South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Nepal and Bangladesh are drawn in Group D for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup. The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports throughout June. Everything you need to know about the team and prospects is here.
south africa
Best results: Semifinals (2009, 2014)
2022 results: Super 12 seconds
coach: Rob Walter
squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Othniel Baartman, Gerald Kuetsch, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuyn, Liz Hendrix, Marco Janssen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Norze, Kagiso. Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraj Shamsi, and Tristan Stubbs. reserve: Nandre Berger, Beautiful.
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Heinrich Classen. The 32-year-old is a stunning spin batsman and has been in good form for Sunrisers Hyderabad during the Indian Premier League. He has four half-centuries and a strike rate of 171.07.
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Tabraj Shamsi. The wrist-spinner is the Proteas' leading wicket-taker with 78 out of 65 matches in T20I cricket and has a wealth of experience with West Indies in the Caribbean Premier League.
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That choker tag. The Proteas continue to trail South Africa, having lost five 50-over World Cup semi-finals, including against Australia in India last year, and twice in the T20 version.
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this could do This could be the year that South Africa finally goes one step further in the semi-finals and may even get their hands on the trophy. The batting is powerful and the bowling attack is diverse.
Bangladesh
Best results: Super 8s (2007)
2022 results: super 8s
coach: Chandika Haturusingha
squad: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Takin Ahmed, Ritten Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanjid Hassan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmoud Ullah Riyadh, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shaq Mahedi. Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoripul Islam, Tanzim Hasan Saqib. reserve: Afif Hossein, Hassan Mahmoud.
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Tohid Hridoy. The 23-year-old hit an unbeaten 108 from 57 balls for Comilla Victorians in the Bangladesh Premier League in February as part of a strong campaign.
Towhid Hridoy is one of the key batsmen of Bangladesh.
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Shakib Al Hasan. left arm spinner He has 146 wickets in T20 internationals at an economy rate of 6.78. Shakib will be an important player with the bat as well, but his bowling could play a key role if Bangladesh is to reach the Super 8.
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Shoreful Islam. The 22-year-old left-arm pace bowler has taken 46 wickets in 41 T20 internationals so far. He is one of the young players to follow in the Bangladesh national team.
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Bangladesh has played in all eight previous T20 World Cups but is yet to reach the knockout stage. They certainly have the squad experience to qualify for the Super 8 this time around.
Sri Lanka
Best results: Champions (2014)
2022 results: super 8s
coach: Chris Silverwood
squad: Wanindu Hasaranga (captain), Charith Asalanka (vice-captain), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Kamindu Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Suchhara, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Dilshan Madushanka. reserve: Asitha Fernando, Vijayakanth Vijayakanth, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Janith Liyanage.
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Angelo Matthews. The 36-year-old batted first in international cricket against Bangladesh in last year's 50-over World Cup and is the only player to remain in the squad since winning this tournament in 2014. He has over 1,300 T20I runs, with his highest notch being 81.
Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews is a T20I veteran.
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Wannindu Hasaranga. The skipper is only the second Sri Lankan to take 100 T20I wickets after the great Lasith Malinga. The leg-spinners, who are three behind Malinga's record of 107, will be key if Sri Lanka are to get past the first round.
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Matisha Patirana. The right-arm fast bowler is one of the best in the T20 circuit. Pathirana enters the tournament after playing six matches in this year's IPL and picking up 13 wickets for Chennai Super Kings while bowling at over 90mph.
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Sri Lanka have talented bowlers but may lack batting depth and often rely on skipper Hasaranga to score runs. They will probably compete with Bangladesh to join South Africa in the Super 8.
Netherlands
Best results: Super 12s (2022)
2022 results: Super 12 seconds
coach: Ryan Cook
squad: Scott Edwards (captain), Aryan Dutt, Bas de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar, Kyle Klein, Logan van Beek, Max O'Dowd, Michael Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv. Kingma, Wesley Baresi.
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Siebrand Engelbrecht. The all-rounder has a strikeout rate of 153 and a high score of 75 in the eight T20Is he has played for the Netherlands. The 35-year-old retired from all forms of cricket in 2016 but joined the Netherlands national team in 2023.
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Ariane Dirt. In the warm-up match against Sri Lanka, the 21-year-old off-spinner took three wickets to help his team beat Sri Lanka. His bowling, along with seamer Logan van Beek, will be key for the Netherlands.
Keep an eye on Dutch off-spinner Aryan Dutt.
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Bas de ridet. The all-rounder has extensive white-ball experience and can use both bat and ball. He will be an integral part of the Netherlands' set-up if they are eliminated in the group stages. The 24-year-old has scored four T20I half-centuries and averages 18 with the ball.
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Netherlands beat South Africa in the 50-over World Cup last year and the T20 in 2022, which will give them confidence. They enter the competition weakened by the absence of experienced Colin Ackerman and Roelof van der Merwe, but this will provide opportunities for other players to step up.
Nepal
Best results: Round 1 (2014)
2022 results: Not applicable
coach: Monty Desai
squad: Rohit Paudel (captain), Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Pratis GC, Sundeep Jora, Abinash Bohara, Sagar Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee. .
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last month, Asif Sheikh He became the fourth Nepali player to score 1,000 runs in T20Is. He has a strike rate of 119 and five half-centuries in the format. Sheikh also hit 50 against India in last year's 50-over Asia Cup.
Nepal's Asif Sheikh celebrated the 50th anniversary of last year's Asia Cup against India.
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Avinash Bohara. The right-arm pacer has 74 wickets in T20I cricket at an average of 19 and became the first Nepali player to take a six-wicket haul last year.
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Dipendra Singh Iiri. He hit six sixes against Qatar in April, becoming only the third player to achieve such a feat in a T20 match after India's Yuvraj Singh and West Indies' Kieron Pollard.
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This competition is the first competition held in Nepal in 10 years. When they appeared in the 2014 edition, they won two of their three games and should take confidence from that. There's definitely a chance you'll get upset.
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