The entire Indian team turned up at the pre-match press conference at Trent Bridge on Friday in a "show of unity"

The Oval transformed into a South Asian hub for the first time India and Pakistan played in England in years. So what if it was only a warm-up

There are posters for the Twenty20 up in the tube stations, but the big ads are for the summer's main event

India, the world champions of the Twenty20 format, made an emphatic statement against their fellow finallists from 2007, brushing aside Pakistan by nine wickets at The Oval

Netherlands were clinical with ball and, to a lesser degree, with bat, executing a seven-wicket victory in their warm-up game against Scotland at the Oval

Australia brushed aside New Zealand by seven wickets in a proficient warm-up display at The Oval

Chris Gayle took the opportunity against Ireland to showcase his power as he led West Indies to a comfortable victory in their warm-up match at The Oval

New Zealand's unbeaten record against India in Twenty20s continued today by beating the world champions by nine runs in their warm-up outing at Lord's

After an exciting tie Ireland finally clinched victory by four runs via a one-over eliminator

Explaining the seedings and the groups in the ICC World Twenty20

How many times have the oldest, and youngest, players involved in a series topped the runs and wickets lists?

How does Vivian Richards match up to Ricky Ponting as a skipper? We look at captains with the best and worst win-loss records in Tests

Kings XI Punjab have already made it through one make-or-break match successfully but they now face another crucial encounter, against Deccan Chargers

Cricinfo looks at where the teams stand and what they need to do to qualify for the semi-finals

Delhi Daredevils are sitting pretty, relatively speaking, on top of the league. They have 14 points with a match in hand over the teams at No 2 and 3, and two games in hand over the rest

The largest gaps between the earliest debutants in a team

The two teams largely responsible for making the second season of the IPL as closely contested as it is at present clash in the first match of Thursday's double-header in Centurion

Players who've scored a hundred and a duck on Test and ODI debut respectively

Monday's match at Buffalo Park in East London is between teams which had contrasting starts to the second season of the IPL but are now experiencing a change in form

Bangalore take on Mumbai in Johannesburg as the fight for places in the middle of the league heats up