England captain Liam Livingstone struck a magnificent century to guide the tourists to a five-wicket victory over West Indies.
Riding high on their new-found confidence, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be hoping to finally get it right at home and keep their play-off hopes alive when they take on a struggling Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match in Kolkata on Sunday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2025 after Game 39.
Jonny Bairstow was initially included in the selection but the England and Wales Cricket Board later said he had been ruled out of the rest of the summer and the T20 World Cup after suffering a lower limb injury in a freak accident while playing golf in Leeds on Friday.
CSK would be hoping to pick up two more points against Delhi Capitals, who have struggled in the tournament for the most part.
New rules, new captains, but same excitement as two months of cricket extravaganza kicks off in Kolkata.
Virat Kohli's form in focus as India eye ODI clean-sweep over England
The series already in their pocket, India will look to address their batting woes against an England team gunning for revenge after feeling hard-done by a debatable concussion substitute when the two teams clash in the fifth and final T20 International in Mumbai on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL match in Guwahati on Sunday.
Padikkal's innings against Punjab Kings wasn't just a return to form -- it was a powerful reminder of his talent, timing, and temperament.
Shai Hope hit a winning six as West Indies bounced back from defeat earlier in the week to beat England by four wickets.
Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by five wickets in a rain-affected IPL match reduced to 14 overs per side at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, Bengaluru, on Friday, April 18, 2025.
England stormed to the T20 series victory over West Indies with two matches to spare in St Lucia on Thursday after a nervy final-over three wicket win in the third T20 International.
Ravindra Jadeja had a busy day on the field as he picked up his 100th IPL catch.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group B match between England and Namibia in Antigua on Saturday.
'Especially in the middle overs. That's going to be a key challenge.'
Suryakumar Yadav maintained his numero uno position among batters despite being out of competitive cricket for past three months while ace spinner Rashid Khan, back in Afghan jersey after an injury lay-off, is back among top-10 in bowlers' list in the latest ICC T20I rankings published on Wednesday.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group B match between Oman and England in Antigua on Friday.
Buttler and Co fret over Wood's fitness
Wade's compatriot Adam Zampa felt that the left-handed batter backed away and played the shot as he believed it would be considered the same as letting the ball hit his leg.
So many amazing bowling performances on Friday night, let's look at the best spells...
Was Avesh Khan's catch the best of the night?
England have also included seamer Reece Topley, who they hope will have recovered from an ankle injury in time to play.
After a win like that, the morale of any team would be high but Delhi will need to find a way to bat well against the star studded RCB.
Australia will be without their premier pacers but their envious pedigree in ICC tournaments make them favourites to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy from Group B.
Eden Gardens will host the first game of the five match T20I series between India and England on Wednesday.
The IPL 2024 auction, set to take place in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena on Tuesday, marks a historic moment as it becomes the first instance of an IPL auction being conducted overseas.
Vaibhav Arora or Mitchell Starc? Whose bowling was the highlight?
IMAGES from the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between Afghanistan and England at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Wednesday.
Malan sustained a groin injury in England's four-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday.
The standout catches from the match.
India ended an 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought, beating South Africa by seven runs to claim the ICC T20 World Cup title for the second time on June 29 last year, in Barbados.
Suryakumar is placed second with 821 rating points behind Australia's Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
Other than the batters, some excellent catching from both teams was the highlight at the hallowed Eden Gardens.
Sai Sudharsan upstaged some of the world's top batters as he topped the run scoring charts, while Prasidh Krishna was the most successful bowler of the season.
India's batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, spinner Ravi Bishnoi and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh also feature in ICC T20I Team of the Year for 2023.
IMAGES from the 3rd T20I between India and England in Rajkot on Tuesday.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul on Sunday said panic has not set within his team after two successive defeats, but stressed on the need to have some tough conversations within the group.
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