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Three teams vying for two spots, unless Papua New Guinea can pull off a miracle

What are the peculiarities of the three venues, and what should the teams do, at each of them, if they win the toss?

Cancelled tours, late change of coaching staff and inclusion of old-timers have all lent a familiar touch of chaos and confusion

No one seems to be talking up South Africa's chances, but Bavuma's side head into the T20 World Cup in very good form

"We know it if does come down to the last game - it always does - very rarely it's a straightforward scenario," says Kyle Coetzer

Having had sustained success for Australia and CSK, he appears most likely to start the tournament with Starc and Cummins

All the bantz, the jousts, and little bit of eavesdropping from the social media playground and beyond

Will the team management risk playing Hardik Pandya as a specialist batter?

The absence of Archer and Stokes has hurt Eoin Morgan's team in the build-up to the T20 World Cup

He got his A game going on the slow wickets in the CPL, and being in the UAE and practising during the IPL will hold him good stead too

And how many players have outscored the opposition on their own in a Test innings?

The Scotland allrounder on winning his 100th cap, and working for a building supplies company during lockdown

They have endured a bumpy road on the way to the UAE and also haven't played much T20I cricket due to the pandemic

All the big names are back, uncertainty remains over the finisher role and how many frontline bowlers to play

A phenomenal batting line-up, seven bowling options, some excellent fielders... that's our XI for IPL 2021

Ireland's top performer, and franchise cricket globetrotter, has gone five years between world events. "It's great to be back," he says

Netherlands' front-line fast bowler on his CPL stint, working odd jobs between tournaments, and coming into his second World Cup a different bowler

Why Harshal Patel came in second on the Smart Wickets list, the top match performers and more

... and a milestone to forget for Eoin Morgan, who recorded 11 single-digit scores in 16 innings this season

IPL title No. 4 for Chennai Super Kings and social media was bursting with praise for them