Ireland pulled off a stunning six-wicket upset of Scotland at the Twenty20 World Cup Wednesday with George Dockrell and Curtis Campher starring in a 119-run partnership after they looked out for the count.

Dushmantha Chameera led Sri Lanka's fiery fast bowling display against the United Arab Emirates with three wickets in the T20 World Cup in Geelong on Tuesday as the former champions got their campaign back on track with a comprehensive 79-run win.

Australia captain Aaron Finch gave himself a timely boost ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup while India seamer Mohammed Shami proved his worth in a dramatic four-wicket final over in a warm-up match between the tournament heavyweights on Monday.

The Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh team take on Afghanistan today in their first warm-up match in Brisbane, ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

Australian captain Aaron Finch admitted his team was "tired" and needed to freshen up before their defence of the Twenty20 World Cup title, but England skipper Jos Buttler on Saturday said the hosts remain the favourites.

Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus expressed concern Saturday about the cold weather in Australia, but insisted the African nation could set the Twenty20 World Cup on fire by upsetting Sri Lanka in the tournament opener.

India and Pakistan will face off in Melbourne on October 23 in the ICC T20 World Cup, which will be the third meeting between the two sides in 2022, with both of them having won one match each during the Asia Cup.

Namibia were the surprise package on their T20 World Cup debut a year ago, reaching the Super 12 stage, and are looking to build on that momentum in Australia and cause a few upsets.

Afghanistan are looking to their wily spinners and aggressive batsmen to rise to a stiff challenge in the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman has been promoted to the team's 15-player squad for the Twenty20 World Cup while leg spinner Usman Qadir has been moved to the travelling reserves due to an injury, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Friday.

A number of issues, especially in terms of team selection, raised eyebrows following Bangladesh’s winless exit from the ongoing tri-nation series in New Zealand.

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.

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.

England beat Australia by eight runs in a thriller in Perth in the first T20I of the bilateral series to record their first T20I win in the country in 11 years.

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.

India are coming off a fine series win over Australia and will be eager to do an encore when they meet against South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match match series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram today.

India captain Rohit Sharma, ahead of the T20I series against Australia, has made it clear that Virat Kohli will be India's third opener in the upcoming T20 World Cup.