COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - JUNE 24: Dunith Wellalage of Sri Lanka celebrates after dismissing David Warner of Australia during the 5th match in the ODI series between Sri Lanka and Australia at R. Premadasa Stadium on June 24, 2022 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)
While the T20 Cricket World Cup has been underway for almost a week, the real stuff begins in earnest this weekend. As the final group matches get underway on Friday, there are still two spots up for grabs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands have both progressed from Group A, despite the former sensationally losing their first game to minnows in Namibia.
Despite the shock result, the Sri Lankans rallied, smashing the UAE before edging past the Netherlands to secure their progression. While there were some who tipped them as a dark horse for the tournament, they're off to a shaky start.
For their part, the Netherlands recorded narrow victories in their first two games, winning with a ball to spare against the UAE before claiming victory with three balls to spare against Namibia.
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Sri Lanka now finds themselves in Group 1, with the daunting prospect of facing Australia, England and New Zealand to qualify. The Netherlands, however, won't find things any easier.
The Europeans have landed in Group 2 with India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Africa, arguably the tougher of the two pools.
Friday's action sees all teams with everything to play for, with every team in the group having recorded a win, the matches will see the winner take all.
The West Indies take on Ireland at 3pm, having rescued their campaign following a shock opening loss to Scotland. At 7pm the Scots will take on Zimbabwe, who will fancy their chances after cruising past Ireland on Monday.
With the final two spots up for grabs, Friday's games have the potential to be explosive. World Cups always have a surprise or two, there may just be the first big upset of the tournament on the cards.