England will be eyeing their second T20 World Cup after a long wait of 12 years.
A dominant India ended England's title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup.
England all-rounder Chris Jordan says he still believes taking a knee is an important act for sports people, as role models, to show their support for BLM.
The match was tied before Delhi Capitals won the match in the Super Over.
England's Jacob Bethell will bat at number three for the first time in first-class cricket when he makes his Test debut against New Zealand at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Thursday.
Both India and Australia were dealt injury scares with Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green suffering nasty blows.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka due to a thigh injury.
Hosts West Indies primed for Super 8 clash against defending champions England
Stokes, who sustained a hamstring tear in English domestic tournament The Hundred last month, is continuing his recovery along with Zak Crawley who fractured his right little finger at Edgbaston in July.
After their emphatic victory against LSG, Mumbai Indians would be fancying their chances against defending champions Gujarat Titans in Friday's Qualifier 2 match.
After rain-marred ICC T20 World Cup preparation, England pacer Mark Wood insisted that the Three Lions will make 'no excuses' and said few players are gaming to get more runouts at the Oval to boost their confidence.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
England batters look to tame strong South African bowling
England are the first team to hold both the ODI and T20I World Cups at the same time.
Durban's Super Giants pip Pretoria Capitals
For most of the encounter, Gujarat Titans were second best against a resurgent CSK outfit.
Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Sam Billings, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Jason Roy and Curran brothers Sam and Tom landed on Wednesday morning.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
No team is assured of a semifinal berth and England will need to defeat USA by either 10 runs or at least an over to spare to stay in contention for the semifinals.
Chris Jordan, who previously had an increment deal, was not awarded a contract of any kind, despite being England's leading wicket-taker of all time in men's Twenty20 Internationals.
England Test captain Ben Stokes will skip the Twenty20 series against India but will return for the one-day internationals.
England will need to defeat Namibia in their last league match and hope that Scotland lose to Australia.
England will be looking to bounce back from a rain-affected opening match and solidify their T20 World Cup campaign
IMAGES from the semi-final match between India and England played at the Providence Stadium, in Guyana on Thursday.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
NZ face WI in virtual knockout, rain threatens to derail England again
Wood has taken nine wickets from four matches so far in the tournament. Malan sustained a groin injury in England's four-wicket win over Sri Lanka last Saturday.
Liam Livingstone and Evin Lewis's explosive batting will meet its match in Chris Gayle's power and KL Rahul's finesse when Rajasthan Royals lock horns with Punjab Kings to improve upon their mid-table position in the Indian Premier League in Dubai on Tuesday.
England will rest Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood for the three-match one-day international series against South Africa starting in Cape Town on February 4. Worcestershire seamer Pat Brown, Somerset batsman Tom Banton and the Lancashire pair of Matthew Parkinson and Saqib Mahmood received their maiden call-ups.
But just like everyone wants a slice of '92 from Babar's team, the core of this current English team also has a date with history
England's Johnny Bairstow and Harry Brook smashed half centuries before debutant Gus Atkinson took four wickets to power England to a 2-0 lead over New Zealand in their four-match Twenty20 International series with a 95-run victory on Friday.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will be desperate for victory by a big margin when they take on wooden spooners Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai on Sunday, in what could also be their last outing in IPL 2023.
History is also a bit against India when it comes to results at the business end of the ICC events.
A summary of Thursday's action in the Premier League.
The West Indies will need the likes of Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran to fire to make a good start and win at least three group matches to qualify for the semi-finals.
In an unforgiving format like T20, Kings XI Punjab's England pace bowler Chris Jordan feels having a good sense of humour goes a long way in dealing with the extreme pressure of bowling in the death overs.
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