Proteas bowler Kagiso Rabada says they will take motivation from their 2024 ICC T20 World Cup showing into this tournament, which got underway this morning with Pakistan taking on the Netherlands.
Sri Lanka have been forced into a late change to their squad ahead of their T20 World Cup opener on Sunday with Pramod Madushan replacing the injured Eshan Malinga.
Pakistan survived a dramatic scare to defeat the Netherlands by three wickets with three balls remaining in the opening match of the T20 World Cup at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo.
Proteas pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada believes some pitches at the T20 World Cup will be of assistance to the bowlers even though high scores are being predicted at the global tournament.
India allrounder Harshit Rana is a major doubt for their T20 World Cup opening clash against USA in Mumbai on Saturday after suffering a thigh injury.
Australia have suffered another fast bowling casualty on the eve of the T20 World Cup after Josh Hazlewood withdrew from the global tournament due to an Achilles injury.