Australia are playing catch-up with South Africa in Group 1 of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. The former 50-over world champions have four points from three matches and need a win against Bangladesh on Thursday afternoon to level with South Africa, who have six points from four games in the Super 12 stage. England lead this group with four straight wins (eight points) and already have a foot in the semifinals. The only team that has a confirmed semifinal berth is Pakistan from Group 2, which is interestingly poised after India beat Afghanistan, and New Zealand defeated Scotland on Wednesday. Australia seemed a formidable team until England hammered their arch-rivals. Jos Buttler toyed with the Aussie attack that is spearheaded by Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. On the other hand, Bangladesh, who lost four games in as many matches, are no longer in the race to the final four. They had a tournament to forget. Already coping with their inconsistent batting, Bangladesh sustained a major blow when their star all-rounder Shakib Al-Hasan was ruled out of the tournament with an injury. Bangladesh Tigers play for pride and a win against Warner, Smith, Finch and Company will be a great way to go home and await Pakistan in a bilateral series. Follow live updates and cricket scores of AUS vs BAN, T20 World Cup match: