Mumbai Indians will be aiming to register their first win of IPL 2022 and keep their slim chances alive when they face Chennai Super Kings at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
Josh Hazlewood decided to pull out of this year's IPL citing bubble fatigue and he also said that he wants to spend more time with his family.
Buttler and Co fret over Wood's fitness
The fans in Bengaluru had a party time as it rained sixes and fours all evening at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
England will not change their attacking philosophy in the second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord's this week.
Jos Buttler anchored the run chase to help the home side clinch the three-match series in Southampton on Sunday.
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.
In a relief to CSK, Stokes, who was suffering from a toe injury and missed three IPL matches, took part in the net practice on Wednesday
England Test captain Joe Root has been left out of the Twenty20 squad for the three-match series against Australia but will return for the three one-day internationals.
The defending champions need to win three games and depend on other results to make it as fourth place entrants in the play-offs, but Dhoni asked his team-mates not to lose sleep over their play-offs chances.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Glenn Maxwell are among some of the big names that the existing franchises have decided to retain for IPL 2022.
The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed that Woakes has returned home as per pre-arranged plan.
England named all-rounder Chris Woakes and batsman Ollie Pope on Tuesday in their squad for the final Test against India which will be Alastair Cook's last international appearance.
England have also included seamer Reece Topley, who they hope will have recovered from an ankle injury in time to play.
The T20I and ODI squads, captained by Eoin Morgan, feature five players, Moeen, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood, who were involved in the Ashes.
'We want to give multi-format players some opportunity to rest and refresh, while still selecting strong squads for every series.'
Chennai Super Kings' star pacer Mustafizur Rahman has flown back to Bangladesh and is doubtful for CSK's next IPL 2024 game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Friday.
Images from the T20 World Cup semi-final between England and New Zealand, in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday.
It was the highest run chase in men's T20 cricket without losing a wicket.
Images from Day 4 of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on Monday.
England face fellow strugglers Sri Lanka in a must-win World Cup match on Thursday.
Chennai Super Kings spank Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs to win fourth IPL title.
Captain Jos Butter pushed for withdrawal of English players from the Indian Premier League play-offs ahead of the T20 World Cup, the team's managing director Rob Key has revealed.
Uncapped Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari was named in England's squad on Tuesday for the forthcoming three Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Jonny Bairstow was selected to play as a specialist batsman in England's fourth Test against India even though he fractured a finger while keeping wicket in the third-Test loss.
'A game of bonds, friendships and brotherhood!', CSK captioned the video on Instagram.
Images from Friday's IPL match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings, in Mumbai.
'I hadn't really planned to get a wicket on the first ball. My mindset was to put the ball in the right areas. Obviously, when you play knockouts, you want to start and finish well with the first and last ball.'
'I think anything over 220-230 is going to be pretty difficult, but not impossible obviously. It won't be easy.'
Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 125 and Hardik Pandya's superb all-round display helped India seal a five wicket victory over England in the third and final One-Day International at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday and complete a 2-1 series victory.
Ahead of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, here's a full list of the final squads of all ten teams.
Gaikwad's stellar performance played an important role in guiding CSK to victory
Rohit Sharma has now led India to the third global final in last 12 months.
'So the chances of me playing are probably slim, especially as I haven't played much cricket leading into this (series), which makes it an injury risk as well'.
England batters look to tame strong South African bowling
All about IPL 2025 which kicks off on March 22, Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 5th Ashes Test played between England and Australia at The Oval, London, on Sunday.
England were 46 for two wickets against Pakistan at the close of the fourth day in Sharjah on Wednesday, chasing a target of 284 to win the third and final Test and draw the series.
Mustafizur-less CSK face unpredictable Sunrisers Hyderabad
Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Sam Billings, Chris Woakes, Moeen Ali, Jason Roy and Curran brothers Sam and Tom landed on Wednesday morning.
