Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi have combined well for 13 wickets at the World T20 © Getty Images Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner, 23 and 24 respectively, neither look nor sound dangerous. They don’t possess a big bank of glittering past performances to fall back upon and no weighty reputation to keep. When New Zealand played three spinners, including Nathan McCullum, in their opening game against India, it may have…

Match facts March 26, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) England will be looking to make it three wins in a row in Group 1 © Associated Press Big Picture A drubbing at the hands of West Indies, a sensational run chase against South Africa, and a nerve-jangling finish against Afghanistan – England have perhaps had the most interesting campaign in Group 1, and they haven’t even had their customary…

England’s T20 competition is likely to come under renewed scrutiny © Getty Images The success of the Big Bash League may prove “difficult to ignore” for the English domestic game, the new head of the PCA has warned. David Leatherdale, who began his new role last week, feels it is inevitable that talk of city cricket will return in the county game and suggested that the vast number of spectators…

Mashrafe Mortaza on the improvements in his side: “There is still inexperience but it is an almost settled team now.” © Associated Press Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has urged his players to isolate themselves from the emotional outpouring back home following their heart-wrenching loss to India, and instead focus on the positives that a win against New Zealand would bring. While Bangladesh fans were shocked by the one-run defeat that…

England have had two contrasting wins in the tournament so far, against South Africa and Afghanistan © AFP On the eve of a critical contest that will make or break England’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the World T20, Joe Root took a momentary break from the high-octane, foot-to-the-floor attitude that has propelled his team’s campaign, and opted, along with a handful of his team-mates, to take the slow…

Australia 193 for 4 (Smith 61*, Watson 44*, Wasim 2-31) beat Pakistan 172 for 8 (Latif 46, Malik 40, Faulkner 5-27) by 21 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details James Faulkner took his maiden five-wicket haul to help Australia to a 21-run win © Getty Images Australia have arrived as a force at the World Twenty20, just in time to wave goodbye to Pakistan, as they completed a 21-run win in Mohali….

Sachithra Senanayake has been effective against England in limited overs and stands a chance of playing on Saturday © AFP Sri Lanka’s batting has been brittle, and they are missing their finisher with the ball, but T20 wits, they hope, will be enough to put them into the semi-final. First up in their Delhi double-header is England – a team they have sometimes outsmarted before. There is evidence that this…