Opener Jason Roy's 78 helped England sail into cricket's World Twenty20 final with a crushing seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the last four in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai hailed his underdog side after their historic six-run victory over the powerful West Indies at the World Twenty20 match in Nagpur on Sunday.
England qualified for the World Twenty20 semi-finals and knocked the holders Sri Lanka out on Saturday after a nailbiting 10-run victory in their do-or-die showdown in New Delhi.
New Zealand bowled Bangladesh out for a record low of 70 as they cruised to 75-run victory at cricket's World Twenty20 in Kolkata Saturday, maintaining their perfect record at the tournament.
A stumbling Australia will need to raise their game when they take on Pakistan in a must-win group match of the World Twenty20 in Mohali on Friday.
India scraped to a one-run win against a tenacious Bangladesh in Bangalore in a thrilling match on Wednesday, keeping their hopes of World Twenty20 glory alive.
Moeen Ali's timely cameo helped England overcome a spirited Afghanistan by 15 runs but only after surviving a scare against the minnows at the World Twenty20 in New Delhi Wednesday.
New Zealand stormed into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 Tuesday after opener Martin Guptill smacked 80 off 48 balls to set up a 22-run win against a wayward Pakistan.
Ireland and Netherlands crashed out of the World T20 yesterday after rain forced their respective matches in Dharamsala to be abandoned with Bangladesh and Oman setting up a Group A decider to make the Super 10s.
