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Sri Lanka head into the World T20 on the back of 13 wins from their last 18 matches, and will bank on their tried and tested to claim the title in Bangladesh

Whenever England head to this part of the world, someone is sure to be whistling the tune to their subcontinental homesick blues

These are two teams whose recent fortunes could hardly have been more contrasting

Once again an anxious Pakistan made too many mistakes in a big match against India, and lost comprehensively

It's been a long time since either Sri Lanka or South Africa won a global tournament, something they will look to change in Bangladesh

South Africa will conduct fitness tests on Dale Steyn and the captain, Faf du Plessis, ahead of their World T20 opener against Sri Lanka, with both players attempting to recover from hamstring injuries

Sri Lanka will look to use their opponents' deficiencies against spin to their advantage at the World T20 in Bangladesh, captain Dinesh Chandimal has said

Netherlands pulled off one of the best chases in Twenty20 cricket, chasing 190 in 13.5 overs to break the hearts of their opponents Ireland and Group B rivals Zimbabwe and progress to the Super 10 of the World T20

In a must-win match, Zimbabwe found themselves in a spot of bother more than once against UAE, but Elton Chigumbura's belted a quickfire 53 from No. 6 to complete the chase in 13.4 overs

Jamie Atkinson, Hong Kong's captain, said that his side's victory over hosts Bangladesh was a significant moment for Associate cricket as well as a dream come true for his own team

Paras Khadka, Nepal's captain, has spoken many sage words about his team and the development of cricket in their home country during the World T20

Mohammad Hafeez has said that Shahid Afridi's blows that won Pakistan an Asia Cup thriller against India earlier this month in Mirpur have boosted the side's morale ahead of their World T20 opener against their archrivals

MS Dhoni has said India and Pakistan continue to give their fans spirited contests but the acrimony of the past, which he had seen while growing up, has gone down in recent years

India v Pakistan match has lacked anticipation this time but it will be all right by the time MS Dhoni and Mohammad Hafeez walk out for the toss at 7pm on Friday

Hong Kong pulled off the shock of the tournament thus far beating Bangladesh by two wickets despite the hosts managing to edge past Nepal on net run-rate for a place in the Super 10s

Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh's performances in the practice matches were major boosts for India ahead of the World T20, MS Dhoni has said

Zimbabwe can still progress to the main draw of the World T20, but they must beat UAE convincingly and hope that Ireland succumb to a big defeat against Netherlands

An inspirational effort from Paras Khadka in the field symbolised Nepal's potential at the world stage as they beat Afghanistan for the first time in a T20 by nine runs

India have played too few T20s between the 2012 edition and now to sort out their batting combination. But they are a side that should not be written off

Pakistan have an experienced squad, excellent World T20 pedigree, and come into the tournament having acclimatised to conditions in Bangladesh. Will all that help them get out of a difficult group?