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The UAE will take confidence from their batting display against New Zealand despite suffering a one-sided loss
Australia and Zimbabwe will play their first match against each other at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday
Zimbabwe comes into the clash with confidence after an efficient win over Oman, showing their ability to challenge stronger opponents
Speaking after India's dominant victory over Namibia, Chakravarthy said Abhishek appeared to be on the road to recovery and had even trained with the squad
Australia will aim to keep their winning momentum going when they take on high-flying Zimbabwe in Colombo
Spinner Ben Manenti, a key architect of Italy's maiden T20 World Cup win over Nepal on Thursday, credited the influence of the late Shane Warne on his career while growing up in Australia. Having spent a lot of time playing domestic cricket Down Under, the 28-year-old Manenti returned a splendid 4-0-9-2 as Italy bowled out Nepal for a mere 123 en route to their 10-wicket victory here at the Wankhede Stadium. "Obviously, growing up in Australia (and) watching Shane Warne bowl, he was a hero for all spinners. He was probably a big influence on my career and I got a lot of coaches back home that have helped me out as well," Manenti told the media here after Italy's historic win. Manenti, along with Crishan Kalugamage (3/18) and JJ Smuts (1/22), strangulated the Nepal batters who just could not come up with a counter-attack to their testing line and lengths. "I've played a lot of T20 cricket now. I've bowled the first over a lot of times. There's a job I'm used to, a job I've done befo
The Group A points table has already started taking shape with India and Pakistan tied at the top with 4 points each. India however, are ahead on net run rate after their 2 comfortable wins.
India's opener Abhishek Sharma missed out the due to a stomach infection as Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah have been named in the eleven.
Namibia come into this match with experience playing in New Delhi, which could work in their favor.
He not only brought up the 3rd fastest team 50 for India in the T20 World Cups but also went on to complete the fastest team hundred for India that came in just 7 overs.
Sanju Samson has been named Abhishek Sharma's replacement in India's playing 11 for the Namibia clash
Tilak Varma confirmed that Abhishek was discharged from the hospital, but India will make a decision on his availability closer to match day.
After facing some early challenges, the Men in Blue managed to recover and secure a win vs USA, putting them at the top of Group A.
The Mosca brothers who opened for Italy put up an unbeaten and fiery 124-run stand on the day to hand their team the famous win in style.
ICC T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS: This is Italy's first-ever win in the T20 World Cup in their debut edition
India's batters, after their batting debacle against the USA, shifted their focus towards rediscovering their power-hitting touch ahead of the Namibia clash
Nepal may have lost their opening game, but their spirited display against England has raised expectations
The ICC confirmed that Nabi violated Article 2.4 of the Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel
Having debuted at 26 with a Player of the Match performance against Pakistan, Duffy's rise has been built on perseverance.
Despite falling short against England in a thrilling four-run defeat at the Wankhede Stadium, Nepal impressed everyone with their fearless approach