India start as strong favourites but
England head a group of sides who will feel quietly confident of claiming the prize
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The men’s T20
World Cup – Covid-postponed and moved from
India to the United Arab Emirates and Oman – kicked off on Sunday afternoon when
Scotland tickled big minnows Bangladesh into submission and Oman thrashed Papua New Guinea.
England’s involvement will start at the Super 12 stage of the tournament, when they take on the defending champions West Indies on Saturday. The other Super 12 teams are Australia,
South Africa,
Afghanistan, India,
New Zealand and
Pakistan, plus the top two qualifiers in each group of the preliminary round, which takes place this week.