. 

After Rishad Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman claimed three wickets each to restrict Sri Lanka to 124 for nine, Hridoy smashed a 20-ball 40 and Liton Das played a sensible 38-ball 36-run knock

Canada won their first match at any Twenty20 World Cup when they defeated Ireland by 12 runs in a Group A game in New York on Friday.

It will all be music to the ears of ICC, who chose to popularise the T20 format in the USA.

"It's hurtful and shameful, and there must be a thorough investigation of this defeat."

Sri Lanka's sports ministry has dispatched an officer to the United States to look into the welfare of the team, Fernando added.

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.

Jack Grealish was a shock omission from England's Euro 2024 squad as Gareth Southgate axed the Manchester City winger on Thursday after his disappointing end to the season.

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.