England go into their game with South Africa knowing they must win if they are to progress to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20. Follow Sportsmail's over-by-over coverage with live updates from Wisden editor Lawrence Booth in Chittagong.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: West Indies went into Gangnam Style raptures after captain Darren Sammy kept alive their hopes of retaining the World Twenty20 trophy with some brutal last-gasp hitting against Australia in Dhaka. Needing 31 off two overs to top Australia's 178 for 8, Sammy crashed 19 off the penultimate over from left-armer Mitchell Starc.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum hit a superb half-century to takes his stuttering side to victory against associate team Netherlands.
Kevin Pietersen has entered the draft for the Caribbean Premier League as he continues to fill his diary following the bitter end to his England career.
NASSER HUSSAIN: I'm not one to go overboard on the basis of a single innings, but as I watched Alex Hales batter Sri Lanka it struck me that there's a 50-over World Cup coming up.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh believes Alastair Cook has to be more assertive if England are to bounce back from their Ashes 'embarrassment' - and he feels the ECB has made the correct step in axing Kevin Pietersen.
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN CHITTAGONG: Alex Hales became the first Englishman to score a century in international Twenty20 cricket to lead England to an unlikely six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and keep their World T20 hopes alive.
Stuart Broad has backed England to see off South Africa on Saturday and take a huge stride towards an unexpected place in the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.
Stuart Broad has been fined for the second time at the World Twenty20, losing 40 per cent of his match fee for a slow over rate in the win over Sri Lanka.
South Africa narrowly averted embarrassment at the World Twenty20 as they edged past Holland by six runs in a dramatic finish at Chittagong.
The ICC has taken the unusual step of releasing the video footage used by third umpire Steve Davis to give Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene not out against England.
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England have been given little chance by pundits of winning the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh but in one respect the future's bright, the future's orange. Stuart Broad and his team will wear orange kits at the tournament for the first time, resembling the Holland football team, although makers adidas call it a 'fiery red'.
LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BANGLADESH: England have pushed the ICC to ensure that play is halted immediately in the case of another lightning strike following Saturday's dramatic scenes during their World Twenty20 defeat by New Zealand.
England captain Stuart Broad has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee after he criticised the decision to play on despite the threat of lightning.
Stuart Broad has revealed Ben Stokes was close to tears when he realised his own stupidity had cost him a place at the World Twenty20.
Shakib Al Hasan hit top form as Bangladesh began their ICC World Twenty20 campaign on home soil with a nine-wicket thumping of Afghanistan.
Kusal Perera's clean top-order hitting set up a five-run win for Sri Lanka in their World Twenty20 Group 1 opener against South Africa.
Pakistan kick-started their World Twenty20 campaign with an impressive 16-run victory over Australia in Dhaka. Umar Akmal's 94 off 54 balls provided the foundation as Pakistan posted 191 for five from their 20 overs and they looked well in control with Australia reduced to eight for two in the first over of their reply.
England embark on their World Twenty20 campaign on Saturday amid an atmosphere that feels more like hope than expectation.
Holland batsman Tim Gruijters says his country's cricket board 'basically cheated' by replacing him in the World Twenty20 squad with Australian-born player Tom Cooper.
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