The recently concluded World Twenty20 was filled with a number of interesting match-ups, close calls, brilliant catches, Virat Kohli eyebrow raises, and some very entertaining fumbles in the field.
As the dust settles on the World T20 it is time to look at what can be learnt from the event. As ever, it has been full of important life and cricketing lessons.
England's long winter went from abysmal to downright embarrassing as they lost their final World T20 match to minnows the Netherlands by a whopping 45 runs in Chittagong.
The Netherlands slumped to the lowest score in the history of Twenty20 International cricket en route to a heavy nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in Monday's one-sided World Twenty20 Group 1 fixture at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
The Netherlands successfully chased a huge 190-run target in less than 14 overs to book a berth in the next stage of the World Twenty20 - and boot Ireland and Zimbabwe out of the competition entirely.
The cool, calm and collection of captain Brendan Taylor steered Zimbabwe to a tight five-wicket victory over the Netherlands in Wednesday's crucial World Twenty20 First Round Group B fixture at Sylhet Stadium in Bangladesh.
The Netherlands overcame a day of off-field drama on Monday to win their World Twenty20 qualifier against the UAE by six wickets in Sylhet, with controversial addition Tom Cooper proving the decisive player.
Kenya were unable to add another victory to their tally at the World Twenty20 qualifiers in the UAE, losing to the Netherlands by 29 runs in Dubai on Saturday.
Are Ireland the biggest of the small fries? Can Scotland return to the top of the table? Do the Dutch have the ability to go all the way? Ryan Bailey's preview has the answers.
JP Duminy announced his return to international cricket in the most emphatic way possible by hitting a career-best 150 not out to lead the Proteas to an easy 84-run victory over the Netherlands in their one-off ODI on Friday.
Bangladesh bounced back from their humiliating T20I defeat against Scotland with an eight-wicket win over more fancied Netherlands at The Hague on Wednesday.
Holland claimed their third win of the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign against Kent on Sunday thanks to a thrilling innings from captain Peter Borren.
Scotland followed up their 15-run win over the Netherlands in the first ODI with a five-wicket victory via the Duckworth/Lewis over the same opponents on Wednesday.
