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.
Former India international Ravichandran Ashwin has backed New Zealand to outperform Australia at the 2026 T20 World Cup, despite neither Trans-Tasman rival entering the tournament in ideal form.