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Week Three Roundup A

Back-to-back wins for England all but assure them of a place in the semis, with net run-rate providing a safety net in case of mishap against South Africa next weekend, as the Proteas look to cement their own position ahead of Australia. Scotland resume their unhappy Super Twelve campaign on Wednesday against a strong New Zealand, doubtless hoping to regain the giant-killing form they showed on the opening night against Bangladesh, but Wednesday's major event will be the clash between unlikely strugglers India - who realistically need to win every remaining match to have a prayer of making the semis - and an Afghanistan team who, having mopped up the minnows of the group, are currently staring at their best-ever opportunity of progressing to the knock-out phase of a major tournament.

With his first ever T20I century and the first ton of the tournament, Joseph Charles Buttler has exploded to the top of the run chart, trailed by Sri Lanka's dogged batsmen who've spent the weekend swashbuckling to no avail. Meanwhile, buoyed by a hat-trick against South Africa, Wanindu Hasaranga has now taken a healthy lead in the wicket stakes though Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid and Rashid Khan are all creeping up on the top five.

Leading Run-scorers

1. Jos Buttler (ENG) - 214
2. Pathum Nissanka (SRI) - 170
3. Charith Asalanka (SRI) - 163
4. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (SRI) - 155
5. Mahmudullah (BAN) - 150


Leading Wicket-takers

1. Wanindu Hasaranga (SRI) - 14
2. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) - 11
3. Josh Davey (SCO) - 9
4. Maheesh Theekshana (SRI) - 8 [for 116]
5. Mustafizur Rahman (BAN) - 8 [for 190]