Bangladesh opener NHS admitted that the Tigers ‘could not play well in the middle overs’ following the controversial decision from the third umpire that led to Shakib’s dismissal against Pakistan in Adelaide today.

Suryakumar Yadav hit a blazing unbeaten 61 as India set up a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against England by crushing Zimbabwe by 71 runs at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Pakistan eased into the semifinals of the T20 World Cup, beating Bangladesh by six wickets in Adelaide on Sunday. The win sees Pakistan finish second in Group 2 and they will take on Group 1 winners New Zealand on November 9.

Shaheen Shah Afridi took four wickets to restrict Bangladesh to 127 for eight in their crucial T20 World Cup Super 12 fixture in Adelaide on Sunday, with the winners certain to qualify for the semifinals.

Bangladesh went from 73 for one to 73 for three in two deliveries as skipper Shakib Al Hasan was controversially given out following Soumya Sarkar's departure.

Bangladesh made three changes to their playing eleven and opted to bat first on winning the toss against Pakistan in their all-to-play-for T20 World Cup fixture in Adelaide on Sunday.

The Netherlands sent South Africa crashing out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday with a stunning 13-run victory in Adelaide which also propelled India into the semi-finals.

Australia's Twenty20 World Cup defence was over on Saturday after old rivals England pipped the hosts to a place in the semi-finals.

England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory by four wickets over Sri Lanka in their final Super 12 match on Saturday, sending hosts and defending champions Australia out of the tournament in the process.

Glenn Maxwell hit an unbeaten half-century to keep Australia in the hunt for the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with a tense four-run win over Afghanistan on Friday.

Bangladesh lost their Super 12 encounter against India in the T20 World Cup on Wednesday despite Liton Das’s exquisite innings. The batter would’ve felt hard done by for not coming away with a win but he did leave the Adelaide Oval with a gift to treasure.

Pakistan kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a 33-run victory over South Africa in a rain-shortened Super 12 match on Thursday, bringing the tournament's only unbeaten record to an end in the process.

Australia captain Aaron Finch says he is more likely than not to play in Friday's crunch Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 match against Afghanistan, despite suffering a hamstring strain on Tuesday.

Bangladesh batter Liton Das’s stellar year continued as the right-hander managed to become the highest-ever-run-getter for Bangladesh in a calendar year following a flying 27-ball 60 in Bangladesh’s Super 12 loss against India in the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan reminded everyone of the recurring theme that has dominated recent India-Bangladesh T20Is after the Tigers pushed India to the brink again before spiralling to an anticlimactic finish in the T20 World Cup.

With Zimbabwe and South Africa beating Pakistan and India, respectively, in the Super 12 of the ongoing T20 World Cup, the Group 2 came alive with five of the six teams still in contention to make it to the semifinals of what has already been a fascinating edition of the marquee event.

Bangladesh T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan was under no illusions of his side's chances going into the Super 12 game against India today, but he did not fail to put the onus on India to get the result they need, with both teams tied on four points ahead of a crucial encounter at Adelaide.

Skipper Jos Buttler praised the character of his England side as they breathed new life into their Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday, but it was curtains for Afghanistan.

England rescued their Twenty20 World Cup hopes as they held their nerve to see off New Zealand by 20 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.

India coach Rahul Dravid said Tuesday they are shutting out criticism of KL Rahul and backed the opening batsman to come good at the Twenty20 World Cup.