Ireland were one of the sides that had travelled to the UAE early in order to better acclimatise with the conditions and play a few practice games as part of preparation for the T20 World Cup.

What’s the one thing that most of the other teams have but Bangladesh don’t? The answer is: a wrist spinner. Such is the state of Bangladesh in this regard that while some teams even boast two wrist spinners,

For Namibia, the biggest news is that David Wiese, former South Africa allrounder, will be playing for them when they make their T20 World Cup debut. Wiese, whose father was born in Namibia, qualified for the side by descent.