Middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Sunday rested from India's important T20 World Cup game against New Zealand after he "complained of back-spasm", leading to a forced change in the playing eleven.
Pacers Hamid Hassan and Naveen-ul-Haq shared six wickets between them in impressive bowling spells as Afghanistan crushed Namibia by 62 runs in their Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup.
After their demoralizing defeat to England, Australia would need to quickly pick themselves up as they face Bangladesh in almost a must-win match in the T20 World Cup.
Australia are still a "very good team in T20 international cricket" and will not carry the baggage of their loss against England in the upcoming T20 World Cup games, said skipper Aaron Finch.
Kane Williamson's New Zealand has won the toss and put India to bat first in Dubai. The action will kick off at 7:30 PM where both the contenders would be eyeing for a win to keep their chances alive in the tournament.
England beat Australia by eight wickets in their Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup.
England skipper Eoin Morgan says explosive batter Jos Buttler is one of the few T20 players who are taking the modern game to next level with their exceptional skills.
Afghanistan and Namibia will lock horns on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. The action will begin at 3:30 PM.
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Martin Guptill, who had sustained a toe injury is now fully fit and available for the game against India on Sunday in Dubai.
India and New Zealand have clashed on a total of two occasions in the previous editions of the T20 World Cup.
South African opener Quinton de Kock on Saturday took the knee before his team's T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka here, having pulled out of the side's last game after refusing to perform the gesture.
India captain Virat Kohli acknowledged the need for a "sixth bowling option" but also kept it open-ended when asked about flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Padya's bowling fitness, stating that the Baroda man "has to be fit to be able to bowl one or two overs".
New Zealand's lead pacer Trent Boult is hoping to exploit India's frailties against left-arm fast bowling, taking up from where Shaheen Shah Afridi left off, in their vital Super 12 T20 World Cup match.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam is in the form of his life. Cricket fanatics are in awe with his stunning show in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup, as he looks unstoppable!
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Saturday hit out at the "bunch of spineless people", reacting strongly to the torrent of social media abuse that was aimed at his pacer Mohammed Shami over his religion, following the team's loss to arch-rivals Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.
Title favourites England are expected to be tested for the first time in the ongoing T20 World Cup when they face arch-rivals Australia in a battle for supremacy in the Super 12 Group 1.
Virat Kohli will be facing the most defining test of his captaincy career as he expects his men to be the proverbial "phoenix rising from the ashes" when India take on a street-smart New Zealand in a 'do-or-die' ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 game.
Pakistan batting sensation Asif Ali, who has grabbed headlines with his six-hitting prowess in last two T20 World Cup matches, insisted that he has never paid heed to criticism about his selection in the national squad.
India faced a hammering defeat against New Zealand by eight wickets in Dubai.
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