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Australia have almost ensured there will be no repeat of their first-round exit in this event last year

After encouraging signs and a cricket-filled 2009, the women once again join the men at the World Twenty20 - a tournament that will be another test of the sustainability of the women's game

England are perennial underachievers when it comes to global tournaments; Ireland, meanwhile, have punched above their weight in their last two appearances at the highest level. If ever a match-up was designed to cause an upset, it was this

New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori has identified Elton Chigumbura as the danger man for Zimbabwe as the two teams prepare for Tuesday's battle to decide who progresses to the Super Eights

New Zealand are on a high after their penultimate-ball win on Friday and can seal their spot in the final eight even with a tight loss to Zimbabwe

The hosts overcame Ireland pretty comfortably in their opening match and should face a much sterner test against an England side desperately hoping to break their duck in global tournaments

All the pressure is now on Sri Lanka for if they lose tomorrow, they will have to go back home

Cricinfo previews the Group C match between India and South Africa

The defending champions Pakistan play Australia in a match that will be crucial to the group

Zimbabwe cricket is taking small but important steps back to normalcy, and their participation in a major global event is an important part of that process

This short sharp shock of an event could be much more to England's liking, with brevity of the tournament appealing to their puzzling ability to raise their game from a standing start

One thing is dominating the sporting minds of South Africans. And it isn't the World Twenty20, even though the football World Cup doesn't start until June 11

Since their first-round exit in last year's World Twenty20, Australia have undergone a significant rebuild

Cricinfo previews the Group A match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in St Lucia

Afghanistan make their big-screen debut on Saturday's morning show, a sleeper that suddenly became a smash hit by defying every script written for them

Everybody starts from scratch again, except the defending champions who do so with more pressure as a result of that status

Afghanistan's fairytale has gone truly global. After narrowly missing out on qualification for the World Cup they carried all before them to secure a place in the Caribbean

Kirsten blamed fatigue last year, not much has changed on that account. Can India inspire themselves to a different result?

Bangladesh continue to remain unpredictable. Can they pull of a special win or two in this World Cup?

Andrew Miller previews West Indies' World Twenty20 opener against Ireland in Guyana